A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Since the last blog was lacking in the photo department, I've chosen to throw on some pictures from yesterday and today. Seeing as though we're pretty worn out, and we've gotten about 85% of the work completed, we opted for a Saturday off. I'll show the pics from today a little later. First, here are some from the survey area.

Can't really see them too well, should have taken a picture on a nicer day. The Bulgarian military, in all their glory, is performing some training. They've been shelling the hillside with some old tanks... pretty wild to watch and hear. As long as them keep the tanks aimed that way, I'm happy.

These little guys are pretty common in the woods and in the fields, but not nearly as common as the damn lizards all over the place.

One of the Shepherd's dogs eyeing me up. Everyday, a number of herds would come through the site. The dogs would flip out when they would see Joe or I and the Shepherd would whack them on the head with his stick and yell some gibberish at them so that they would leave us alone. Always entertaining. They had goats, sheep and cows most of the time. The craziest thing though was when Joe and I saw a herd of free-range chickens come through the site. Instead of dogs, the Shepherd used about 5 or 6 cats to keep them together. Pretty crazy. I noticed Joe's mouth beginning to water when he saw the chickens, so I had to grab a stick and whack him on the head and yell some gibberish at him to prevent him from trying to eat one of them.

Shepherd and his herd.

One of the billions of lizards that run around the site. They startle you every time you come up on one, especially once I had seen a snake. Most are small, but I've seen some up to about a foot long from head to tail.

Dude laying in his car with his fishing poles cast. Had cow bells hooked up so he'd know when he had a bite. Not a bad life.

Now for today's little trip.

We drove into the Natural Park "Sinite Kamuni" (Blue Rocks) to do a little site-seeing and exploring. It lies just north of town. Here's some photos from the journey.

This is a road?

Che in Bulgaria??? I could see Argentina or Cuba, but Bulgaria? It's a small, Marxist world we live in isn't it?

Joe and his buddy... which he just moments later pissed behind.

Sliven. Wish it were a clear day, but alas, we played the hand we were dealt.

Part of the Bulcans.

Commence off-roading.

Jeep. There's only one.

The horse I road in on. She was a beast today. I'm pretty sure we broke the rental car contract.

I had to do it.

Let's go Phillies, Flyers and Sixers!