.. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!!

so, like i said, me and Undu went out to test the signature items, the snails!!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

our destination this time was Põlvamaa. this is actually the place where Undu’s parents live. well, most of the time, because apparently last week they had just left for vacation. so, we did not meet them. but we went to some fun places with towers and took some fotografs. also we found some geocaches in fun places! but i can’t tell you where exactly – it’s a bit of a mystery really. because they are geoCACHES, u know! so, the fotografs are from nice places nearby. quite near in fact.. but, i cannot tell you more!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

so, to this first place, we had to take a little walk. it was Undu who took the walk. i was running, mostly. so, that’s why you can’t see me on this fotograf – i was already gone, hehe!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

but i have to tell u, i got a little distracted by a patch of wild strawberries. in fact, i got quite a lot distracted. so, Undu almost beat me to the tower. because that was where we were going. you can see, it was really neck and neck at the towertop!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

huuh, a little break to take back a few breaths after this loooong ladder. also for Undu because of his sheep costume. it was quite hot outside, u know.

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

and here, a group fotograf, hehe :) well, enjoying the view from the tower. look at these fun trees! it seems to me that these trees may have participated in running marathon or something like that. and it must have been real bad headwind!!

so, after enjoying the view we also had to find the cache! here’s me and Undu scanning the area for possible geocache hideouts:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

(and i can secretly tell u that we found it!) so, this was the place with the tower. but we also went to some other fun places. like this one, with even bigger tower and a large of bog behind it:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

u can see from Undu’s face that he is not so much fond of these heights, i’m afraid. luckily, the next place was not so high. in fact, it was more like a hole in the ground! with an extremely round waterbed – as it turns out, it’s a meteorite crater – very mysterious, if u ask me!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

as u can see, not so many fotografs from these other places. it’s because we were running low on the battery and had to save some just in case something really fun happened. for example this one over here – a giraffe shadow in the mysterious meteorite crater water!! look!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes geocaching with Undu

i didn’t know that giraffe shadows also live in meteorite craters! well, guess what, not too many fotografs of caches or snails! but you can go geocaching too and collect them :) so, let me know what fun places u have been lately? have fun and cu l8r!

August 31, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , , , | View Comments

.. where Ikea introduces: Snails!

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

Guess what? I now have a new singnature item!! and it is not a giraffe, it’s SNAILs!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea introduces: Snails!

(well, that last one is not a snail, it is a mini geocoin with a cow on it, very nice!) normally, i would have taken giraffes as a singnature item, u know, but giraffes are really not so easy to find! especially here, in Estland. in fact, there is rarely ANY giraffes here at all (besides me) and even then, most of them live with us, in Kadriorg! which basically means that they don’t really have small giraffe figures available, i’m afraid. so, instead, my new signature items are SNAILs!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea introduces: Snails!

Signature items is something u put in every (most) caches that u find, when u go geocaching. me and my friends, we go geocaching quite often in fact, so it is great to have a signature item. that way everyone can see that u have been there. although, someone else can take it with them as well. so it really gets a bit complicated for a giraffe, like me. but it is good to have one. and i have SNAILs!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea introduces: Snails!

i know some fellow Estonian geocachers have LADYBUGs. they are really nice. but snails are quite fun too. i have some snail pals on twitter, so i know they are fun. although the signature items are just snail figures. they are not real snails, like the ones on twitter. this week in fact we have a plan to go geocaching with Undu. so we can test out these fun snails, jei! so i guess i’d better go packing right away. until then, let me know if u have a signature item and what it is! have fun and cu l8r!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea introduces: Snails!

August 24, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , , , | View Comments

.. where Ikea solves a mystery!

