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Reply #1590 on: August 15, 2021, 07:25:36 AM
Couple more shots from lockdown, Swiss Champ




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Reply #1591 on: August 20, 2021, 11:58:34 PM
Thanks for the support guys, you two gentlemen (and the third gentleman that send me a pm) are awesome, and the kind words and support really helped me in dealing with this situation.

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I'll try to post some pics here again in the near future, I have to do something to take my mind off things.


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Reply #1592 on: August 21, 2021, 01:09:12 AM
:hatsoff: no hurry mate we know you’ve a lot going on


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Reply #1593 on: August 23, 2021, 09:09:53 PM
We had the privilege to spend a few days on the istrian coast. Snorkeling for hours
and make meaningless art like this ...

... I carved this friendly guy out of a piece of olive wood.


... Junior sorted the pine cones ...


Evening mood with my ultralight holiday knife


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Reply #1594 on: August 24, 2021, 12:07:36 AM
Beautiful pics Peter  :like:.

And I love the artwork you guys made, very creative  :tu:.

Thanks for sharing your pics here,  I really appreciate it my friend  :salute:.


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Reply #1595 on: August 29, 2021, 06:24:43 PM
Thanks Eric. Applause is balm for the soul of the artist ...  :hatsoff:

Here in Switzerland it's rainy again. . In the last three months I had exactly two days off without rain in Switzerland. I really like rainy days, but a few sunny days wouldn't be that bad either, anyway.
Today we just walked around in our Winterthur city forest for 5 hours and hardly bumped a person. It felt good. Just a few pics.


Our secret forest place is a bit swampy, but it still exists.






Hooray, a dry hut for a break




The heron is waiting for a fish...






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Reply #1596 on: September 02, 2021, 11:25:51 PM
Today we enjoyed the sunset on our city hill.
(Bäumli, Goldenberg, Winterthur, Switzerland)







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Reply #1597 on: September 03, 2021, 12:52:40 AM
Lovely pics Sneider :like:


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Reply #1598 on: September 05, 2021, 09:55:10 PM
Thank you, Echotech!

The other day after work, near Urnäsch, Switzerland

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Reply #1599 on: September 06, 2021, 08:52:07 AM
Beautiful pictures Peter  :o.

My apologies for my late reply, please know that it's not because I don't reply immediately, that I don't like the pics (hope I explained it correctly).

Because I do enjoy them very much, and every time I see our little topic pop-up, it's the first thing I check.

I've been hiking a lot these past weeks, it helps to get away from stuff.  Nothing fancy, all hikes are done very close to home.  Even though I don't focus on taking pictures like I used to, I do take a pic occasionally, but I just haven't found the time to post them here.

Anyway, thanks for sharing your beautiful pics here my friend, I really appreciate them :salute:.


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Reply #1600 on: September 06, 2021, 10:33:39 PM
Thanks Eric, nothing to apologize for.
I myself sometimes don't stop by here for days, but I always like to come back!

Unfortunately, I am not good at writing, and I find it difficult to find the right words.
I prefer to let pictures speak - if I have any.
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Reply #1601 on: September 08, 2021, 06:59:11 AM
In memory of Sherlock Holmes who died here near Meiringen Switzerland...

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Reply #1602 on: September 08, 2021, 09:08:21 AM
In memory of Sherlock Holmes who died here near Meiringen Switzerland...

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Meiringen  :dd:

So many beautiful memories...

Went there during our 2016 trip to Switzerland, best vacation ever.  And it was there that I found my Victorinox Swisschamp XL, brand-new (well, actually it was Misses TG-24 who noticed the "old style" Victorinox box behind the counter).

And in the same shop I got two Snow Rangers and one Blaze Rangers, and my Mike Horn Souvenir.

As I mentioned many times before,  even in this very topic  ::).

I can't help it, our vacation to Switzerland was one of the best moments of my life, so many beautiful places we've visited, and so many beautiful (and rare) SAKs I've bought in only 7 days...

Good times  :dd:.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful pic mate, brings back a lot of great memories  :salute:.


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Reply #1603 on: September 09, 2021, 08:51:50 PM
Hey Eric, You seem to have really enjoyed your trip to Switzerland!
Every time I stop by Bühler I have to remember that my belgian forum friend was also here...

I have been coming to Meiringen with my wife for 21 years.
This is usually our "base camp" for excursions in and around Lake Brienz as well as mountain trips and crystal searches around the Grimsel Pass.

Last weekend we made a short walk by the lake "Räterichsbodensee".
The water is gray from powdered rock that was abraded by the glacier.
Here you can easy find a bay with a sandy beach to yourself!  ;)





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Reply #1604 on: September 10, 2021, 07:40:57 AM
Stunning photos Sneider :like:

Managed to get out for a proper bush walk today, first in months due to lockdown




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Reply #1605 on: September 10, 2021, 05:17:55 PM
Thank you, also cool pics, Echotech.
Nice little water dragon, I only know them from terrariums.  :o
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Reply #1606 on: September 11, 2021, 01:35:03 AM
Thanks Sneider, I had to sneak up on it. That’s just a little one, some of them are massive


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Reply #1607 on: September 11, 2021, 02:39:23 AM
This is the first time I have looked in on this thread. These are wonderful photos. I must explore this thread fully to see the other photos you gentlemen have shared  :hatsoff:


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Reply #1608 on: September 12, 2021, 06:14:43 PM
Beautiful pics Peter and John, thanks for sharing them here my friends :tu:.

