In the end, I had no issues with camp, but it didn’t make me feel any better. I reversed out the way I’d come, trying to avoid as much overgrown bush as possible and was out on the road and away soon enough. I didn’t want to go very far since I didn’t really know…
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Sunday 27th November – Hello Chicken!
When I made for the bathroom this morning, busting for the toilet, I was stopped by a pair of campers in the back of a truck, enjoying the free camping as much as me. We chatted as long as I could hold on, then I excused myself and came back to talk at a more…
Thursday 17th November – Wild Encounters
Everything was a little hard to open this morning, starting with the side door. The frost on the seals made it cling to its closed position. There was snow on the ground where it hadn’t been the night before and the pine trees on the hill behind camp were now mostly white instead of black….
Day 15 – On Paper, A Bad Day
Good morning! Flat tyre… I thought when I woke up that I wasn’t quite lying level. That slow leak on my right rear tyre had sped up, probably had something to do with the bogging escapades from yesterday. I noticed when I walked back to the car after going to the bathroom. On the one…
Day 14 – Zero Plans, Zero Coordination
It was below freezing this morning at 7:30am! I had an early start because of my early finish yesterday. I’m not kidding, it was 0oC in the van which meant it was definitely colder than that outside. There was ice stuck to my windscreen wipers! Brrr… I used the bathroom at the trailhead, had a…
Known Dates
Visa Border Run Sep 10 – Leave normal life for adventure Sep 13ish – Canada (Vancouver, Whistler) Sep 26, 12:00 – Lizzy arrives in SF Sep 30, 23:30 – Lizzy leaves SF Hang Around in Cali Oct 1-2 – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest (come hang out!) Oct 20, 10:50 – I leave SF to go to Austin…