COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

I don't want to interfere with his driving.

Moms! [emoji85][emoji8]

 

[CarolM]

No worries. But it is s bit complicated. I always have a hard time answering the simple question of where I am from. [emoji85]

Kyrgyzstan is a “small”, mountainous country — small compared to its neighbors, Kazakhstan and China (and Russia, although there’s no shared border), but otherwise similar in size to the UK or South Dakota in the US. It’s also small in terms of population — only about 6 million people.

Most people in Kyrgyzstan are Asians, although we have many ethnicities, including Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, German, Uighur... The official language, Kyrgyz, is somewhat similar to Turkish.

I am ethnically Russian and have always spoke Russian, now a minority language.

My husband is Turkish, and we met in the US, so the “family language” is English, although I did learn to speak Turkish fluently. My passport is also Turkish, so you could say I’m technically Turkish. [emoji23]

And we’re currently living in Denmark and planning the big move to Canada. [emoji33][emoji85]

Wow. So interesting. Love it.

 

[Kristoff]

Good night, roommates! Time to hit the sack. Coffee morning with school parents tomorrow morning. Daughter’s art school in the afternoon. But at least nothing specific in between. I’m going to enjoy my Friday tomorrow — the last day before The Weekend [emoji33][emoji33]

 

[CarolM]

So...

Brought back an alligator head...with some very cool teeth that I hope to make into a necklace to add to my shark tooth; a bag full of small air plants/bromeliads; a 3 foot section of bamboo that we found floating in the Orange River. It’s sprouting a nice new shoot so it’s soaking again. Ogh, and wifey too. Brought her back as well.

Ogh...the big storm thst we had yesterdsy was over on the East Coast/Atlantic side (Ormond Beach) where we were staying for the second week. Gale force winds. Very high waves with rip tides. Weather alerts in place. Soooo, i was pretty far away from @ALDABRAMAN (where it’s always sunny).

Glad you brought wifey back.[emoji23] [emoji23]

 

[CarolM]

Hey, I remember that one! We used to sing it to.

Seems to be an international song.

 

[CarolM]

I don't want to interfere with his driving.

Ah ok. Makes sense. I am sure it is all fine and as the others mentioned nothing to worry about.

 

[CarolM]

Good night, roommates! Time to hit the sack. Coffee morning with school parents tomorrow morning. Daughter’s art school in the afternoon. But at least nothing specific in between. I’m going to enjoy my Friday tomorrow — the last day before The Weekend [emoji33][emoji33]

Night night Lena.

 

[Bee62]

You are only getting one though... not all 9?!

I hope your shingles aren’t too painful Sabine. It’s a miserable illness.

9 will be too much, even for me.
With my shingles and the pain it sometime causes I`ve learned to cope I hope that some day when I have less stress my imune system is able to get the shingles under control.

 

[Bee62]

Another dog? Oh, Bee. It seems you’ve switched from cat rescue to dog rescue... [emoji173]️

No, I have had often more than one dog in the past. My two old dogs cannot play with the young one. That`s why she gets a buddy.....

 

[Bee62]

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That`s lovely ! So cute !

 

[Bee62]

I’m sending GOOD VIBES to everyone in the CDR who needs to heal!!
Bad eyes, infections, beat up bodies from bad drivers and shingles!!
Let’s kick this bad Juju!! [emoji1317][emoji123][emoji1317][emoji123]

Thank you. I thankfully take some of your GOOD VIBES for me.

 

[Bee62]

I had a moment of panic — I thought for some reason that tomorrow is SATURDAY!!! Still only Friday. Phew. We’ll be all day at daughter’s Russian school on Saturday, as opposed to just half a day, because they’re filming something for her acting class. And on Sunday we’re cleaning a vast nature park in southern Copenhagen as part of a geocaching event. I’ll need to have lots of food in the lunch box for both days.

