Wednesday June 28, 2023; Day -1 I again spent long periods awake overnight, this time starting around 2am. When we got up somewhere around 8 in the morning, we had another nice breakfast on the hotel’s patio dining room, again with coffee, fruit, and a small custom omelet. After breakfast we met Nasibu, our friendlyContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Mini Safari”
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Divorce – 18 Months In
I got separated in March 2020 and finally divorced in January 2022. It was a long time in coming, but it wasn’t awesome. In hindsight, I disassociated a bit, spreading the pain out over time rather than feeling it all at once. Immediately after our separation, I could easily distract myself for months by gettingContinue reading “Divorce – 18 Months In”
Kilimanjaro – Coffee Tour
I woke up at 8am after a rough night’s sleep, awake for at least an hour around 3:30am, full of worries and nostalgia. Eight seemed a bit too early so I reset my watch’s alarm for 8:15, but either I failed to do so correctly or I slept through it, waking abruptly at 9 whenContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Coffee Tour”
Kilimanjaro – Getting There
My kids and I flew from Austin to Maryland on Friday, June 23rd, and spent a day getting them settled in with their grandparents as I finished collecting a few last-minute essentials for the adventure. My brother and I had a few last-minute conversations about gear (“How many rolls of TP should we bring? DoContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Getting There”
Kilimanjaro – Journal
Following two previously-posted entries: …this is an index post with links to the day-by-day journal of my Kilimanjaro trip. I’ve split the posts up by day because the idea of summarizing the entire trip in a single post feels like an endeavor as overwhelming as the trek itself. Coda: I started publishing these posts onContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Journal”
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