Lazarow World-Hike-About: 60.46 Bulgaria, Outskirts of Devin, an Eco-farm...what's that? 60.47 A new route to Grebenetz Peak, not the smartest of moves.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

South Africa: Devil's Peak: A bird's eye view of a section of Cape Town.

'LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HIKE-ABOUT?'

Hike-about is an adventure that commenced June 2010. After storing our household movables, ridding ourselves of a house but retaining our 'home' together, we set off with the purpose of hiking in different parts of the world, not forgetting the home country, the USA.

Our primary focus is hiking to mountain peaks but any challenging hike will do just fine. Extended stays enable us to enjoy and experience living in various places amongst differing cultures. Hike-about has evolved into a way of life. It's also a process of discovery, both the world and ourselves.

We work and live 'on the road' but return to the city in which our grandchildren reside, every couple of months. This provides us the wonderful opportunity to be with them as well as a child or two, even three and of course, friends.

By the end of 2023, the blog contained over 1,560 hikes (less than that actually undertaken), each a set of pictures with stories and anecdotes from the trails. An index to the right allows the viewer to identify earlier experiences.

Finally, we are often asked about the journey's end. Our reply, as accurate as we can state, is: "When we are either forced to cease through health issues or the enjoyment level no longer reaches our aspirations, we will hang up the boots."

"A Life Experience As No Other: Dare to Seize the Day Together", published by Fulton Books, depicts our life on the road and mountains until the beginning of 2017. It has developed 'exponentially' since then.

Jenni and Jeffrey Lazarow

Whereas we continue to update the blog regularly, we circulate email notifications infrequently.

Friday, November 17, 2023

60.46 Bulgaria, Outskirts of Devin, an Eco-farm...what's that? 60.47 A new route to Grebenetz Peak, not the smartest of moves.

Jen thinks I'm dumb to consider making an offer on this 'fixer-up' but the view of the river is irresistible from it.

I also like the coloring surrounding our new 'home'.

The 'woolies' will keep us warm in winter, yet another advantage.

Getting closer to the beginning point.

When we go for a walk down the mountain, we get even better views of the Vacha River.

Should we go for a really long walk, we could even reach the Vacha Reservoir.

We even get sitting facilities for brunch with beautiful views. This is called 'living'.

We have fresh milk on tap plus great views while dealing with teats. Of course, if that's a bull than I've made an error. Anyway, life these days can amount to a lot of bull, hence this beautiful place in which to settle.

Follow the water and we'll never thirst for much.

At times, the water seeks privacy, too.

Jenni, too, as she seeks shade on a path to the unknown.

The trick is never to take the beauty for granted.

On another day, we tried a different approach to reach Grebenetz Peak. The hike turned out enjoyable but someone had moved the trail in our absence. Therefore, we ended up at a different destination. Well, they tell us that change is like a holiday and thus we found ourselves on vacation. Could have been worse.

Not too bad a beginning of the day.