(written on the 7th from notes taken yesterday.) I was up relatively early this morning, veging out for a bit before venturing out of my van to call out to my freedom-camping neighbor. She had a cat that had caught its leash on the tow hitch and was looking at me meowing over and over, … Continue reading 2026-04-06 (Monday) — Taupo’s At 54%!

(written on the 7th from notes taken previously) I woke up a lot earlier than I might have expected after such a short night, I think somewhere around 9:00 or 9:30. 😶 I spent a little bit of time veging out in front of my phone before enjoying a video call with my friend Cory. … Continue reading 2026-04-05 (Sunday) — Sweaty Metal

(written on April 7th from notes taken previously) I was up and out by 8:30 this morning, making a beeline for Mitre 10 (yesterday's "consequences" in full swing). In an effort to repair the mess I made after pulling apart all the rusted metal, I bought a hammer, a chisel set, a file set, a … Continue reading 2026-04-04 (Saturday) — Flowing & Draining

(written on the 7th from nose taken previously) Not much happened today, but what did happen has... consequences... 😅 Hopefully some good ones, and definitely some... unfortunate ones. 😬 Darn my inability to leave things be. 😅 But we'll get there. [sigh] After getting up and looking out at the beautiful ocean view, I spent … Continue reading 2026-04-03 (Friday) — Oil and Rust

(written on the 3rd) Another cool night last night. I think I got up for the last time around 9 ish? Being in an area without any reception whatsoever made it easier to jump right into working on my journal catch-up efforts, which I worked on sitting inside my van until about 10:45. At one … Continue reading 2026-04-02 (Thursday) — Moonshots

(written... today!!!) It's 6:38 p.m., and I'm already exhausted. I could go to sleep right now and probably sleep all the way through the night. 🙃 It's been another day packed with journaling. I started the day by going through the journal entries that I wrote yesterday and adding pictures and then making them live. … Continue reading 2026-04-01 (Wednesday) — Smiling Green

(written on April 6th from notes) I was definitely late getting going today--no surprise given the enormous lack of sleep with the brake issues. Several things to be grateful for. Grateful for the clouds that brought both rain and regular cloud cover that enabled a cooler morning for sleeping in. Grateful for the lack of … Continue reading 2026-03-31 (Tuesday) — The Exploration Continues

(written on April 3rd and 5th from notes) I woke up so. many. times. last night. I probably only got a few hours of sleep, if that much. 🫩 But I guess that's to be expected, as I purposely chose not to have my headphones in with my noise maker sounds playing (I wanted to … Continue reading 2026-03-30 (Monday) — To Rivendell, Master Brakes

(written on April 2nd from notes taken previously) I was up and out just before 10:00 this morning. First stop of the day actually wasn't Paines Ford for once. 🙃 I stopped briefly off at the grocery store, since I hadn't been able to last night, and then I went to Paines Ford. 😆 The water … Continue reading 2026-03-29 (Sunday) — Give Me A Brake 😬

(written on April 2nd from notes taken previously) Up late, out late... again 🙃, just before 11:30 this morning when I drove away. I was super curious to see where the water levels were today, and they had definitely receded significantly overnight. The underside of the bridge was a muddy mess, and the trail along … Continue reading 2026-03-28 (Saturday) — Paines Landscaping, LLC