Just driving today, nothing else. Thankfully despite the misty rain of the morning, it wasn’t too cold so I could make breakfast outside. I was on the road around 9am and I stayed on it until 6pm, I think I covered around 500 miles, filling up with petrol twice in one day! This is something…
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Friday 13th January – “Are-Kan-Saw”
I woke up to dreary drizzle. I used the public bathroom at the state park, surprised to discover there was no door, it wasn’t missing, but never intended to be there. Weird. Back in the van for breakfast of oats, I consulted my map. With such foul weather, I started thinking I wasn’t going to…
Thursday 12th January – Found My Kicks!
I actually had to take my doona off last night it was so warm inside the van. It did cool down overnight, but it is the warmest night I’ve had in recent memory. I used the Walmart’s bathroom then actually did some shopping before breakfast. I needed more undies so I don’t have to do…
Wednesday 11th January – Looking for Kicks
My first night back was pleasant, though I woke up a few times because I was overheating. At sunrise, it was even warm enough to go outside for a pee and take a few photos without getting dressed. I felt very lucky to be reaping the rewards of heading south so early. All my usual…
Tuesday 10th January – Back Where I Belong
I slept solid for ten hours and would have kept on, but I was woken up by Marianna’s garage door opening, the sun rising in the distance. I savoured the last normal shower I would have for the foreseeable future and over a breakfast of some cooked eggs, looked at my atlas to decide the…
Monday 9th January – Transit
The hosts were up at 4am for a departure time of 5:10am (they’re not very organised in the mornings). I got out of bed at 4:50am, ready in fifteen minutes. I packed away my bed and published my film while I waited for A&S to be ready. We walked out the door around 5:30am after…
Sunday 8th January – Film Making
More of the same for my hosts today, Sabrina studying and Alex working/packing. Alex was following me to America for work, going to my old hunting ground in California so he was getting prepared. I’d mentally prepared for a day of nothing and had a list of things to sort out. At the top was…
Saturday 7th January – Walk in the Park(s)
Except for missing a connecting train by mere seconds (seriously, sliding doors style) I got home without a hitch. Despite my hosts being asleep, they heard me ring the bell and I was let in. Even though it was beyond 12:30am, I stayed up awhile before happily laying down to sleep on my comfy air mattress. No…
The Vagabond in the Van
Como una vaga. That’s the Spanish phrase my mother used to say anytime I was out and about for too long. As if it’s a bad thing to lose track of time exploring or talking to friends about the world beyond small town life. Well intentioned, but it framed wandering as something I shouldn’t do and only further built…
Friday 6th January – Hmm, Mercedes or Porsche?
What the hell? This time, the chronic snorer was right below me and he went all night. Unbelievable. In the morning, two different alarms went off around 7:30am, when my body was starting to wake up. I don’t appreciate people who set alarms then don’t get up because all they’ve done is worken up everyone…