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I’ve been incommunicado for the last 4 days and it’s been great. No phone, no internet, no nothing. This is the life guys, I’m tellin’ ya. It’s wonderful to disconnect for a bit and just listen to the ocean for 3 days straight; it’ll do wonders for your psyche.

Here’s what I’ve been up to:

Gerty and I have been seeing it all. Mostly the sunsets, though. I’d rather miss my first child being born than miss a good sunset. Here’s one from a random campsite by the beach on the east coast of the Northland peninsula.

This is a view from the road as I made my way down to my next campsite at Port Jackson on the tippy top of the Coromandel Peninsula. The campsite is on the beach down there.

Here’s me, just in time for sunset.

This is what I saw. This was one of the most satisfying destinations I’ve ever reached. I drove all day to get here and made it in time to claim my prize. I will definitely return here in the future.

The next day I did an all day hike along the coastal rim of the Coromandel Peninsula. It looked like this the entire way. Around every corner was a view just a little more beautiful than the last. I was hiking with my friend Leonard whom I’d met the night previous at the campsite.

Here is a curious duck with a dangerous addiction to cashews.

From here I’ll begin to head south down Coromandel. There is a beach somewhere along the way with volcanically heated under currents that you can dig to in the sand. You can make your own little private hot tub right on the fucking beach. I will be stopping. What IS this place?

Here’s what I’ve been listening to

Panda Bear – Bros

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