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How are you liking that Free T4 John?

I think it's a weird one to explain.  It's a lot bulkier than a SAK with the same tools.  And don't get me started on how much more expensive it is.

It's bulky, boxy, and at the same time so much fun to handle, like I said, weird...

But I love mine  ;).


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Reply #1609 on: September 12, 2021, 06:32:13 PM
And that water dragon... If those come in massive size as well, I'm suddenly a bit less sad that I live in boring little Belgium 😁.


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Reply #1610 on: September 12, 2021, 06:36:04 PM
This is the first time I have looked in on this thread. These are wonderful photos. I must explore this thread fully to see the other photos you gentlemen have shared  :hatsoff:

Welcome Adam,

Do take your time to go through this topic, it's not the most popular or famous one, but it does have a couple of great friends from all over the world posting evenly great pics  :tu:.

Enjoy and feel free to post some pics yourself, we love to see pics of new places here  :salute:.

Greetings from Belgium,

Eric


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Reply #1611 on: September 12, 2021, 06:48:12 PM
Talking about posting pics...

Due to circumstances, it's been a while since I posted some pics here myself.  I've done quite some hiking the past weeks, but only occasionally took a pic.

But I finally sorted out my pics and uploaded them to my Imgur account, so I'll start by posting the oldest ones now.

We went on a trip with a railbike, you ride down an old railtrack that was used by the German Army during World War I, to get ammo and supplies by train to and from a base and a local small airfield.

Outside the base (that became a Belgian Army base, after the war) there's a Leopard Tank, that I thought looked cool for some pics.







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Reply #1612 on: September 12, 2021, 07:11:36 PM
Hello Adam, have fun looking through this thread.  :salute:



Cool pics of the iron kitten (leopard), Eric.  :like:
If I understand that correctly, you have more pictures, I'm looking forward to it! 
:popcorn:



Last weekend we walked above Meiringen. There is a marble run path. You get a wooden ball and start walking. Local craft companies tinkered along the hiking trail along marble runs in the area, some of them quite large. The whole thing lasted about three hours and not only the children had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I didn't take really good photos, but I'll show them anyway.







Lots of signs and a knife somewhere...
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Reply #1613 on: September 12, 2021, 08:36:52 PM
Hey Peter,

That marble run concept is awesome  :2tu:. And your pics of it are great my friend  :tu:.

And that scenery, breathtaking  :drool:.

Thanks for sharing your pics here mate, and yes, I've got more pics to come (but nothing even remotely as impressive as yours  ::)).

 


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Reply #1614 on: September 12, 2021, 08:57:37 PM
Here are a couple of pics of a small local patch of heath (Heide in Dutch) vegetation.

It's only a small piece of heath, but it's very close to home and one of the places we (Misses TG-24, our little girl Caitlin and yours truly) go to find some peace and quiet...













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Reply #1615 on: September 12, 2021, 09:40:42 PM
And some pics from my Garmin Instinct Solar Tactical at the same location.

I've been using this watch during our hikes for about 2 months now, and it took a while to get the hang of it, but best way to learn how to use something is simply by using it...





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Reply #1616 on: September 13, 2021, 11:32:40 AM
Beautiful pics Peter and John, thanks for sharing them here my friends :tu:.

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How are you liking that Free T4 John?

I think it's a weird one to explain.  It's a lot bulkier than a SAK with the same tools.  And don't get me started on how much more expensive it is.

It's bulky, boxy, and at the same time so much fun to handle, like I said, weird...

But I love mine  ;).
:iagree: thanks Eric
Totally agree with your take on the T4 and like you I love it too, so nicely made, really like the magnet closure, the locking tools, the extra thickness of the tools, the feel in the hand etc. First SAK like tool I’ve felt that about, although I like my Gerber Armbar too, another nicely thought out tool. I’m doing 15 days with each in the SAKalike challenge at the moment

P4 is on the want list but too damn expensive :ahhh

Very nice photos yourself mate :like:


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Reply #1617 on: September 13, 2021, 11:34:15 AM
And that water dragon... If those come in massive size as well, I'm suddenly a bit less sad that I live in boring little Belgium .
:rofl: :) that’s just a little one some of them are huge, have to weigh 20kg or more I’d guess. They’re not scared of humans but also pretty placid


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Reply #1618 on: September 14, 2021, 08:35:33 PM
:rofl: :) that’s just a little one some of them are huge, have to weigh 20kg or more I’d guess. They’re not scared of humans but also pretty placid

At 20kg, "pretty placid" still isn't really comforting in my "Belgian fauna and flora spoiled" mind  :dwts:.

 :D


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Reply #1619 on: September 14, 2021, 08:49:24 PM
Time for another pic...

In the background you can see the beautiful scenery of the parking lot behind the Aldi warehouse in my home town  8).

Taken while Misses TG-24 was inside buying groceries, and yours truly rather stayed in the car, listening to some music, taking a pic from one of his favorite EDC tools, the BO Charge +.



I know, I know... stunning right?  :o



 

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