(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

(written on January 18th from notes taken previously) Sometime relatively early in the morning, some guys came by, inflated a large river rafting boat, and started walking down the very narrow trail from the parking area all the way down to the river. Having made that walk myself, I knew how tight it was and … Continue reading 2025-12-10 (Thursday) — Return to Taupo

(written on December 10th from notes taken yesterday. So much happened, that I don't know if I'm getting the order of events exact.) I got up, got my muesli breakfast soaking and spent some more time cleaning up trash around the parking area. Ate my breakfast and then headed down to pick up the trash … Continue reading 2025-12-09 (Tuesday) — Tub Scrubber

(written on the 10th of December from notes taken previously) Woke up to the view of the lake out in front of me. I had parked in a little dirt turnaround spot off the main dirt road that separated the day use area from the camping area, or something like that. Beautiful place to be. … Continue reading 2025-12-08 (Monday) — Belgian Reunion

(written on the 10th of December from notes taken previously) I got up early for the BYU game, which started at 6:00 a.m. I shouldn't have. 😅 Poor BYU, after playing a great first quarter, and being completely in the game for the first half, they got trounced the rest of the way, the wheels … Continue reading 2025-12-07 (Sunday) — Shine On

(written on December 10th and January 17th from notes taken previously) Decent night. Relatively early in the morning, a gentleman showed up with who I'm guessing was his daughter as well as a little dog and started playing music. 🙃 I was already up, so it was no big deal for me, but the two … Continue reading 2025-12-06 (Saturday) — Lunch at Papakorito

(written on January 17th from notes taken previously) Okay, so now I remember why we didn't do anything at the Marine Reserve. There's not really... anything there. 😅 I suppose maybe there could be? But there are no rocks anywhere or visible reef for protection, so my hopes to go snorkeling were dashed... again. 🙃 … Continue reading 2025-12-05 (Friday) — 🤦 🐑🙄

(written on January 17th from notes taken previously) I headed over to Motu Falls this morning, following a narrow dirt road for a bit off into the bush. The falls itself was a little underwhelming, given I've seen so many wonderful falls all over the place, but... oh well. 🙃 After a little bit, I … Continue reading 2025-12-04 (Thursday) — Rere Repeat*

(written on January 9th from notes) I hung out for a while in the van this morning, it being a bit rainy, before heading down for a brief walk to the falls. Accidentally drained my car battery down again and was grateful for a later 20-something German couple who gave me a jump start. I … Continue reading 2025-12-03 (Wednesday) — To The Gorge!