Best. Camp. Yet. I only woke up once during the night when it was raining so I quickly went out to get my hammock out of the wet then I was straight back to sleep. I caught up on all the sleepness hours I’d had and was happy to wake up a little too warm…
Thursday 19th January – Wiping the Slate Clean
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…
Wednesday 18th January – Beautiful Day for a Stack
Camp was pretty. I was right next to the babbling brook, but again I had trouble sleeping. I think I am insecure about being camped in a maybe-illegal spot, enough that whenever a car drives past, I perk up, wondering if it is the law. I either need to get used to it or camp…
Tuesday 17th January – Up In Smoke
I had a terrible night’s sleep! Dreaming way too much, constantly tossing and turning. This time my subconscious took me back to my Holden days where I’d stolen a friend’s white BMW and was looning it around the carpark, but had to apply the brakes with all my might to get it to stop. So…
Monday 16th January – The Mechanic
Anyone can pull something apart, so now the real test, to put everything back together with everything functioning at the end. I didn’t sleep well last night, a lot of light outside and high humidity which I wasn’t used to. I felt a little couped up in the van. I had a quick breakfast and got…
Sunday 15th January – Astro Won’t Go
It had been a warm-ish night. When I was doing a van-tidy this morning, I actually stowed my gas heater away and packed away my down jacket. Maybe a little optimistic, but it helped to lift my spirits against another misty, grey day. Having no audiobooks or podcasts to listen to, I was content with…
Saturday 14th January – A Little Less Conversation
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…
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…