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

i don’t know if u have noticed, but quite often when im about to go and do something fun, Undu has dissappeared somewhere? so, i decided to put a “tail” on him – me! (although, in fact he already has a tail, like all wolves – so in case it is confusing, i tried to observe him very closely).

i must say, Undu really was not all that suspicious most of the morning, u know. he went about his usual chores of drinking milk, looking at the cow, cleaning out his pocket and sharpening claws. although i must say, he did sharpening claws twice! so, when i think about it now, it does seem a bit more suspicious than usual.. and then of course, it was quite obvious when he did not join me, teddies and Angel in playing yatzy! so, still playing, i kept a close watch on him from the corner of my eye! – i have quite big eyes, u know, i can keep an eye on lots of things! and, sure enough, suddenly Undu had sneaked out of the door! i excused myself and started to follow!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea solves a mystery!

luckily undu did not go very fast. probably because of two things – he had now his sheep hat on (!!!) and also it was very very very hot! but it was good pace actually for sneaking (one of my favorite things to do also). we did not go to far really, and by the time we got there i had already solved the mystery – Undu was about to go SHEEPING! and he did! here’s a fotograf for you to see also (note the sheep on the background):

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea solves a mystery!

mystery solved! u must be curious to find out what ‘sheeping’ is? it is quite simple, really. it is when you go and mingle into a flock of sheep, dressed as a sheep, so that they don’t find out you are not a sheep! it’s actually one of Undu’s favorite things to do, as i found out! but he never takes friends – and it’s quite obvious why – we don’t have the sheep costumes!

but, it does seem a lot like a fun thing to do. maybe i will try to get a sheep costume for myself from somewhere? perhaps my friend Shaun can help – i will try to find out. Until then – let me know what fun’s been happening in your flock of sheep, hehe! have fun and cu l8r!

August 17, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , , | View Comments

.. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

how are you all doing? im doing gr8! just came back from a little travelling in Hiiumaa. apparently, Hiiumaa is an island (similar to Madagascar, but much smaller) so everywhere we went it was sea around! in fact, you have to take a boat to get there. this was the boat that we were supposed to take:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

but it seems like that one is more for cars, not as much for giraffes. but it was quite fun, with nice sun outside and wind blowing in the face!

as it turns out, there are many islands besides Hiiumaa. so, first we went to see, if we can help to build a bridge to the largest one, Saaremaa. apparently, there was this one guy that wanted to build this bridge already, named Leiger. he, however, is now really busy being a bronze statue and the bridge is still unfinished somehow… so, at here’s me rolling a stone towards the end of Tirbi säär:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

so that’s about 800 meters to go still. but finally..

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

.. i’m there! so, this is where the bridge works is at this moment. so, if you are travelling here any time soon, please bring some stones as well!
after such big roadworks, we went to a sauna on the sea! i did not go to the sauna myself, but i was listening to the radio:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

great fun, because we had to take a small boat to get here and back! so, that was pretty much all for day one.

like i said, you could not go anywhere on this island without ending up in the sea. so, for the second day, we went to the sea first, to get that out of the way.

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

not too much sun outside, but A LOT of wind!! wohooo, and the WAVES!!! i have to say, i did not go to swim. giraffes, like me – are not really good swimmers u know. maybe i will take up swimming one day, but not with these INCREDIBLE waves! but it was great fun watching! in fact, i had to run away from this spot that i was sitting many times because sometimes the waves came chasing me all the way up there!

so, later on, we climbed up this 3rd oldest working lighthouse in the world, with really nice tall steps:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

in fact, the steps were a little bit over my head, when i was standing up..

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

..but eventually, i managed to get up there, jei! and guess what was there besides nice view? the WIND! wohoo, the same wind that had built up those monster waves had come along and climbed up the wall instead of taking stairs. how so clever indeed. so, here’s couple of fotografs from the lighthouse:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

what an interesting small man looking up, don’t you think? i think his name was Ants, because that’s what the kids were saying at the tower… (u know they were saying something like – “hey, these people look exacly like Ants”)

so, that’s pretty much it! well of course then we went geocaching :) and also hide one new cache right in the middle of Kärdla (but that’s a secret for now, so i can’t show you any fotografs of that) 8-)

what about you? have you been travelling to any islands lately? let me know! have fun and cu l8r!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea travels in Hiiumaa

August 10, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , , , , , | View Comments

.. where Ikea gets stuck on a boardwalk with Undu

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

u know what, it is still very very hot outside. in fact it is also hot inside! that’s why i will keep it very short today too. so we can go play beach volleyball with the teddies and Angel. Undu can’t play because of his sheep costume, i’m afraid, hehe.

