Hola, my peeps! It'll probably be Sunday when this posts (for all you statesiders), as I don't have reception right now, parked on a forestry pullout off a dirt road just outside Abel Tasman National Park. Woke up pretty late today, I think, after another night of really vivid dreams. I can't remember what they … Continue reading 2022-12-17 — Car Day #2

I was glad I brought my blanket in with me on the ferry, as the spot I had chosen to sleep on, unbeknownst to me when I first chose it, was in the direct line of path of a very strong fan, which made it a little cold. But the blanket was perfect, and though … Continue reading 2022-12-16 — South Island!

I woke up first again, per usual. I think sometime around 7 ish. I realized that we'd parked on a pull out right next to the Ocean. We knew we were next to the Ocean, but we thought we were higher up, but nope: We were on a pull out that prior regularly park on … Continue reading 2022-12-15 — Dolphins!!!

Both Chase and I slept in a bit this morning. There's not so much incentive to get up when it's rainy outside. Eventually, however, I got up, got my rain gear on, and headed down to the waterfall. Despite being way out in the middle of nowhere, which I love, and despite there being not … Continue reading 2022-12-14 — Do Seals Bite?

We woke up on the side of road yesterday again with the Sun beating down through the windows. Fortunately the wind was nice, so with a little bit of strategic window covering, we were able to sleep a little bit longer. After finally getting up, I tried my hand at making oatmeal via engine cooking, … Continue reading 2022-12-13 — On The Road Again

Wow, the sun was bright so early today, waking me up with the light and waking Chase up with the heat. We tried different things to squeeze a little more sleep time. The cool wind helped, with the doors cracked a little and something set up to block the light through the window a bit. … Continue reading 2022-12-12 — Birthday Boy

Oh boy, the alarm came far too early for our Taranaki hike day. I think I set it for 4 a.m., but ugh. 😬 Yuck. I mean, we didn't get to bed until like midnight or after, and with so many nights of lack of sleep in a row, my brain was just screaming, "no!!!" … Continue reading 2022-12-11 — Mt. Taranaki

The 10th was mostly a chill day. After getting up early in the morning, and walking through the tunnel down to the beach, I realized I was in a place that I really would like, except for is a little bit bad timing. The weather wasn't great, raining a little bit, and there wasn't any … Continue reading 2022-12-10 — Mostly Chill

You already know about this day a little bit, as it's the day that I started trying to catch up from being so far behind on my journal entries. We woke up in the morning in the upper parking lot of the aranui caves hiking/walking/tourist area. As it was early, like usual, I took the … Continue reading 2022-12-09 — Rusty, The Hedgehog

December 8th brought some of its own sagas to bear. Gratefully, none of them were on the order of those of the previous day. We woke up and headed into town. Chase called a few repair places to see if anybody could do the repairs, but nobody could. One said that they might be able … Continue reading 2022-12-08 — Cell Saga