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Wednesday, 27 August 2014

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Running Out of Ground - Trekking to the Roof of Africa on Mt. Kilimanjaro - Part 5 - Down From the Mountain - Days Eight and Nine 

Earthly Musings [2014-08-27 01:59:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (186 visits) info

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And so, after 16 months of planning, preparing, and participating, the Mt. Kilimanjaro adventure was almost complete. Surprisingly, I did not feel a great sense of personal accomplishment. My competitive days are long in the past and wasn't about to be disappointed if my body could not handle the thin air or the rigors of mountaineering. I considered this trip to be a success based only on my acceptance to undertake it and spending quality time with good friends in exotic places. Acheiving the [...]

Running Out of Ground - Trekking to the Roof of Africa on Mt. Kilimanjaro - Part 2 - The Approach - Days One and Two 

Earthly Musings [2014-08-25 23:37:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (151 visits) info

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In spite of the inevitable delays on such a grand undertaking, we were trekking by about 4 PM on August 13. At first we walked on a 4X4 road, then a bonafide trail. Our route up the mountain would be the Lomosho Route.Near the start of the trek, we travel through carrot and potato fields.After entering the National Park, the forest is preserved and quite beautiful.One of our porters carrying eggs for the trip.Forest hiking.Colubus monkeys were quite numerous in the trees overhead. The are [...]

Running Out of Ground - Trekking to the Roof of Africa on Mt. Kilimanjaro - Part 1 - The Set-Up 

Earthly Musings [2014-08-25 20:27:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (150 visits) info

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Many of you know that I have been in Africa this August traveling with my wife Helen. We have been on safari to Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, as well as partaking in a trek with friends to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. We have just returned home and are beginning to process the myriad emotions, information, photographs, and memories. A blog posting seems too simple a venue to express all that we have experienced in these 19 days. In a word, the trek was hard but doable, especially with the [...]

[jules' pics] Camcard 

James’ Empty Blog [2010-09-16 12:24:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (12 visits) info
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Carrying one Camcard gets two people free entry to most of Cambridge's top tourist attractions. In fact it is even worse than this since one typically gets a "Oew du carry on modam" or similar courtesy from the porters as one creeps past the throng of queueing tourists. [King's College, Cambridge] -- Posted By jules to jules' pics at 9/16/2010 03:24:00
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