(written on February 5th from notes taken previously). After waking up for the day, we both made our plans and bid each other goodbye. Seems like we've been traveling together for a lot longer than just two days. 🙃 (in a good way) He had a bunch of errands to run, and I wanted to … Continue reading 2025-12-22 (Monday) — And The Winner Is… __________!

(written on February 5th from notes taken previously). First stop of the day was going over to Te Rewa Rewa bridge, the one we got to the parking lot, I noticed there were some recycling bins and trash bins, so we disposed  of our recycling and trash. 🎉 Then we headed over to the bridge … Continue reading 2025-12-21 (Sunday) — Taranaki

(written on January 30th and February 5th from notes taken previously) Got up and had a stroke of good luck! A young man from Germany named Raphael (who was parked next to me last night before moving and who was the young man who alerted me to my headlights being on when he looked at … Continue reading 2025-12-20 (Saturday) — Throwback Adventuring

(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) Not much to report for today. I spent some time working on journal catch-up efforts today. I keep getting so far behind! 😬 Let's see... it rained a bit this morning. Someone had left shoes next to a car, and I waited for the people to come … Continue reading 2025-12-19 (Friday) — Only Omaru

(written today!!!) Fun day today. 😊 I actually stayed in my van until somewhere around noonish, I think, trying to catch up a little bit on my journal entries. I got notes taken for some recent days that were missing notes, and then I got four journal entries completed from back in November. Crazy... I'm … Continue reading 2025-12-18 (Thursday) — Further Up and Further In

(written on the 18th!) It was quite the rainy morning this morning, on again and off again. Sometimes it was a powerful downpour, and sometimes just a gentle rain. Love the downpours. 😊 Love it all, really. 😊 Spent a little while wandering around picking up trash, mostly little stuff, gratefully. As it rained, I … Continue reading 2025-12-17 (Wednesday) — Memory Lane, Part 2

(written on December 16th and... January 29th 😅) Today was a day filled with taking walks down memory lane--after I finally tore myself away from my vegetative state just before 1:30. 😶 It was fun, educational, and also... melancholic. I think I've mentioned before that I tend to look back on past experiences with perhaps … Continue reading 2025-12-16 (Tuesday) — Memory Lane

(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) There's not much to say about today. Despite the evidence contrary to my feelings of rejection, I guess it was a little late, having fallen headfirst-- kersplat!--into a funk. The result was that I just veged today--all day. Staring at my phone binge watching shows. Wasted day. … Continue reading 2025-12-15 (Monday) — Overcooked Vegetable

(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) I was late getting going today and didn't... didn't really do much today. Veged out a bit this morning, used the bathroom, and headed out. Seemed like the whole world was there, so many boats in the water (the Waikato River again, though a fair bit less … Continue reading 2025-12-14 (Sunday) — Blue Springs

(written on January 27th and 28thfrom notes taken previously) Got up and got going doing my dishes. Got out of my comfort zone, initiating a conversation with a woman I'd a... noticed last night as she walked by my van several times. 🙃 We got to chatting, and her friend came by as well, a … Continue reading 2025-12-13 (Saturday) — Austrian Echos