 

[CarolM]

Okay, Stephen and I did a bit of traveling as well. And we drove out of Cape Town for a hour and a half to Riebeek Kasteel. Although our anniversary was in Feb, this is our weekend away to celebrate it. Riebeek Kasteel is one of the oldest towns in South Africa and is surrounded by farms and winery's.

I don't know how to write between photos on the app. Sorry.

Anyway, this is our room and right outside are the spears etc. But what especially caught my eye was the tortoise shell. Is it a Leopard tortoise by any chance?

So we settled in and later went for supper. The food was really yummy, so I took a photo of their telephone number in case one of you would like to make a reservation. [emoji6]

Tomorrow we do some more exploring. They town is full of beautiful plants and trees. Would it be wrong to take a piece here and there to propagate?

Anyway it is late and my eyes are all blurry now. I will probably read this tomorrow and see tons of errors. [emoji85]

Well night night and update you all tomorrow.

 

[Cheryl Hills]

Happy Sunday all.

And the second week of the great Florida adventure continues. We broke “kayak camp” early Saturday morning, with peeps departing their separate ways. Some driving, some flying straight back to the Maryland area. That said, I dropped off one of our team at the airport and continued straight to Ocala (Florida) Silver Springs area where I paddled on the famous Silver River.

Crystal clear spring waters, brilliant green lush vegetation, tons of turtles, birds, alligators and even monkeys! Ogh..forgot to mention the manatees too!

Once completed 10.2 mile route, I loaded up the kayak and drove over to Florida’s east coast (Atlantic side) to Ormond Beach. Wifey flys in this afternoon and we are here for the week.

And now, just a few pix to share.

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Tons of Turtles

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A Few Alligators

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Manatees Under My Kayak

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These Are Anhingas

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And a Monkey or Three

I did not know Florida had wild monkeys!

 

[Bee62]

Oh me oh my. No wonder you haven't been here with us. My poor brother went through shingles.

Thank you. I am sorry for your brother. I know what he is going through.

 

[Maro2Bear]

So glad you made it home safely.

Thanks! Boat unloaded, clothes washed, Sully fed a few extra treats. Fig trees that have been dormant in the garage since October pretty much all have leaves. The breba producers have pushed little figlets. The banana (also dormant in garage) has pushed up a whole lot of new growth. Winter must be over. Yeah.

 

[Maro2Bear]

I did not know Florida had wild monkeys!

Not exactly wild. Many moons ago they were filming some jungle scenes there at Silver Springs. They built a set and brought in monkeys.....the story goes that at the end of the shoot, they either escaped or were let loose. As such, they have survived and thrived and now live in the Springs area along the river.

Another view on the monkeys - Many of the rhesus macaque monkeys at a Florida state park carry a dangerous herpes virus that could potentially spread to humans through their excrement, according to a new study. ... Macaques were introduced to Florida's Silver Springs State Park as a tourist attraction almost 100 years ago.Jan 11, 2018

 

[Bee62]

You sure do sound busy.

Pssst..... I am always busy...... except when I am lazy, and I love to be lazy.... LOL !

 

[Bee62]

Help ! Will y`all help me please ??? Please sign in my petition. Thank you.

https://avaaz.org/de/community_peti...ass_Katzen_hungrig_bleiben/share/?new&jouqmjb

 

[Cathie G]

Not exactly wild. Many moons ago they were filming some jungle scenes there at Silver Springs. They built a set and brought in monkeys.....the story goes that at the end of the shoot, they either escaped or were let loose. As such, they have survived and thrived and now live in the Springs area along the river.

Another view on the monkeys - Many of the rhesus macaque monkeys at a Florida state park carry a dangerous herpes virus that could potentially spread to humans through their excrement, according to a new study. ... Macaques were introduced to Florida's Silver Springs State Park as a tourist attraction almost 100 years ago.Jan 11, 2018

Lots of animals(considered wild)living in Florida aren't native wildlife.