Month: July 2015

Friday night out!

I’ve heard tell of a luau! Time to go chase some hula bunnies. Since we’ll be in Fayetteville, maybe I can find some college cottontail to run around with. To the chariot!

The dig house

We are staying at a Cypriot primary school (elementary). There are 6 girls in a classroom, on mattresses on the tiled floor, with all the child-sized desks pushed against the walls. The boys are in the classroom next door. There’s an open courtyard and a covered walkway for our "al fresco" dining with a kitchen…

Kissonerga at 3am…

Everyone has been complaining about how hot it is, and I’ve passively agreed, but really, it’s not that bad (mid 90s with high humidity). Until you try to sleep in a mostly shuttered room that has been baking all day. Plus my internal clock is rather annoyed with me, because the environment says its 3am,…

A well deserved libation

Guess what’s close-walk distance from the school? And they were super nice and gave us cheese and a peach as well. Though now AJ sounds REALLY ridiculous because that was a ginormous beer – see the wee jackalope for scale.

Dig house diggs

After hauling 30lbs of gear 3km, AJ is settled in at the school. Here is home sweet home for the next 2 weeks (for the last week we will move to Lemba Archaeological Centre). AJ was the first one here so she claimed the least scary-looking mattress. We won’t be the only Americans! Though she’s…

First night in Cyprus

After all the delays and security craziness, I’m finally here! I’m staying at the Agapinor Hotel before headibg to Kissonerga and while not the Ritz, its got a/c, showers and a bed. Which is what I desperately needed. And this lovely view from my balcony last night around 1am local time:

AJ in Cyprus

Roger, Rogers, the AJ has landed! Since she’s chained to the Wi-Fi for communication purposes, I thought I’d give an update. AJ has landed safely in Paphos, Cyprus and should be, at this moment, enjoying a bed after 36 hours awake and traveling. Numerous delays, many security checkpoints and at least one crazy cabbie after…

Li’lope reporting for duty

It’s really awkward when you are posing for a photo-op, slip off the arm rest and fall under the seat so that AJ has to ask the nicely dressed business man to please retrieve her missing horned rodent from under his seat. This was after she had accidentally groped his toes feeling around for me.…

Trail crew checking in

Much to the wild animal’s chagrin, I’m headed out. Without him. There happens to be a great concert tonight and I don’t need to babysit a drunken jackalope. I don’t want to hear him talking about all the bunny tail we’re going to get either. On a personal note, this is a new situation for…

The Compromise

The interloper and I have reached an… understanding. Despite his being a spotlight stealing little punk, he does have a point. I am much more valuable and adored than he, lowly intern that he is. He will be allowed to act as my representative on the trip with AJ, since she’s just going to go…