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Photo of the Week – Approaching Stella Point in Kilimanjaro
More Details: Photo of the Week – Approaching Stella Point in KilimanjaroYou may have already tracked my hike of Mt. Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route through my prior posts (if not, you may want to check them out starting with Day 1!). One of the most spectacular moments in the climb of the roof of Africa is the approach to Stella Point. See, Stella Point is…
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Reaching Kilimanjaro’s Summit | Kilimanjaro Day 6
More Details: Reaching Kilimanjaro’s Summit | Kilimanjaro Day 6Here we go, the BIG day. Day 6 of the Mount Kilimanjaro climb! The day we hope to reach and pass Stella Point on the rim of Mount Kilimanjaro to get to Uhuru Peak, the highest point of the mountain – the highest point in Africa!!! Or, I should say, the day we attempt to reach and…
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Photo of the Week – New for the Blog!
More Details: Photo of the Week – New for the Blog!A new add-on to the blog… I have so many pictures from the places I have been to… since pictures sometimes say more than 1,000 words (or “1K” words to be more modern…), I’d thought I’d share them. No use just having them on my laptop! Though I will not be able to post the…
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Criss-crossing the southern island of New Zealand
More Details: Criss-crossing the southern island of New ZealandBesides flying into and out of the country and riding the TranzAlpine train, buses (or coaches) were my main mode of travel. I was surprised that trains were not talked about much in my readings about how to move about the country but it seems buses are the main way to get around (outside of…