so, what happened is that me, Undu and my friend Sipsik i went to this place called Luhasoo (a bog really). but u don’t have to walk in the mud, there is a a very nice hiking trail made of wooden boards that circle around the lakes in the middle. so, here’s me and Undu walking:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea gets stuck on a boardwalk with Undu

but apparently mr Busy Beaver had been working on the water levels, so right after we had this photograph taken, we got stuck somehow. as u can see from the pic now also, there is only water a bit further away. so, we had to go back instead of forward. of course, the best thing is that it was actually the wrong way, as we found out later! hehe! so, have to go now, but tell me if you have been getting stuck in a bog lately! thanks for stopping and cu l8r! have fun :)

August 3, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , , | View Comments

.. where Ikea did not travel to

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!
and u know what – it is still very very warm and seems like most of the interenet in the countryside has melted or something. it’s sort of a mystery, but Undu tells me it is because of the Thunder. well, i know one thing – i have been really really busy and i don’t have much time for a long story today. so i will only post one photograph of this funny man that i found. he is really a road-sign in real life, im afraid, for one city that i did not travel to! although, i heard there were lots of things happening also. so, have fun for now and cu l8er!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea did not travel to

July 27, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , | View Comments

.. where Ikea is mowing lawn on a tractor

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

wohoo! lawn-mowing is great fun u know! because that’s exactly what i was doing last week! and, because of the very very very very nice warm weather (it’s been like 30*C EVERY DAY last two weeks!!!) i have been extremely busy outside. in fact, i barely have time to take fotografs! (or post them.) but here comes:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is mowing lawn on a tractor

a bit hard to see from behind the wheel, don’t you think, hehe! but actually not so bad. for example, i saw the puppies very well in advance, look:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is mowing lawn on a tractor

and here’s another one!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is mowing lawn on a tractor

and here’s one chasing me, hehe! (and yes, they are the same puppies i was visiting the other day with the rain.)

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is mowing lawn on a tractor

i have to say i have not heard of any other giraffes mowing lawn with a tractor before, have you? but it is very much fun as you can go pretty fast and have to have your eyes opne for puppies. it is good that i have great big eyes, u know.

what about you, have you been mowing with a tractor lately? let me know your fun doings in comments! have fun and cu l8r!

ooh, almost forgot!! ikea4fun is now in Riga, Latvia! that’s just great thing.

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is mowing lawn on a tractor

July 20, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , | View Comments

.. where Ikea goes wild-strawberry-hunting with Saab och Volvo

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

Apparently, there is this other thing better than strawberries – you’re right – wild strawberries! so, with a little planning, we successfully excecuted this idea from couple of weeks back. unfortunately Undu wasn’t there because we could not find him as we set out for the expedition. actually, nobody knows where he was during that time. although i think he was sheeping…

so then, it was up to me and teddies. we set out to explore the wilderness with Volvo in charge:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

as i turns out, they have a pretty good nose for wild strawberries! also i found out that wild strawberries are teddies’ number three favorite berries. number two being cowberries and number one – blueberries! well, that’s quite obvious really, just look at their face, hehe. but i have to say, Volvo and Saab eat pretty much everything. like paper for example!
in fact, even on our way i already spotted some, like here for example:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

so, before the teddies could find out, i quickly grabbed..

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

.. and wohoo, it tasted well! :)

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

so, in no time we managed to hunt down a great spot of wild stawberries! in the fotograf u can see everyone concentrating on this little game we invented in the process. it is called “fun foraging” and it’s very simple – to find and eat as much berries as possible in least amount of time. it is great fun, quite recommended! here’s some fotografs of teddies playing:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

->> Volvo jostling his way to the catch..

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

->> Saab about 1 second before the little red treats are no more.. (u can see Volvo just behind him in the grass!)

