Lost the Penguin: The Journey Remembered

02/26/2014 04:19:52 PM · #476

Yes he has his camera. I didn't know he liked porn. I would have planned a whole different weekend.

Message edited by author 2014-02-26 16:31:05.

02/26/2014 08:54:43 PM · #477

I have just decided what to do with the pouch. Every place he goes when he is here in Williamstown and the surrounding areas, something, even if it is just a receipt from a 7/11, will go in his pouch. The next person can peruse and do with as they see fit. Hopefully all will remain with him as he travels so at the end it can be included in the originally intended project as photographs or whatever. Just a thought.

Oh and by the way, he has an unusual interest in the wicker basket bunny you can see in the background.

02/27/2014 03:05:18 AM · #478

Yes, the pouch was empty. Initially,

MAK had an idea to put a USB drive.
Great idea, just don't make him too fat :-).

02/27/2014 04:08:17 AM · #479

The list, updated.

Mak England 1
paynekj England 2
Tiny UK North Wales 3
Giles_UK UK 4
SaraR England York 5
Salmiakki Finland 6
raish Norway 6A
h2 Germany 7
tome Macedonia Skopje 8
AlexKC Italy 8A
flaherma Canada Alberta 9
Enlightened Canada Ontario 10
Snaffles Canada Ontario 11
RyanW Canada Ontario 12
RAyEthier Canada Ontario 13
MarkB USA NY 14
PennyStreet USA NY 15
Techo USA NY 15A
Bear_Music USA Massachusetts 16
PennyClick USA Massachusetts 16
bohemka USA Massachusetts 17
CEJ USA Massachusetts 18
cryan USA Vermont 19
karmat USA North Carolina 20
vawendy USA Virginia 21
sempermarine USA Virginia 21A
colorcarnival USA Ohio 22
shutterpug USA Michigan 22A
MattO USA Missouri 23
ambaker USA Missouri 24
cowboy221977 USA Louisiana 25
grahamgator USA Florida 26
FourPointX USA Florida 27
spiritualspatula USA Colorado 28
Poser USA Colorado 29
smardaz USA Washington 30
sfalice USA California 31
GeneralE USA California 32
hihosilver USA California 33
Cuttooth USA Hawaii 34
StefanJSimons New Zealand 35
pamb Australia 36
Beetle Australia 37
thrumyiis Australia 37A
daisydavid Australia Sydney 38
alexlky Malaysia 39
Tiberius Hong Kong 40
Pug-H Japan 41
Harveyg Republic of South Africa, Johannesburg 42
kasaba Republic of South Africa, Gauteng Province 43
RianBotes Republic of South Africa, Gauteng Province 44
Silent-Shooter Republic of South Africa, Gauteng Province 45
Ammie Republic of South Africa, Free State Province 46
sulamk Republic of South Africa, Mpumalanga Province 47
darnok Republic of South Africa, Western Cape 48

Message edited by author 2014-03-02 14:23:07.

Leica 18-56mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario Elmar-T ASPH

02/27/2014 04:27:20 AM · #480

Here are all the pictures uploaded to the previous SugarSync shared folder. Reminder - purpose of this folder is to gather all Lost photos you have (not only what you have uploaded to DPC), for Marac to use after the journey ends.

As you can see, I moved all photos to box.com, I hope they don't kick us out like the previous host did. We have 50Gb to work with ;).

Now, I don't want to bother everyone with opening a box.com account all over again. This folder is read-only but if you would like to upload your photos here, we can manage it. For example, I can send you an email address to which you email the photos and they will get uploaded in your folder automatically. Or you can always send them to me and I will upload them :-). If you already have a Box.com account, you will receive a share invitation with read-write privileges.

In any case, ex-hosts of Lost, PM me and we will work something out. There is already a nice quantity of photos here, why not continue it.

Message edited by author 2014-02-27 04:27:48.

MAK

Leica M Monochrom

02/27/2014 05:17:17 AM · #481

Originally posted by tome:

Top man. Yes hopefully after the journey has ended we will try to market the idea and send the profit made to a charity (children's charity).
The Facebook page is not important however it seems to of upset 1 or 2 of us here about posting there (I totally understand that too) but if those users could let

tome have the shots they would like included in the final product it would be wonderful.

bohemka

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon

03/02/2014 10:31:31 AM · #482

More from Boston (I forgot my camera some days, and the battery died on others, so some of these were taken with Lost's camera)...

