truly wonderful i just finished reading your fourth and final log, and i have to say that i am so impressed...what amazing, unique experiences you have had, and it is truly a "wonder" where your curiosity and learning have taken you. love you, aunt mary lou
ps who thought you were digging dinosaurs?
Very Interesting and Cool Wow, this is really cool. All I get to do is read National Geographic...someday I'll read one of your articles. Sounds like you are having a hectic but fun time! Enjoy life!
Once again, Jeff, I really enjoyed reading this blog. Like the others, it's like a mini history lesson... I'm liking it!!! Keep 'em coming.... or write a book or something, your writing is very easy to read... thanks!!! See you soon.
Hey Jeff!! Again I really enjoyed reading this blog. I would definitely take any course you were teaching ....even though there's a lot I don't get, you make it sound really interesting.
Oh, about preparing for next year's Vartovar...you know how they always show small suitcases with multiple size weapons .. all of then disassembled and fitting snugly and discretely in a small container ... well you should figure out a way to disassemble a super soaker or puta puta and then re-assemble it at your destination .... become next year's Vartovar Hit Man (so to speak)....anyway that sounded like fun (glad your camera was protected).
Anyway, another great blog, I enjoyed learning as I was reading. TAke care, see you in August.
Jeff's blog Hey Jeff, great to hear about your trip so far.....I enjoy reading your stuff, it's informational, cleaver and descriptive (which I particularly appreciate). Anyway, have fun, looking forward to your next entry.
Love, Aunt Maggie
LIDAR Jud, glad you're in agreement about how cool laser technology is...now if you could just get the US government to loan me a couple of them for a summer...
LIDAR! LIDAR is awesome, I'm surprised you had to pay that much for it though. I'm surprised it doesn't find its way into more above ground applications as well.
Hey Aunt Betsy--
The weather is great-- well, depending on what you're up to... for the beach, it's fantastic- not too humid, lots of sun (it almost never rains in the summer time) about 85 to 95 degrees fahrenheit. But, when you're excavating or working on site, it can be a little hot. Luckily the site I will be spending most of my excavation time at, Mochlos, is an island, so at lunch I can probably take a dip in the water. Crete is really a beautiful place-- much greener than mainland Greece or Cyprus--I'm hoping to explore more (like some upland plateaus and mountains that actually still have snow on them) if I can figure out renting a car...so more to come!
Hey Jud-
No, as far as I understand Crete was not connected to dry land anytime in the past...at least not since Pangea or something like that. The site at Preveli definitely has the potential to be an earth-shattering discovery- but it will most certainly be disputed--
Great article Jeff,
Great article, looks like you're havin fun. Was Crete tied to dry land 100,000 years ago? If not, homo erectus using rafts/boats would be an interesting find (I think it's still disputed, yes?)
This is Great! How cool is this! Jeff - I love it - I am looking forward to traveling and exploring with you through your blog! I have never been to Crete but it looks absolutely beautiful and the weather seems gorgeous in your pics - what is the temp there? Is it as beautiful as the pics?
There is a land called Crete, in the midst of the wine-dark sea, a fair, rich land, begirt with water, and therein are many men, past counting, and ninety cities. They have not all the same speech, but their tongues are mixed. There dwell Achaeans, there great-hearted native Cretans, there Cydonians, and Dorians of waving plumes, and goodly Pelasgians.
-Homer, The Odyssey, Bk. 19
The land of Armenia, then, is situated largely on an extensive plateau, surrounded by high mountains, well watered by rivers which perpetuate its natural fertility.... The rulers of Armen... full info
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truly wonderful
i just finished reading your fourth and final log, and i have to say that i am so impressed...what amazing, unique experiences you have had, and it is truly a "wonder" where your curiosity and learning have taken you. love you, aunt mary lou ps who thought you were digging dinosaurs?