Merhaba,
Today was lovely, bright and sunny! (I think many of you might be having rotten weather; sorry.) It was actually warm enough to be T-shirt weather, especially on a hike up the mountain. Irina took off her Christmas hat and glasses and put on her hiking boots and lead us all on a hike to the waterfall.
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Irina planned a lovely “day after huge Christmas meals” hike up the local mountain to the waterfall.
It was a lovely day and lovely hike. The weather cooperated spectacularly. The scenery was lovely; but it was Kiefer who stole the show.
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Tough going for a baby buggy! I need to point out Collin with the white hat and pink shirt as somehow this is the only photo I have of him and Mr. Buttons will never forgive me for that oversight. |
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Don’t worry; the baby isn’t in the buggy! |
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Irina in the striped sweater, Joanne who is Grandma, Kathryn, the mom and Kiefer, the baby. |
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Lots of bees in the forest which translates into lots of honey shops in town. |
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I’m the shadow on the right! You can see what a bright sunny day it was. Actually I look like one of those meditation moves from the Christmas Eve buffet. |
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Irina not only lead the hike, she pushed the buggy. When the road was too rough and the buggy was left behind (to be retrieved on the way down,) Irina carried Kiefer. Now that’s a hike leader! |
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Time to leave the buggy behind… Not something to do in other countries, but we knew the buggy would be here when we walked back down the mountain. That’s Grandpa Dale on the left in the white shirt. |
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The sign says Hunting Isn’t Allowed: it doesn’t say shooting holes into the sign isn’t allowed. |
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Jane picked and ate one of the wild olives and it turned her tongue purple which Rick found amusing. |
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Lunch break , Joanne and her grandson Kiefer |
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Lee and Zehra relaxing in the sun |
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Irina looking for a short cut to the waterfall… but there was none |
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While the rest of the group relaxed over lunch, this group walked the trail down to the waterfall: Jane, Irina, Mary, Rick. Notice Mary’s spiffy, blingy new jeans! |
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Our fearless leader pointing out the waterfall .. that you can’t see in this photo. |
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You can see it here, sort of; lovely but kὒҫὒk..(small.) But as did Ithaca; the waterfall gave us the reason for the journey. |
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Irina carried him up and she carried him down! |
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A sleeping baby is a happy baby….or is it only puppies that’s true for? |
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Jeff, Kiefer and Kathryn |
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And they all lived happily ever after: The End. |
