adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Jul 23, 2011 6:16:40 GMT -5
Hello, everyone! Last evening we went to the airport and picked Karen. Her flights here were OK. Here she is, still full of energy, just getting out of the customs in the airport:  A warm welcome from the three of us:    Welcome home, Karen! We hope you will have a great vacation.  Thanks for looking, Adrian |
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Post by frane on Jul 23, 2011 6:35:45 GMT -5
I am glad that Karen made it there safely! Looks like everyone will have a great time!!! Thank you for letting us know Adrian and keep us posted!
Fran
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jul 23, 2011 7:41:01 GMT -5
Looks like YOU ALL are gonn ahvae a Fun time. The Smiles say it all.
steve
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 23, 2011 7:45:23 GMT -5
Yeah! She made it! Have a wonderful time together! You all give eachother hugs from us. Looking forward to the pics!!! Jo
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 23, 2011 8:49:21 GMT -5
very cool! hoping to see lots more photos of the Romanian countryside!
KD
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Post by Toad on Jul 23, 2011 9:07:27 GMT -5
Cool. Maybe you all can head down to Greece to participate in the riots... ;D
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Post by rockmanken on Jul 23, 2011 13:51:15 GMT -5
I, also, am looking forward to all the pictures. Thanks for keeping us abreast of the great times.
I know there will be great times had by all.
Ken
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karenfh
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Post by karenfh on Jul 23, 2011 15:01:45 GMT -5
What an experience! They keep feeding me good stuff, took me walking through a fair at a beautiful park and to an outdoor market, and everything is lovely. Now, after 2 ouzos, it is noapte buna (time for bed!)
Karen
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Post by sitnwrap on Jul 24, 2011 7:24:50 GMT -5
What a way to experience the "flavor" of another country. With great friends.
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Post by frane on Jul 25, 2011 10:28:39 GMT -5
Oh Karen, I know you are going to enjoy that vacation! You will see the real people and the real sites with friends. That is the best way to experience a different country!
Have a wonderful time and I am looking forward to the pictures.
Fran
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Post by rockrookie on Jul 25, 2011 14:30:47 GMT -5
HAVE FUN !!!!!
--paul
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Post by stonesthatrock on Jul 25, 2011 15:51:13 GMT -5
oh you lucky girl............. have tons of fun. How long are you staying?
mary ann
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Post by Bikerrandy on Jul 25, 2011 20:53:34 GMT -5
How cool, take more pics!!  |
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 25, 2011 22:32:31 GMT -5
I am envious, what a trip!
Looking forward to more pics.
Tony
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Jul 26, 2011 12:55:33 GMT -5
Hello, again! Tony, are you envious you say? Then read this: ;D After two days spent in Bucharest, Karen and me went rockhounding on the Danube banks. Here is the place we searched for rocks (mainly pet woods):  And we did find some nice pet woods, although neither too big nor too many. And, after getting her eyes with the look of the local stones, Karen also found a couple of nice pet woods. So, we were returning to the car with our "capture" of rocks, in order to go ahead to a second location. But, just 200 feet before the beach of rocks would end and we would leave it... ...  ... a BIG pet wood showed up! ;D How big? That big, that me alone I was not able to move it at least a bit. It was stuck there like in concrete.  And, we were digging until the contour of the log came out:  At that moment, it was very clear to me that I couldn't move this big piece by myself , even with Karen's help. So I called a friend of mine living not very far and asked him help. We were picking him from his place; here he is, together with Karen:  So, we went back and with the proper tools we could extract the giant from its shelter:  Well, this was the easy part. After this, the transportation to the car begun:  Firstly, with a cart...  ... and when the path got too bumpy, with a blanket:  Finally, we got it close to the car:  I was twisting my mind how to make room for it in the trunk, and finally I did it. On our way back, I really felt the car behave differently than normal, being so heavy. We spotted some storks, which Karen enjoyed a lot, so here is a picture of it:  It was a fantastic day. What a find! And what a luck to have been happened when Karen was around, to witness all of this! In fact, all the pictures above depicting the big log extraction were taken by her. She also took some funny videos with all our struggle. Needless to say that we abandoned the idea of visiting the second location. Thank you for looking, Adrian PS. Karen told me to write she had a great time, we had such a packed schedule these days that she barely has the power to type anything  |
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nuevomundo
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Post by nuevomundo on Jul 26, 2011 14:06:07 GMT -5
Wow! What a great find! Karen did a good job of documenting the whole process too! Thanks for sharing it. Will Karen get a nice cross-section of that log to take home?
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 26, 2011 14:15:19 GMT -5
what an enormous piece of pet wood!!!! hope your friend got a nice cold beer (or two) for his efforst in wrangling that monster!! is it in your lawn now Adrian? is it too big to slice?
KD
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Jul 26, 2011 14:32:33 GMT -5
Hey, you can catch me on Facebook, too, at Karen Howard Hayes
(From Karen ; ) )
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Post by Toad on Jul 26, 2011 15:47:07 GMT -5
She should bring the whole monster back on the plane. It will fit in an overhead...
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 26, 2011 16:35:45 GMT -5
Never fails, when two or more RTH members get together, they just gotta haul out some monstrous hunk of something. Good adventure! Jo
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