Friends, new and old

One of the best parts of any mission trip is the making of new friends and renewing previous relationships.
Chris attempting to "steal" one of Lejos' bikes.
Chris posing with Lejos' Honda sport's car.
Chris on top of Cabana Ciucas Peak looking over the Carpathian Mountain range.
Chris and the communications tower on Cabana Ciucas Peak.
Chris on Cabana Ciucas Peak.
Chris and Sasha (one of the Stephen's House "boys").
Goldie (Otto and Elizabeth's dog) with perennial stuffed toy.
Elizabeth with Goldie.
After completing the fence, on the evening of the last day we were there, Joe took us off-roading up to the top of Cabana Ciucas Peak.
Joe, Ben (background), one of Ben's friends, Chris, Alys, Ralph (hiding), and another of Ben's friends.
Take two.
Ralph, Lejos, and Chris in Bran sampling some of the food.
Ralph, Slava (the Stephen's House "dad"), Lejos, and Chris taking a break from staining.
Ralph and Joe on Cabana Ciucas Peak.
Elizabeth fed us a delicious lunch on several occassions. Here is "Jessica", Ralph, Otto, and Elizabeth.
Lejos and Ralph in the Carpathian mountains south of Bran.
Lejos and Ralph after Sunday brunch - unfortunately we could only pose with the motorcycles - they weren't ours.
Lejos and Ralph.
Lejos, Chris, Slava, Sasha, and Alys.
Naomi (Lejos' wife)
Otto, Elizabeth, Alys, Ralph, and Lejos at Sunday brunch at Il Rifugio.
Ralph with a traditional Romanian Pig Knuckle for dinner.
Ralph and Ben
Ralph and Lejos looking at the bikes. Lejos is the president of a local Christian Motorcycle Club, and has (at least) two bikes - a cruiser and a "crotch rocket".
Ralph and Lejos debating whether they should take one for a ride.
Ralph and Lejos enjoying ribs for Sunday brunch at Il Rifugio.
Call us anything, but don't call us late for dinner.
Ralph, Yennu, Joe, and Otto. Yennu (aka "Oscar") is the main engineer and construction guy for the fence.
Ralph, Yennu, Joe, and Otto, take two.
Yennu, Chris, Joe, and Otto.
Yennu, Chris, Joe, and Otto, take two.
Yennu, Joe, and Otto.
Yennu, Joe, Otto, and Goldie