Quest for Beer - Africa (Tanzania)

…..well, sort of. I made it from Minneapolis to Detroit. Just sittin’ here waiting - my Amsterdam flight doesn’t leave for another 3 hours. I can’t believe it just cost $5.25 for 15 min. of internet access - what a ripoff! This may be the last update for a while. Unless I find internet access in Amsterdam, I lilely won’t be able to update until after the climb (we’ll have a day in Moshi before the safari starts). Thanks Al and Marge for the ride to the airport this morning! This has been a very strange way to spend x-mas day. Later.

Chuck

Two more days (”time keeps draggin’ on”) !!! It’s 7:35pm on Friday, Dec. 23, 2005 at Kilimanjaro. They are 9 hours ahead of central standard time. So, for all of you partying on New Year’s Eve here in Minnesota, I will hopefully be standing at the top of Kilimanjaro when the corks fly and the champagne spills (cheers!). Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Thanks for all the advice (and thanks Pat S. for the Hemingway book - that should keep me occupied sitting around the airports - it’s about time I read Snows of Kilimanjaro ). For all my co-workers, there are cool maps hanging in my office. Seeyabye.

Chuck

Welcome to Winter! Current conditions in Minneapolis: 14 deg F. Sunny ("but we ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when" ). Sunrise 7:49 a.m. Sunset 4:34 p.m. (a modest 8 hrs. and 45 ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Here is the itinerary for the trip: Day 1: December 26 Keys Hotel Mbokomu Meet at Keys Hotel Mbokomu at 4:00 p.m. for pre-climb briefing. You are allowed to check in anytime after 11:00 a.m. during that day. You are responsible for your ... [Continue reading this entry]

My quest for beer is now taking me to Africa. From Kilimanjaro to the Serengeti I will search, sample, analyze, sample, search, sample some more, and hopefully find beers that quench my thirst. A little bit about ... [Continue reading this entry]