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Soundtrack...current day, preparation invitation today

29. Jun 2026 · Шкорпиловци, Bulgarien · 7 min read

Soundtrack...current day, preparation invitation today
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So my dears, it's just about six here and before I go swimming for the third time now, I thought I'd give you a quick update!

Because last night I had a funny battle with a horde of ants!!!
I have no idea if they tried to board Frankie in Croatia the same way!?

Fact is, via the power cable! That was crazy!
So it was so crazy that even the chemical bomb didn't "work"! Cable in water also didn't "work" and as a result, because I'd had enough, I pulled the plug for the power here last night!
Only to fight the same battle this morning after I plugged it back in!
Right now there's peace at the moment....
What did I do today?
After my morning exercise, because of pain, well, sore muscles from yesterday's tour, I thought, oh come on, just do it with flippers, you'll be relaxed, you won't have to do so much! Completely backfired! Because it was so lovely that I had to swim the two and a half kilometers back as well. And it was cold offshore wind, no waves and yes, then at 9 I sat at the computer and apart from two job applications, I also worked on my website.
I still haven't solved the problem with the health insurance and at the same time got the info that I'm being sponsored for this week, which I think is totally great! Don't know if the person wants to be named!? That's why I'm just not doing it now!
If it works, it'll come later! I can edit the texts after all!!!
Exactly, so I'm staying for a week! Have actually upgraded Frankie a bit more now with regard to the sun, which does graze her now and then, and have been kept busy again and again by very lovely people around me!
So apart from the fact that "Markus" is called Jörg and "Claudia" Carmen, those two left today! So farewell round!
At the same time, two other Germans who are standing diagonally from me here, did a yoga session here this morning! I found that very funny!
Here in my corner at the back. They asked me beforehand!
I thought I could just keep doing what I always do...
Nope! He came over at some point asking if I could turn off the music, since they're now going to rest here for another fifteen minutes or so with "kling-klang-klong," "ching-chang-chong" and "ding-e-long"
Of course I did and of course had to adjust my form of daily routine a bit again! Whatever, my bike repair, which I also completed yesterday, well the front wheel of my mountain bike tore right at the transition from the valve to the tube, didn't work! Even though I made the greatest effort... with heat and everything beforehand. Then I got a tube pressed into my hand, from the operator here, so I tried it out. That one was broken too! But he wanted five euros for it! So I brought it back! He says, yeah if it's broken, then you can keep it and repair it! So I repaired it! Being patient as I am, I also left it lying outside until everything really worked with the vulcanization at the temperatures here, I thought! So put it in... just went out, it's flat! LAUGH
Exactly, so I have a really really lucky hand at repairing right now!
Should probably just leave it! It's way too hot anyway! We're having a heat wave right now! Burned my feet when I wanted to just quickly go down to the beach earlier, as a break so to speak!
So I'll cream my soles tonight when I go to bed, so they'll be fit again tomorrow! And everything that goes toward the beach after 10 o'clock, only with flip-flops now, not that I didn't know that! LEARNING
On the other hand, as I said, back here in the shade, in the little forest, you'll get the pictures in a moment, it's not so hot! Unless the sun blazes on Frankie! And I'll check live now... 35 degrees in Frankie and for the conditions we had before in Maslarevo and Veliko, that's relaxed!
So almost ten degrees less and there's a little breeze here!
What else is there to report?
I showered today!
I last shaved on Thursday! Today is Monday!
You can imagine... I've taken off the dreadlocks now and actually showered too. Independent of the sea... so just a round of clean, with a bit of soap... doesn't smell so strong anymore either...LAUGH...
What else happened?
I got half a kilo of cherries from my new neighbors. They're here with their son who speaks a bit of English. All three totally nice too!
And Denni is called Ennis and is a firefighter! And after I was so exhausted last evening and didn't want to sit with them anymore either, a delegation of four men and one woman just came by to invite me!
And the woman speaks German. Totally crazy!
She just returned from Germany, did her doctorate in Bulgaria, is a doctor and somehow completed two special training areas in Germany and lives in Varna! And she's the daughter of the oldest firefighter! Yes, they're all firefighters and really funny!
And I hope that Dennis makes some of his photos available to me so I can share them with you!
They are, this much I can tell you in advance, all GDR equipment! And the Trabant he showed me, so I looked at the whole history of the build yesterday, I think it's technically better than those that came out of the factory in Zwickau back then!
In any case, it looks incredibly beautiful. Model won't be revealed!
Exactly and because they're all firefighters, I contacted Lu and asked him to send over some of his world championship photos, also pick out a bit about his German championships and such, because the guys really celebrate that kind of thing! I'm happy to be able to give them joy!
And now I'm indirectly "forcing" Lu to let his story run through his head in those moments and hope and wish for him that he has lots and lots of beautiful memories associated with it! thanks Lu for searching them out!
Exactly, I worked on the website. Tried to bring it up to date and beyond that upload posts, pictures and other things. That didn't work! So partly just because there's still some fiddly stuff in the back end. André knows about it!
I'll be happy if he finds the time to take care of it.
And what else did I do?
Got two "pitch-decks" with the request to review and evaluate whether I have the possibility to acquire investors or angels or classic investment companies for the two products. That would mean that maybe I simply won't need a permanent job in the next half year or year.
Cost me a bit of time, a bit of brainpower and a bit of Kilian and a bit of research! I finished it and already transmitted it in the hope that it will cause the addressee to deal with it again and perhaps enter into an exchange with me.
What am I doing now? I'm now going to shoot the pictures of Frankie for you, the way it looks and stands here now, and then go down to the beach and let myself fall into the sea! Because simply a bit more sea is more! Cool down and then start into the evening.
Still considering what I can bring this funny group, which, as I believe, if I got it right, consists of four families with six children, something nice for dinner tonight.
I'm actually bombed out and on the other hand maybe somehow something to snack on from nuts and honey and sesame and a bit of rosemary... doesn't sound so bad at first!
I'll make something out of it...
I wish all of you, who are probably still working, don't know again what time it is for you... I always get confused with the time... so for you it's 4:30 PM, so those who are still working, I wish you a magnificent start into the evening, no idea how warm it is for you now, it was supposed to get colder today somehow, I heard yesterday, and for those who are already off work, enjoy your evening!
I wish you all a peaceful and cheerful evening! Big, fat grin on your face, so one more smile and magical moments!
Big fat hug goes out to ALL of you.... see you then

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