(written on November 26th from notes taken previously) I was a bit antisocial this morning. The gentleman doing the van life thing in the van next to me was up early and chilling in a lawn chair next to his van eating breakfast and whatnot. But being a bit antisocial this morning, I stayed in … Continue reading 2025-11-03 (Monday) — Muchos Errandos

(written on the 25th from notes taken previously) Sunday in New Zealand means college football Saturday in the United States. 😅 New Zealand is 20 hours ahead of the Mountain Time Zone I was in before heading out here, which means some football games start at 6:00 a.m. here. It's great. 🙃 Headed into the … Continue reading 2025-11-02 (Sunday) — No Glow, Less Glass

(written on November 25th from notes taken previously) Wasn't the best night's sleep. I was nervous because of my surroundings, not wanting to get in trouble for my very bad decision. I should have just told some people who were in the building the night before that I was hanging out in the building for … Continue reading 2025-11-01 (Saturday) — Of Kitchen Knives and Fingernail Clippers

(written on November 25th from notes taken previously) Woke up early today and headed again down to Les Batkin Reserve on the Waikato River just several kilometers from the rugby place that I've stayed at the last few nights and on my way back to Auckland. Spent a good little while cleaning and organizing the … Continue reading 2025-10-31 (Friday) — Church Camping

(written on November 17th in New Zealand from notes taken previously) I got up later today. The other days that I'd stayed here, I'd left before the kids were heading to school, but not today. Headed over to the Les Batkin reserve to organize myself and figure out what I was going to do today. … Continue reading 2025-10-30 (Thursday) — Sunset Beach

(written on November 17th from notes taken previously) It was colder last night. Still no blankets. I didn't want to buy any because campervans usually come with all the bedding, and I didn't want to waste the money. 😅 Sore shoulders with the lack of padding from the uncomfortable back seat. I woke up to … Continue reading 2025-10-29 (Wednesday) — Why Am I Here?!?! (Pt. 2)

(written on the New Zealand 17th 😅 from notes taken previously) Was grateful that Rugby club parking lot that I stayed at last night had free Wi-Fi. Always nice to have places with free Wi-Fi so as to not use up my data. Rained pretty good over night, pounding the car. I do love the … Continue reading 2025-10-28 (Tuesday) — Why Am I Here?!?! 😞

(written on the NZ 2nd from notes taken previously. Well, sometime during the night, we crossed the international date line, so I left on Saturday night, skipped Sunday, and got to New Zealand Monday morning. 🙃 After taking my first long doze/nap, I woke up to the free T-mobile Internet on planes dealie not working … Continue reading 2025-10-27 (Monday) — Rough First Day

(written on the 28th from notes taken previously) Don't remember what time I got up. It was a chilly, windy morning. Talked with Richard pretty much the whole time that I was organizing and packing--trying to get everything figured out. I thought I had plenty of time, but as time wore on, I realized that … Continue reading 2025-10-25 (Saturday) — 🇳🇿 NZ Bound 🥝

(written on the 28th from notes taken previously) Headed over to the bank this morning to pick up all the New Zealand cash that I had ordered. $6000 New Zealand dollars. Not what I wanted to do, but whatever. I'm trying to reduce stress by being prepared in different ways to make it as easy … Continue reading 2025-10-24 (Friday) — One More Day