Solo Flyer

Into The Mist

So mysterious and incredible.

What You've Waited For

Well finally I am home, after 24+ hours of flight time and 10+ hours of comfortable, NOT, airport chair time. I am just starting to sift through all of the photos, YEAH!!! Here are a few.

Day one, the entrance to Kilimanjaro - Machame Gate.




1st camp - Machame 9,000+ feet.




2nd camp - Shira - 12,000+ feet.




Sunset over Africa - Arrow Glacier camp - 16,000+ feet.




Weastern Breach rout - 18,000+ feet.




Crater near summit - 19,000+ feet.





Summit - 19,346 feet.

Well . . .

Actually, that last post was supposed to go out a couple of days ago but there were apparant problems with the computer at the Nairobi airport, not to mention sleeping on the bench there. That is another story.

Take care all.
Eric in Africa

Success Is Sweet

Hello all. I am now a certified survivor of Mt. Kilimanjaro!!!! YEAH, we all made it, some better than others but made it none the less. And we actually do get a certificate of completion. It was amazing being on top of Africa. Being so high I could actually see the curvature of the Earth, very humbling feeling to say the least. I will write more about things later and try to get some pics up but that may take until I return.

Right now I am in the Nairobi airport at 10:10 pm, I think there is like 9 or 10 hours difference between here and there. Today my sister and I did a quick day safari to Ngoragora Creater. A long extenct volcano that now is a nature preserve that is pretty self contained within the 15-20 mile wide crater. It was awesome also. Tomorrow morning we are off to our 2nd part of the vacation. My brother his girlfriend and I fly to Lusaka, Zambia. It will be all sightseeing from here on out, no more physically demanding events. LOL

Take care all and chat at you soon.

Now I have to send a message to my Son, Shawn.

Hey there, I love and miss you. I think you would have loved the safari, some day we will come back and I can show you. Hope you are doing well and not letting Whacko drive you too crazy...LOL Half way till I am back home.

Love you.
Dad