Dr Murks sends old man to the West

An old man goes first time to the west. And during his life he has been traveling almost everywhere in former Soviet Countries. Hiking in the mountains, deserts... Skying over the hills and lakes, boating on the rivers. So fun to read the old diaries by the hiking-groups. Even Dr Murks remembers him coming home all over hairy and sunburned bringing weird stones and snail-shells, once he even brought us a scorpion that we kept long time in a 3 liter bin and Jaan was skilled caching living flies for it. In the end when the scorpion got dead we made a nice coffin for it out of matchbox. And once the man brought turtles from the desert. They lived in a special small fold in our garden but their destiny was not the brightest one - better not write it here. It really seems that the old man is to blame for Dr Murks interest in foreign countries, in places far away, in hiking, in nature, in...
The old man has always dreamed of going to the western countries. To see the difference of the nature, of culture, of places. But there have always been distractions on the way. His knees reminded the cold nights spent in a tent during his youth and did not let him make long walking trips anymore, specially on the mountains.. There was that and this and years went by. But tomorrow he will make it. He will make his first steps in central and western Europe. Hope he will bring some weird souvenirs as he is used to. This will be a surprise..
Have a nice trip, dear father! Take care of yourself!