Alright, you have another language with words comprised of only the letter patterns unfamiliar to me, and I stand a chance of figuring it out, or at least pronouncing it... you go and entirely switch up the alphabet on me, I don't stand a chance.
Enter Bulgaria
Enter Bulgaria
I feel this country has a ton to offer to the average tourist. I've only been here for a few days, seen only the airport of the largest city and a small portion of the 8th largest city, and it's left me with a desire to get out and see so much more.
Sliven amidst the Bulcan Range.Weather's been shit... the forecast shows some marvelous days ahead.
Some of the survey area
The Black Sea isn't out of reach... hopefully we (Mike and I) can get a large portion of the survey area completed over the next two days (Thr & Fri), and be able to take off Saturday, before I have to take Mike to the Sofia Airport. I foresee us traveling to the coastline and checking out some of the scenic towns.
The survey itself is going about as well as can be expected... It's freaking tough work though. The Geonics EM31 is a beast... and not in the good sense. It's so ridiculously cumbersome. After lugging this piece around over 1o acres of survey area at less than 3 meter spacing over the last two days, I'm torn up. I can only remember being more sore than I am now one other time in my life... that's no good.
Some of the survey area Here's the beast and the other beast... note how we were able to rent an American SUV... shit came in handy today... the car that is. Never will I question a Jeep's ability to get out of a jam. I would post some pics of Mike Jeepin' it, but none do it justice.
Fun-In-The-Sun-Day went on without a hitch in my absence. I hope I'm not too easily replaced. I was afraid of being demoted to the sixth man... now I'm hoping to even gain a spot on the bench.
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Mad stuff I'd love to delve into, but I think I'll see if I can't photograph some more and save some for another edition of the ol' blog.
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Good day from the Bulg,
Steve
Steve
3 comments:
enjoying the photos. so what's the story with the weather--cold or rainy or both? mom
Been in the 60's and overcast for portions of the day over the last 3 days. It's supposed to be really nice though, low 70's, dry and sunny for the next week. Get some of that Mediterranean weather. It's really nice this morning. And yes, I brought sun block with me. And yes, I'll be sure to apply it to my ears, nose, neck and all other areas of my body that could potentially be exposed to even the most minute amount of sunlight.
thanks for the update. I can now sleep at night. m
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