Final Transmission

This is my final transmission from Poland. It was a great trip despite the weather. We only had 4 rain free days out of 21, but I was able to get in 4 mountain bike rides and hopefully one more today. The trip has too many highlights to reflect on them all, but thanks to our friends & family for making us feel so welcome. I took about 1,500 pictures and will continue to update the photo album from home. I have begun to pack my equipment in bubble wrap (provided by Gerard’s dad) so it can be safely checked in. It is very fragile and expensive stuff, so I always bring it carry-on, but the Polish airlines have not lifted the carry-on restrictions. I am only allowed to bring my passport, wallet, and tissues on board. Nothing else -- not even a magazine. It will be quite boring without my iPod, laptop, and nothing to read, but as long as it is a smooth, safe flight I don’t care. I hope you all enjoyed wasting some time by reading this Blog and be sure to keep checking in because there are many exciting things planned for the fall. Peace out.

Back from the Baltic

I just returned from the Baltic Sea. The trip was good despite all the rain. In the 2.5 weeks I have been here there have been 2 – yes 2 days without rain and one of those days was very overcast. At least the storm clouds provided some interesting skies for my photographs. In addition to seeing the beach, I saw Malbork, an amazing old castle of The Teutonic Knights, Gdansk – one of the coolest cities in Poland, and the EXACT place where World War II started. I took over 200 pictures and don’t have time to organize them all in my photo album now, but I did add 5 shots - two sunset shots on the beach, and three black & white shots from Gdansk. Enjoy.

Bill's Poland 2006 Photo Album

Off To The Baltic Sea

Aleksandra, Gosia, Tomek, and I are heading off to the Baltic Sea for the weekend. We plan on seeing an old famous castle called Malbork, the city of Gdansk, and....the sea. It's been raining here EVERY DAY, so hopefully things will change this weekend. I also updated my photo album with new pictures from Lublin, Kazimierz, my magical bike ride, and others. There won't be any updates until next Wed. or Thurs. because I am leaving my computer at home. Enjoy.

Bill's Poland 2006 Photo Album

Magical Ride

Aleksandra's cousin Pawel and I had a magical mountain bike ride here in Lublin. You can read about it here:

Bill's Ride Thread on WMBA Forum

Stormy Weather

As you can see above, there have been may storms here in Poland, both outside and inside our home. However, I won't go into that now. The latest storm has just cleared and I am off to do some mountain biking with Pawel!!! I am very excited. I also added more photos to the album. Enjoy.

Bill's Poland 2006 Photo Album

Poland 2006 Photo Album

Things are going well here in Lublin, Poland. I just made this little photo album that I will be updating every so often. Be sure to check it out!

Bill's Poland 2006 Photo Album

Czesc Polska!

It was a safe trip to Poland. I am now ready to begin my three-week stay here. The flight was smooth. The LOT Boeing 767-300 was great, as was the free booze and my trusty new inflatable pillow. After we landed Aleksandra’s mom, Anna, and her stepfather, Tadzio, picked us up. They immediately took us to this great restaurant in the country between Warsaw and Lublin. I ate Pierogi (pictured above) and drank Piwo (Beer.) Aleksandra met this puppy that liked playing with her pants.

Then we went home and drank vodka.