(written on January 30th and February 5th from notes taken previously) Got up and had a stroke of good luck! A young man from Germany named Raphael (who was parked next to me last night before moving and who was the young man who alerted me to my headlights being on when he looked at … Continue reading 2025-12-20 (Saturday) — Throwback Adventuring

(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) Not much to report for today. I spent some time working on journal catch-up efforts today. I keep getting so far behind! 😬 Let's see... it rained a bit this morning. Someone had left shoes next to a car, and I waited for the people to come … Continue reading 2025-12-19 (Friday) — Only Omaru

(written today!!!) Fun day today. 😊 I actually stayed in my van until somewhere around noonish, I think, trying to catch up a little bit on my journal entries. I got notes taken for some recent days that were missing notes, and then I got four journal entries completed from back in November. Crazy... I'm … Continue reading 2025-12-18 (Thursday) — Further Up and Further In

(written on the 18th!) It was quite the rainy morning this morning, on again and off again. Sometimes it was a powerful downpour, and sometimes just a gentle rain. Love the downpours. 😊 Love it all, really. 😊 Spent a little while wandering around picking up trash, mostly little stuff, gratefully. As it rained, I … Continue reading 2025-12-17 (Wednesday) — Memory Lane, Part 2

(written on December 16th and... January 29th 😅) Today was a day filled with taking walks down memory lane--after I finally tore myself away from my vegetative state just before 1:30. 😶 It was fun, educational, and also... melancholic. I think I've mentioned before that I tend to look back on past experiences with perhaps … Continue reading 2025-12-16 (Tuesday) — Memory Lane

(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) There's not much to say about today. Despite the evidence contrary to my feelings of rejection, I guess it was a little late, having fallen headfirst-- kersplat!--into a funk. The result was that I just veged today--all day. Staring at my phone binge watching shows. Wasted day. … Continue reading 2025-12-15 (Monday) — Overcooked Vegetable

(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) I was late getting going today and didn't... didn't really do much today. Veged out a bit this morning, used the bathroom, and headed out. Seemed like the whole world was there, so many boats in the water (the Waikato River again, though a fair bit less … Continue reading 2025-12-14 (Sunday) — Blue Springs

(written on January 27th and 28thfrom notes taken previously) Got up and got going doing my dishes. Got out of my comfort zone, initiating a conversation with a woman I'd a... noticed last night as she walked by my van several times. 🙃 We got to chatting, and her friend came by as well, a … Continue reading 2025-12-13 (Saturday) — Austrian Echos

(written on January 27th 😬 from notes taken previously) I slept in the bit this morning, it being cooler because of the cloud cover. 🙏 I went down to Kerosene Creek to check it out a little bit more thoroughly, but it was... not enticing. 😅 There was a lot of trash, including What looked … Continue reading 2025-12-12 (Friday) — Nope

(written on January 19th and 27th from notes taken previously) Quite the full day today! I didn't get a lot of sleep, but I spent a lovely morning on the banks and I'm the water of the crystal-clear, fast-moving Waikato River. Despite being quite crowded this time of year and in the morning, because as … Continue reading 2025-12-11 (Thursday) — Hot ‘n Cold