We got a bit of a later start on the 4th then what we were hoping. We had a very long hike ahead of us, and didn't want to get a late start, as we were going to hike to the top of red crater, hiking on the foothills of Mount Doom and then passing … Continue reading 2022-12-04 — Mt. Doom

As usual, despite having gone to bed very late, I wasn't able to sleep very well, so I was up early again and down by the road just looking at Mount Doom and the neighboring mountain in the early morning light. It was sitting on the side of the road there that I realized the … Continue reading 2022-12-03 — First Hike

I woke up that morning and headed down to the river, as usual, to think and stretch and whatnot. This time, neither of the girls joined me to chat, but they and Chase came down later as we got ready to head out for the day on our various activities. Chase and I spent quite … Continue reading 2022-12-02 — Rib Eye

One of the things that I have noticed about myself in my life is that I tend to settle into roles. In one group of friends, I might be the comedic relief, with the quick one-liners that keep everybody always laughing. In other groups, such as my family, I tend to be more reserved, letting … Continue reading 2022-12-01 — Taupo, Day 2

I don't remember exactly what happened in the morning. Somehow, I forgot to create the bullet point list of the day when I did all the other bullet-point lists, so it's been over a week and a half since that day, and things are a bit harder to remember. I always wake up pretty early … Continue reading 2022-11-30 — Chill Day

I'm writing this one today on December 11th New Zealand time, December 10th back home. Still quite a ways behind, not having made up any ground since I only did one entry yesterday 🙃 Anyway, going back to November 29th, it was a rough night sleep. My hip was hurt worse than I thought it … Continue reading 2022-11-29 — Favorite Falls

Oh wow! I knew I was behind, but not this behind. I'm writing this on December 9th USA time. Oops. 😬 Sorry! Let's see... We woke up that morning at the little place that we picked to sleep at right next to the ocean, right where the river lines around and spills into the ocean. … Continue reading 2022-11-28 — Best Boogie

No bugs through the night! 2 days in a row! And I'm back on top of my daily posts! We got up this morning, and for the first time and I don't know how long, it wasn't raining. It was a partly cloudy day, and the wind was blowing really hard. In yesterday's post, but … Continue reading 2022-11-27 — Let’s Boogie

After cleaning out the car in the morning, we headed to what I would call little Yellowstone. Yellowstone. Rotorua is a hot bed for hot pots. They've got all sorts of geysers and yellowstoney type things. They had a huge tourist destination place in the main city, but we found one that we thought would … Continue reading 2022-11-26 — Little Yellowstone

We woke up in the morning to lots of bugs. The mosquitoes had feasted on poor chase in the middle of the night, and his legs were completely covered with bites. I think he counted over 40 bytes on just his legs alone. Of course, that's over the amount of time that we've been here … Continue reading 2022-11-25 — Adventure…less 🙃