This Just Happened
We’re often asked, “Where are you now?” This page is our answer.
Here you’ll find our most recent travel stories — the unexpected turns, unforgettable meals, and curious rules we’ve discovered along the way. Whether we’re deep in the jungle or lost in a market, we’re documenting it here, one post at a time.
Kilimanjaro Day Two; Horombo Hut – May 9
The stats: 11km from Mandara Camp to Horombo Camp and we are now in the Moorland. 5 hours from 8:15am until 3:45pm. We gained 1000m and are now at 3700m/12100 feet ASL. (Higher than Machu Picchu!) A longer day, but still relatively easy hiking. Of course we had a...
Kilimanjaro Day One; Mandara Hut – May 8
The stats: 8 km from the main gate to the Mandara Camp through the beautiful rainforest. 4 hours and 15 minutes, from 12:30pm until 4:45pm. We gained 1000m and are now at 2700m/9000 feet ASL. Easy hike, no problems. Our feet hit the trail at 12:30pm, just after our...
Kilimanjaro Briefing and…Getting Started! EEK! – May 8
We did the research before getting here, of course. We think we are ready. We think we have everything we need, or at least a plan on how to get it. We prepared, we trained, we did all we knew to do. We are ready, right? Oh gosh. How can you ever be ready? What have...
Coffee, Anyone?? – May 7
Today was a day that proved to us, once again, you should just say “YES!”. We had planned to take it easy and just wander around town so we could prepare for our upcoming Kili trek. But, we have just come off a pretty easy 5 days and were feeling antsy. There must be...
The Tale of African Flights – May 6
Different country, different rules. That is our motto. This is especially true when flying within other countries. Flying to Africa and flying within Africa are two very different things. The stereotype I’m sure we all have is of these little airplanes held together...
Prison Island, Slave Market and a School – May 5 & 6
The problem with wanting to see and do everything is that it makes it very difficult to have a day off. We had no intention of doing anything special today, but we got tempted by some of the excursions Stone Town has to offer. Plus, we feel it is important to pay our...
Stone Town: Freddie Mercury is a god! – May 4
Do you know what a Bugatti is? Of course you do. (I didn’t.) Do you know what a Tanzanian Bugatti is? We got to see a few of them on the ride back into Stone Town. Think planks of wood, half-hazardly nailed together balanced on two tiny tires, hitched to a cow, and...
Resort Life in Zanzibar – May 3
This is a bit of a conundrum for us. The Safari we booked includes a few days at a resort in Zanzibar. Sounds great, right? Except we’re not sure we would appreciate the ‘down’ time on a resort. So, we were able to reduce our stay from 4 days down to 2 days. It still...
Biking Through Mto wa Mbu – May 2
We wake up to torrential rains which doesn’t bode well for our activity today – biking through the town of Mto wa Mbu. We learned that means Mosquito River. Great. Luckily, the town is an hour away and we get past all the rain. We show up in the town with beautiful...