No yoga today, I was feeling seedy and slept in until 8:30am, when it was too hot to stay in the van anymore. Kaila was already off in the hair line and Megan and Andrew hadn’t appeared out of their tent so I had camp to myself. After a trip to the freshly cleaned portaloos,…

When I woke to warmth, I was surprised how early it was, only 7:30am. I contemplated sleeping some more, but the heat made it difficult and I figured I might as well do another yoga session before breakfast. Kaila was already off-camp having a shower so I used the bathroom, scruffed up my hair a…

I woke up earlier than I expected, but surprisingly, everyone at camp had a great sleep, despite the party camp just across the way from us. Kaila and I were on the same timetable, both waking around 7am and heading into the hub for a wander and some yoga for me. Kaila went and bought…

For those of you who don’t know, like I didn’t, Coachella is a music festival held in the desert of California near Palm Springs at a place called, you guessed it, Coachella! It’s a three-day event repeated over two weekends and something Kaila has been going to for twelve years, this being her thirteenth attendance….

My alarm went off at 5:30am and we eventually got up just before 6am. We had to rudely awaken ourselves thanks to the street sweeping that was signed to start at 6am meaning no parking. I later discovered we could have slept until 7am, but it didn’t matter much. We drove back to the Ocean…

Another morning with nowhere to be in a hurry. We slept in until the van got too hot to be in, Cleo snuggling with us between the sheets. The cars were both covered in dew from the moist sea air and the parking tickets on our windscreens were also sodden wet. We both copped $50…

We had a solid night’s sleep, not even the nearby highway traffic was enough to stir us. We woke with the sun and the sheets were clear of Cleo’s shit. The place had filled up overnight and we had very closely parked neighbours but that didn’t matter. We were surrounded by huge off-white sand dunes…

Last night I felt the tickle of a sore throat in the works so downed about three liters of water before going to bed. Unfortunately, it didn’t help. When I woke up, I knew I had the makings of a cold. I was furious! I couldn’t afford this, especially not now! I had a music…

After yesterday’s lethargy, I was up and keen to get to Sedona for a ride. Over breakfast, the thought came to me that the gate I’d driven through to get in would likely be closed and I’d be locked in. This made my morning ritual pretty quick since I wanted to know if my hunch…

We woke to the industrial area we’d parked in come alive. Dan made a good point that it’s nice to be couped up in a van, snoozing away, with all the hustle and bustle happening around you. Yes it was. Needing a bathroom and food, we made way out of the industrial site to Einstein’s…