The Planning Period
Sunday, March 29th, 2009Well, tickets are purchased. And the planning and preparing has begun for a new adventure!! My name is Jill, and my last travel blog was from a few years ago when my sister, Jaimi, and I traveled together to South Africa. We had a wonderful time as safari sistas, and before the end of our trip, we vowed that our next adventure would be to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. And now, the date is set. This December, we will be flying to Kenya, where we will embark on a 6 or 7 day climbing expedition to reach the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. We hope to end our trip with a little safari or beach time. In the meantime, we are ironing out the details (Jaimi), getting in shape (Jill), and making lots of lists on what to bring.
So far, I personally have been preparing by checking out outdoor gear sites on the internet, and watching scary climbing movies. This is what I like to call the mental prep phase. Soon I will start the physical prep phase (the mental prep helps scare me into the physical prep, so you know.)
Jaimi, of course, has a slightly different tact. She has been creating excel spreadsheets as her mental prep. I am excited to get copies so I can post them here.
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