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

->> Volvo now posing for the camera. just for a second really!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

->> and here’s everybody sunbathing, totally loaded with strawberries i’m afraid!

it was in fact quite hard to move after such intense and fun game that we had. i think i even stretched my neck a little (it’s ok by now). apparently, Volvo won the game. we agreed with the teddies to have a followup for the hunt soon too. they suggested to go for the blueberries this time and i agreed. im not such great fan of blueberries myself, but i think it will be fun to see Volvo and Saab playing fun foraging again, hehe! what about you, have u played fun foraging? perhaps you have a different name for it – let me know! have fun and cu l8r!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea goes wild strawberry hunting with Saab och Volvo

July 13, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , , , , , | View Comments

miracle just happened!

Hello there! It’s me, Ikea!

you won’t believe what happened!! we got a package from German Post today!!!!! this was great news, because if you remember i was telling you that me and my friend Sipsik were looking for more Giraffes not long ago. i have to tell u that we had been waiting for 2 months for the Giraffes to arrive that had been sent in March, from Germany. and by then we were pretty sure they were all lost and almost ready to accept that we might not see them again. because, even if you are giraffe, it takes much less then two months to get from Germany to Estonia, i can tell you that. but now, three and half months later – this news!!! so, right away we went to the post office to get the package!

Ikea the Giraffe in miracle just happened!

apparently, there was another bag inside the package..

Ikea the Giraffe in miracle just happened!

.. and inside the bag – OLAFS!!!!!!

Ikea the Giraffe in miracle just happened!

how great is that!?!?! i can tell you – it is AWESOME! this is best news that can happen! [still, if u spot more Olafs anywhere in the world, please do tell me because i'm not sure how long these guys will stay here - will ask later] happy, happy, happy!!

Ikea the Giraffe in miracle just happened!

apparently, also a cow came along, hehe! her name is Eddy. a male name, don’t you think? :) but despite the long journey, everybody looks quite fresh too. so far i have found out that until starting their travel they lived in a store called vis-shop.de [no more Olafs there i'm afraid, but u can meet more Eddies and lots of Bonos] and they brought Eddy along for security reasons (she’s got horns, u know).

wohoo! did i tell u already how good this news is? i did, yes, of course. anyways, i will go and have Giraffes meet the rest of my friends here in the house and online. so cu l8r and have fun!!

Ikea the Giraffe in miracle just happened!

July 6, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , , , , , , | View Comments

.. where Ikea is having lots of fun :)

Hello there! It’s me Ikea!
well, it’s not the blog mystery that’s so fun as u might think. and i have to tell u it is quite mysterious and it might not be over yet! i have to keep an eye on Angel, he’s my prime suspect right now.. but, it has been quite a lot of fun happening other than blog mystery. for example, i was watching football!! not that i haven’t watched football before, but it was the oranges who played and won, jei!! here’s me and undu watching:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is having lots of fun :)

another fun thing i discovered is that with the twitter. for example if u use #NED there is a little flag of Netherlands! and when u use #worldcup then u can see a little ball!! very nice! check it out!

but also, i was busy with some other fun things. for example, this other day i discovered this very long road:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is having lots of fun :)

it goes right into the sea, i’m afraid. with all this sun outside, of course i could not resist to do some sunbathing, hehe!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is having lots of fun :)

then, last weekend i was doing bag-hopping-on-a-stone! have u tried it? it looks pretty much like this:

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is having lots of fun :)

it is very good fun and a little scary. especially if u are a giraffe, like me! u can do it on your own, but it usually helps if u have someone helping with the bag. because it CAN be a little heavy. u know, if there are books also inside the bag, for example. or other things.

also, u can do bag-hopping not only on stones, but pretty much everywhere u go. u know, it can get you very nice places! for example i got to this very very very nice place with all the wild strawberries!!!!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is having lots of fun :)

wohooo, i think wild strawberries are climbing right up into my top 100 best things to eat chart!! in fact, i am contemplating putting together an expedition to go wild strawberry-hunting in very near future. i know the teddies are in, not sure about undu. he’s not so much into vegetables, u know! but i have to convince him, he knows these woods and meadows inside out. also, he always has some fun story to tell!

so what’s up in your neck of woods? any wild strawberries by chance? let me know and cu l8r!!

Ikea the Giraffe in .. where Ikea is having lots of fun :)

June 29, 2010 | Ikea | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | View Comments
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