Monday 24th July – Free Camping for the Win

Staying up later thanks to the late sunsets mean I have been sleeping in. I did so this morning, not getting on the road until just before 10am. Having poked around on Instagram a bit to find a mate of mine riding through the mountains of Revelstoke in B.C., I did feel a sudden sense…

Sunday 23rd July – The Long Way Through Wawa

I was woken up a few times in the night, not because of highway traffic noise, but the sound of rain and thunder overhead. It rained persistently all night and continued on into the morning. A few times I’d woken and thought I should probably put my water catching bags up but I was too…

Saturday 22nd July – Oh, Canada!

No bears in the night thankfully, just a still meadow to wake up to. I got up and drove straight out of camp. The tall grass and flowers didn’t make for the best sitting outside so I resolved to have brekkie elsewhere. I drove out onto the main park road and turned off at the…

Friday 21st July – Pretty Superior

I had a sweet, uninterrupted sleep last night but thanks to the mozzies I woke up to after getting out of the van, I didn’t stick around for breakfast. I kinda like just getting up and going, gives me another excuse to find a nice breakfast spot. Knowing I was going to be at the…

Thursday 20th July – Napping at the Great Lakes

I was up before 6am, just happy that the night was over and it was light. I didn’t want to stick around so didn’t waste any time in getting out of bed and driving away. After last night, I was keen to get the hell out and so I did. The storm clouds from the…

Tuesday 18th July – Banana Pancakes in the Rain

When I woke, I had to ask myself, “how much of last night actually happened?” At some point in the night, I’d been woken up by someone walking through the forest shouting “F**k me!” and shining a torch light around. The light shone on me for a few seconds, but it just sounded like a rambling…

Monday 17th July – The Best Free Attraction in America

Amazingly, I slept the whole way through the night despite the heat and woke quite late (by my standards anyway). Not wanting to linger and wonder if I’d make it up the hill or not, I just packed up and drove out, thinking I’d have breakfast after I’d made way. I walked up the hill…

Sunday 16th July – Missouri Midgets

This morning I was dying for a shower and happily enjoyed one since there was no one around. After that, I had cereal for breakfast then drove out of camp. After such a long bout of driving yesterday, I wasn’t too keen to get on the road again but resolved to make an early camp…

Saturday 15th July – Corn Fields and Cosmospheres

I woke up feeling almost sweaty from the couped up van, but it had been worth not getting bitten. For the first time in months, I did my usual morning routine of washing my face and making cereal for breakfast, all the while looking out at my surroundings. The sunrise was shining pretty rays through…