Today we climbed the Barranco Wall. We could see the wall from camp and the trail that was going straight up the wall. Our guide told us the day before that the trail was steep, so at that point I was expecting vertical. We didn’t use poles today, since we needed our hands to climb…
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Kilimanjaro: Day 3 – Shira Camp to Barranco Camp
Day 3 is the hike to Lava Tower. Today we climbed high and slept low to better acclimate ourselves. The lava tower is at 15,190 ft and Barranco Camp is at 13,044 ft. The information tells us to watch out for signs of altitude sickness today (we found them). The hike was fairly easy and…
Kilimanjaro: Day 2 – Machame Camp to Shira Camp
Day 2 starts for me with the same headache and nausea and clouds. We get to breakfast and it’s toast, porridge (like brown grits), and some form of eggs. The hike starts up rocky slopes. The hike was definitely more challenging today, but beautiful! The scenery changes as we move out of the rainforest into…
Kilimanjaro: Day 1 – Machame Gate to Machame Camp
The actual trip to get to Moshi took about three days. One day’s drive to New Jersey (Friday), Saturday from New York to Istanbul, Sunday toured Istanbul, and Monday get to Moshi. By the time we get to our hotel, we are pretty tired and jet lagged. We have the day to recover, which we…
Istanbul Layover
With a 13 hour layover in Istanbul, it was pretty obvious that we needed to see as much of the city as possible. We planned very carefully the places to see in such a short amount of time. We had three different printouts of descriptions. What we didn’t have was a map, or any information…
New Jersey
Our trip began with a stop in New Jersey. First, was a visit with Andy’s grandmother and aunt near the Jersey shore. Then, we went to Bradley Beach and saw his grandparent’s old house, where his father lived, and walked along the beach. Last stop was his Aunt Sue’s house, where we also left the…
Pole Pole
Pole pole (slowly, slowly) is exactly how we made it to the top. 7 days of adventure, challenging and exciting. Glad to be done camping. More to come later….
Kilimanjaro Weather Report
In 12 days we will be boarding a plane to Tanzania. While getting all of our final preparations done, I looked around to find the local forecast. I happened to find a detailed forecast for the top of Kilimanjaro. We’ll be keeping our eye on this in the hopes that we might see the snows…
Sayulita, Mexico
Thank you Peter and Carolyn for getting married in such a beautiful setting! We just got back from Andy’s cousin’s wedding in Sayulita, Mexico. Four days in an amazing house right up the hill (mountain) from the beach. Great food, music, ocean, people, wedding, and times. Here are some of the highlights of our trip.
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