Oh, how I don't want to write my journal entry tonight! 😅 It's actually just after 12:30 in the morning, and I've written four catch-up journal entries today already and was working on part of the fifth when I realized what time it was and that I still haven't written today's entry. 😅 Ugh. I … Continue reading 2026-02-11 (Wednesday) — Off The Beaten

(written today!) Once again, I really don't want to write in my journal right now. I've spent a pretty good chunk of today and yesterday doing journal catch-up work, and the last thing I want to do right now is write yet another journal entry. But... habits. I want to get this habit back, and … Continue reading 2026-02-10 (Tuesday) — Te- Te- Te- Tekapo!

I really don't want to write this journal entry, but how am I going to get back in the habit if I don't get back in the habit? 😅 So here we go... We slept in a fair bit this morning, grateful for the sleep, the cool night, and not getting overheated early by the … Continue reading 2026-02-09 (Monday) — Dust Off The Journal

(written on the 15th and 16th from notes taken previously) Started off the morning just veging out, my van perched on the hillside looking down on the valley and Edoras below. 🙃 When Micro John came a-calling, I didn't think much of it, butt I sure thought a lot more about it when, in the … Continue reading 2026-02-08 (Saturday) — Almost Flat!

(written on the 9th and 10th from notes taken previously) A sand fly bit my foot first thing this morning. I must be back in New Zealand. 🙃 But I also did indeed wake up to a view of Edoras. 😁 It was relatively early in the morning, so I think there were only two … Continue reading 2026-02-07 (Saturday) — The Kingdom of Rohan

(written on the 6th and 9th) Wasn't Groundhog Day a few days ago or so? Kind of feels like I'm repeating my days. 🙃 I was up and gone from my overnight camping spot pretty early this morning, heading pretty much straight to the park I had been at yesterday. Somewhat comically, and yet unexplainably, … Continue reading 2026-02-06 (Friday) — Groundhog Day?

(written... today!!!) I've been stuck in Christchurch all day today waiting for my phone to be re-repaired. 😅 Oh how I wanted to be gone from this place! 🙃 It's funny, after days of a sore throat hitting me every night pretty hard, the day after I down candy like a 10 year old on … Continue reading 2026-02-05 (Thursday) — Um… No. That’s *Worse*

(written on the 5th) I got up late today. It's nice to be in a place where there's shade where I'm parking. So many places there isn't. I was also pretty amazed to see a cloudless sky after an entire day of rain. 🙃 Veged out on my phone far too long this morning before … Continue reading 2026-02-04 (Wednesday) — Second 📱Resurrection?

(written on the 4th) It rained nearly all day, and I, paralyzed by my phone issue in addition to everything else, couldn't get going at all. I want to head south, go to Edoras, play in the mountains and lakes, go swim with the dolphins again, etc., but... My first priority is getting my phone … Continue reading 2026-02-03 (Tuesday) — Rainy Paralysis

(written on 5th!) Oh, what a night. In some ways, it was easier than my other airport night, but in some ways it was a little harder. No functional cell phone means no white noise through my headphones, just the muffling of the headphones themselves acting as earplu Useful, but not near as effective. Fortunately, … Continue reading 2026-02-02 (Monday) — New Zealand Connection!