I guess it’s time for me to come out to the world and to announce we’re expecting baby #2. A baby girl this time. This is why it has been relatively little traffic on my blog lately. I had some problems with the pregnancy and for 6 weeks I had to stay at home and couldn’t do any activity. Well, whoever knows me can imagine what it meant for me. At some point I just couldn’t bear it anymore and when I got better I took the first occasion to associate with the wildlife.
There are a couple of wild forests and lakes around Szczecin – we still have lots to explore. Today we went to a place we both knew – Binowo lake. I have to say, it was the perfect choice. It was secluded (you can’t believe the crowds in parks in Szczecin on that day!) and beautiful. It was the first real spring day and the walk was simply adorable. Wojtek also had lots of fun digging in the earth with sticks and throwing stones in the water. And for me.. I really don’t know if I changed or what but I simply don’t feel well in civilization any more. I promise myself to do such getaway into wildlife excursions every week if the weather and my condition permit. I feel like my cup has filled again.
I really didn’t have much occasion for photo taking this winter and the ones I took I already showed on a blog but to satisfy the tradition have a look at this scarce collection that hasn’t yet been published.
For the last few years we’ve been wanting to join our friends in Włóczykij Extreme Trip – a night orienteering run for 50 km that takes place between February and March. Unfortunately for the last 3 years we were far away from Gryfino where this event is placed. But the waiting is over (at least for Radek, because I couldn’t join this year either) and Radek had a chance to test his stamina and orienteering skills against this epic track.
The run starts at 17:00 and Radek went on track with a group of friends. For the next 12 hours they walked almost 60 km on hills and in the river valley around Gryfino. It got dark quickly (so not to much photos) but with help of other competitors they were able to find all(!) check points and when the sun rose they reached the finish line within the given time.
This was the first time when our friends managed this race so well and Radek was really happy to be part of it. And you can imagine me being sooo proud of my husband! I followed his route on Endomendo. It’s such a pity I couldn’t join 🙁 They scored above average and finished the race on 133 out of 286 places.
Msc
Nr
PK
czas łączny
p.karne z czasu
start
meta
czas trasy
czas stopu
stop wejście
stop wyjście
punkty
133
163
Małecki
Michał
170
12:29
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:18
13:08
0:39
16-03-05 23:29
16-03-06 0:08
170
185
Orecki
Radosław
170
12:29
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:18
13:08
0:39
16-03-05 23:29
16-03-06 0:08
170
211
Porzych
Zbigniew
170
12:29
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:18
13:08
0:39
16-03-05 23:29
16-03-06 0:08
170
263
Staszewski
Tomasz
170
12:29
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:18
13:08
0:39
16-03-05 23:29
16-03-06 0:08
170
137
40
Daniłowicz
Dorota
170
12:30
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:18
13:08
0:38
16-03-05 23:31
16-03-06 0:09
170
292
Tomaszewski
Mariusz
170
12:30
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:18
13:08
0:38
16-03-05 23:31
16-03-06 0:09
170
171
Mielnicki
Tomasz
170
12:30
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:40
13:30
1:00
16-03-05 22:36
16-03-06 0:15
170
179
Niczyj
Patryk
170
12:30
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:40
13:30
1:00
16-03-05 22:36
16-03-06 0:15
170
245
Sobczyk
Edward
170
12:30
0
16-03-05 17:10
16-03-06 6:40
13:30
1:00
16-03-05 22:36
16-03-06 0:15
170
And here’s what Radek has to say:
„To summarize the last few hours and kilometers was just pure agony but after one day I rested and now I’m looking forward to thenext year.”
After a very hectic time at work I needed some getaway time so I met with my friend Natalia in Sopot, at the other side of polish seaside. It was bloody cold (below zero all the time) but also lovely. We both had some „me-time”, some „friend-time”, some „charge-your-batteries-time”. And it sure was beautiful!
Another season went past. Time really sped up since we came back to Poland. We didn’t have much time for travelling and exploring, we did start a new hobby though. You guessed it – running! It was more of a reason choice – to be fit enough for Mont Blanc we need to train hard and running seems to do the best job for us in this respect. But what started as a well-considered decision, ended up as an inner drive and almost vocation. I wish I had started running back in France – there are so many possibilities for trail running there. Anyway, Szczecin is not bad too. Some of the photos were taken during our running sessions (sorry for poor quality). Have a look – Poland is beautiful too.
We’ve seen plenty of Christmas Markets, in Switzero-France they were taking place basically every day a month before Christmas. But the one in Szczecin is special for me. It was that day in 2012 when we learnt that Radek got a position at CERN. We visited the Christmas Market, full of questions and excitement in our heads. That was 3 years ago – a heck of a time. Now we are back in Szczecin, with Wojtek, who loved the Christmas Market even more than we did. Only 3 years and such a change.
I was hesitating whether to put these photos on the blog or not, but in the end decided to share them. I travelled to Stuttgart professionally and had an evening to stroll down the downtown. Mobile phone quality doesn’t really give justice to the reality but it gives you a gist.
Although normally I don’t like visiting cities, German cities have something that enchant me. But it’s only the German ones.
What to do on a soggy day in a city with a toddler? Well, there are a couple of possibilities, today we’re testing one of them. We visited The Museum of Technology and Transport in Szczecin. This lovely museum has been put together in an old depot which only adds the charm to it. You can really travel into the past – most of those rarities I can’t remember. But I know them from movies and legend stories so it was educational even for me. I don’t look back with emotion to the old times so for me it was only educational, but I imagine that for elderly people it might be quite a touch of tenderness to see all of that.
