Ok folks, as Cavman mentioned in another thread, Birol & family have come and gone. We all had a good time, and it was great placing some faces with the names!
Birol, Babette and daughter presented Cavman & myself with some very thoughful gift s, to which I m truely grateful... Thank you Birol!
The pictures have been posed, but beware, it s a big down load. So big, that I split it off into two pages. The first page has pictures that were taken by Cavman and a narrative that I wrote. The second page contains photo s that I took while Birol & Cavman were setting up the tent...
[link=http://www.gonecamping.net/stories/birols_tent.html]PAGE ONE[/link]
[link=http://www.gonecamping.net/stories/birols_tent_2.html]PAGE TWO[/link]
Gone-CampingOH CLIFF!! Thanks for the pictures!! Was great to see all the neat stuff Birol got and to see how happy he and his family looked!! That tent is huge! I can t wait to hear Birol s reports of camping!! The narrative was great! You and Larry are wonderful people!
Gone-Camping[:)][:D][;)]OMG. Did you ever do a great posting. Thanks sooooooo much.
I don t think that there could have been any happier or more joyful gathering of " friends" than took place during your visit with me, Birol and his family. Truly wonderful.
I m sitting here writing/typing this post with teary eyes.[:(][:(][:(] To be able to share and spread the " good" of PUT (and it s members), demonstrates how the family atmosphere is generated among the members whether near or far.
Shucks, I ve got to stop this or I ll have to get the wet vac out.
Cliff --- Thanks again for coming over and joining the fun and expecially for posting the fruits of our labors of care and friendship.[;)][;)]
Birol (when you read this) --- Go get um dude. Camping is a joy forever. See you in June.[:D][:D]
GN all.
Gone-CampingSo, Which one of you three had the most fun?[;)]
Gone-CampingYou see that smile on Birol s face? I think he did!
Gone-CampingYou guys did a wonderful thing. Thanks for posting the pics and keeping us all updated.
Gone-CampingWow, that is just great!
So Birol, you gonna make it to Bronte May 2nd? I can t give it to you but I ll let you borrow our ceramic heater for the weekend. I do have a set of camping dishes you can have though.
BTW, did all that gear fit into the van?
Tammy[:)]
Gone-CampingI already invited Birol for the May 2nd weekend and he was thinking about it hopefully they make it. I do believe that the weather may be the deciding factor for them.
Guys hope you enjoy that ice wine it is indeed very sweet but absolutely delicious.
Thanks to the generousity of some great people they are better equipped then we were the first time out [;)]. God bless you both.
And to Birol HAPPY CAMPING! [8D]
Gone-CampingWhat a neat post, and how generous and kind you guys were to help Birol with his camping needs. I know I ve said this before, and I ll say it again, but the people on this board are the best representatives of what describes true friends that there could ever be.
T
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Gone-CampingThank you for sharing your posts. You guys are wonderful and generous people.
What memories you are making for Birol and his family. Take care.
Mary Romeo
Gone-Camping
Looked like a good time.
Thanks for the pictures![:)]
Gone-CampingThe pics are great! And even Babette looked happy! You know his kids will have a blast! I said it on irv2 and I ll say it here, you guys are AWESOME!!!
and the best folks hang out here, that s for sure!
Birol, can t wait to see pics of your new adventures with the tent!
Gone-Campingokay.... fess up...who else was teary-eyed as they looked at the pics and read the narrative?
at a time when there is a threat of war, recession, and all other kinds of misery in the newspapers, this was truly heart-warming. thanks and congratulations to all.
Gone-CampingCliff & Larry.........AWESOME JOB.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Birol & gang (thumbs up)........congrats & all good luck to you!!!!!!
And whoever said " meeting someone on-line" is silly & dangerous?????
Just ask birol & his family.....................OR, take it from us, meeting Elisa (NightOwl) or Mike (campertime) or many of the other cyber-space friends here at PUT or countless other chat areas. They are all just friends we haven t met yet [:D][:D][:D]
Gone-CampingAnyone using Netscape and couldn t get the page with the pictures to load, try it again now, the page has been repaired...
Gone-CampingNice job, guys! Makes me wish I had more friends like you all![:D]
Now we have to work on getting Birol a pop-up......[;)]
Gone-CampingGreat pics guys. What y all did is just wonderfull. The look on Birol s face says it all (and his family s). It makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy inside. great job on the narrative also.
Gone-CampingYou all have done a wonderful deed and your thoughtfulness has made more than Birol proud of being a member here.
Great pictures and nice to be able to put a face to a few of the names here.
Birol
I hope your first tenting experience is a great one. We will all expect a full report.