Quest for Beer - Africa (Tanzania)

This is pretty much the end of this blog. My quest for beer was successful. I found some good beer to drink and some cool people to drink it with. The entire trip was absolutely amazing!  The people on the trip were very interesting and I think everyone made some lasting friendships.  Our lead guides Nickson and Freddy did an amazing job.  Nickson’s company (Masai Giraffe Safaris) is well run and I would recommend them to anyone.

Boots-n-All guide Donovan, the leader of our troop, also did an amazing job (along with help from his cohorts, Sean and Court). Tanzania is an incredible place. The wildlife and culture will leave you wanting more and climbing to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is a challenge that (summit or not) you will remember for the rest of your life. If you’re thinking of a trip like this, please read my blog - it should give you a good idea of what you’re getting into (and be assured, the discomforts, the worries, the physical stress, are all worth it). So get off your butts and go!

Here is a link to the beginning of this blog. Remember, chronological order is from bottom to top as you scroll through the blog entries - enjoy!

Chuck

Hello, here are some more photos from the trip.  This was dinner at Barranco Camp.

Hiking up Barranco Wall

 

Somewhere near the top of Barranco Wall

 

This was along the hike to Karanga Camp

Morning at Karanga Camp

Court (BootsnAll  employee from Apple Valley!) with Deanna and porter taking care of some morning chores.

Hike to Barafu Camp - looking back towards Mt. Meru (about 45 miles away).

Almost to Barafu Camp - see the profiles along the ridge?

Mt. Mawenzi

Barafu Camp

This was Mt. Mawenzi from near Stella Point (photo taking conditions were not that good).

Here we are at the last breakfast on Kilimanjaro - all are very happy.

This is what you look like after climbing Kilimanjaro.

Here are some more photos of mine (I don't have many good ones left to show you). This is day 2 on the mountain. This was called a black and white raven. Sometimes ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ok, getting back to the trip home. The next few days were a blur... There was one last stretch of bumpy, hot, dusty road until we reached the park entrance as we were leaving Ngorongoro Crater. My ... [Continue reading this entry]

I see that Jonathan has added many new photos to his flickr site. This was a view of one of the glaciers near the summit of Kilimanjaro. This was a view ... [Continue reading this entry]

After leaving home on Christmas morning, I landed at Kilimanjaro airport at 8:45pm on Dec. 26th, 2005. By the time I got thru customs and got my entry visa it was about 9:30pm. Our trip leader picked me ... [Continue reading this entry]