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…

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…

I woke up dry with only a few new bug bites to add to my collection. The rain had cleared and the morning was eerily still, like it was pretending nothing happened the night before. The surface of the Mississippi was glass, reflecting the trees of the opposite bank perfectly. My mud art from the…

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…

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…

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…

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…