Upon arrival, I asked Lost what he wanted to get up to. He asked if I knew any birds. We headed over to the Emerald Necklace, a string of parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, a landscape architect also responsible for the design of NYC's Central Park, among others. Between Lost's exotic looks and tales of adventure, he received quite a bit of attention.

Edit: Hit wrong button. Will add more photos to this post. So, here...

Another nice park in the Boston area is Larz Anderson Park, which has a nice pond, some attractive pedestrian bridges and a rotunda. But we didn't get to see any of that, as I couldn't get Lost past the playground.

It wasn't all outdoor adventures, with the weather in the teens on many days. We had a few library days as well.

And then we spent some time out at Boston College.

And then on Valentine's Day we had a special dinner out at Tasty Burger, a burger joint near Fenway Park that has quickly developed a reputation. Gorgonzola Burger with bacon, a 50/50 (fries and onion rings) and a 'Gansett to wash it down. Awesome. Well, "awesome" was our definition. My wife had another definition for taking my traveling penguin friend to dinner at a burger joint for Valentine's Day. We've got a great couch, though, so all's good.

And of course, no trip to Boston would be complete without a stop at Fenway. Not exactly baseball season, but it doesn't hurt to study up on the seating chart so you know what's up when talking ticket prices on the street.

We became so used to all the snow and ice outside that we looked for things to do with ice inside, so we headed to Harvard to catch an Ivy League hockey game. Very high level of play, and wicked smaht players.

More soon...

Message edited by author 2014-03-02 10:54:34.

colorcarnival

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital

03/02/2014 01:44:33 PM · #483

Originally posted by tome:

We still need to add shutterpug somewhere - please suggest.

It would make sense to put

shutterpug after me because she is just north of Ohio :)

03/02/2014 02:20:23 PM · #484

Originally posted by colorcarnival:

Originally posted by tome:

We still need to add shutterpug somewhere - please suggest.

It would make sense to put shutterpug after me because she is just north of Ohio :)

Thanks Michelle!

Beetle

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/02/2014 03:26:19 PM · #485

I should make a new will. It needs to include taking photos of Lost on my gravestone if/when he finally gets here long after I've been and gone.

If I specify camera settings in writing, would that still count as MY photo then?

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

03/05/2014 10:01:50 AM · #486

Well I am very disappointed. I received Lost, took a few photos the first night just checking locations really, then spent the next 5 days flat on my back in bed with the flu - first time I can ever remember getting the flu - ever. And I even got a flu shot. Anyway, it would be selfish to keep him longer so I am sending him on today at noon. Look for Lost in a mailbox near you!

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

03/05/2014 10:24:07 AM · #487

Originally posted by CEJ:

I'd say keep him and take some shots. We've waiting this long, a couple of days more won't make a difference!!

03/05/2014 11:57:29 AM · #488

Just came back from the post...he is on his way.

03/05/2014 09:21:50 PM · #489

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

03/05/2014 09:43:12 PM · #490

I'm glad you made it home safely from your tour of Williamsburg with Lost. Please feel better very soon.
i do believe Lost has had his own vaccinations so when he comes to his next location,
all should be fine for him. For you? My best wishes and thanks for the stiff upper lip.
:)

03/07/2014 08:43:13 PM · #491

Message edited by author 2014-03-07 21:42:46.

bohemka

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon

03/07/2014 11:14:47 PM · #492

CEJ, I'm really sorry to hear you've been so sick. I hope you're far along on the road to recovery. I thought your previous post provided a nice segue for this one:

Lost with Paul Revere in the North End... Three if by Post

cryan

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

03/08/2014 12:29:29 PM · #493

So Lost has safely made it to Vermont. My kids were so excited to meet him. Liam especially has really bonded with Lost. He also really needed a drink after his journey to our house.

More to come...........

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

03/08/2014 12:33:01 PM · #494

I'm jealous! I enjoyed meeting you last year -- he's going to have a great time!

Ummmm... what are you feeding him for drinks? Nothing alcoholic, I hope. I don't want him to get bad habits since he's coming here shortly....

03/08/2014 12:36:52 PM · #495

Don't want him to 'get' bad habits?

He is not as naive as he looks. His favorite song is the first on the CD included.

Message edited by author 2014-03-08 12:54:21.

bohemka

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon

03/08/2014 12:41:59 PM · #496

Indeed. Get bad habits? They haven't served a single pint of beer at a Harvard hockey game since his antics.

cryan

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

03/08/2014 12:57:59 PM · #497

He came with bad habits already. All I will say is he likes Rum as well as beer.
Wendy it was great meeting all of you, I'm hoping to get up a couple of shots from that.