Quest for Beer – Africa (Tanzania)

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 min. of daylight). Anyway, it’s 80 deg. and sunny at Kilimanjaro (at least in Moshi). Obviously, it gets colder as you go up the mountain – I read that the freezing line was at about 15,000 feet (so that means only a couple days at freezing temps or below). Days are short, nights are long. Only 4 more days, and I’m gone!

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]