I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and East Africa, more or less complete at that. I think this is where the prelude to human history was primarily played out.
Richard Leakey
“If you only visit two continents in your life, visit Africa twice." R. Eliot
Twice is not enough for us. And so I am returning for my fifth visit to Africa, my second to Tanzania. I was last there in 1971. I wonder if it has changed at all. In many ways, I hope not. The people were so pure and innocent back then.
This time, we will be climbing Mt Kilimanjaro. Why? Because it's there....because, true to the Baby Boomer spirit, we need to prove we're still young...because we want to see the Snows of Kilimanjaro before they are no more...because we want to cross one more thing off our "bucket list"...because we're crazy? Probably a little of each.
We timed our trip for February because of the good weather on the mountain, and because this is the time of year the Great Migration is in Tanzania. We'll have five days of safari after our climb. Probably just enough time to make everyone want to come back for more. Our cameras should get a real workout.
The final four days of our trip will be spent scuba diving, relaxing, and sunning on the island of Zanzibar.
Become a follower on our blog and send us a comment now and then. We love hearing from people back home.
We begin our adventure on February 7th, but you may not see anything on the blog until we finish our climb on February 15th.
See you on the web!
Mo and Augie
Richard Leakey
“If you only visit two continents in your life, visit Africa twice." R. Eliot
Twice is not enough for us. And so I am returning for my fifth visit to Africa, my second to Tanzania. I was last there in 1971. I wonder if it has changed at all. In many ways, I hope not. The people were so pure and innocent back then.
This time, we will be climbing Mt Kilimanjaro. Why? Because it's there....because, true to the Baby Boomer spirit, we need to prove we're still young...because we want to see the Snows of Kilimanjaro before they are no more...because we want to cross one more thing off our "bucket list"...because we're crazy? Probably a little of each.
We timed our trip for February because of the good weather on the mountain, and because this is the time of year the Great Migration is in Tanzania. We'll have five days of safari after our climb. Probably just enough time to make everyone want to come back for more. Our cameras should get a real workout.
The final four days of our trip will be spent scuba diving, relaxing, and sunning on the island of Zanzibar.
Become a follower on our blog and send us a comment now and then. We love hearing from people back home.
We begin our adventure on February 7th, but you may not see anything on the blog until we finish our climb on February 15th.
See you on the web!
Mo and Augie
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