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Tanzania: Departure and Arrival Days

The day has finally arrived and we are on our way to Tanzania and Zanzibar. Sunita and I agreed to meet at the Tim Horton’s at Toronto’s Terminal 1 at 1:00pm yesterday. I waited at the Tim’s and when she didn’t arrive like she was supposed to, I went to check the arrivals board but […]

Tanzania: Less than 24 hours till departure

The first leg of our 26 hour journey to get from Winnipeg/Calgary/Edmonton to Kilimanjaro has started. Sabena is on her way to Toronto today. Sunita leaves Edmonton tomorrow morning at 7am. Abbi leaves Calgary tomorrow at 8am. I leave Winnipeg tomorrow at 9am. Donna and Donna leave Calgary tomorrow at 9:30am. We individually arrive in […]

Tanzania: 2 more sleeps till we leave

I was scheduled to go on my last long (14 km) hike today but I got up this morning with so many things to do, that I decided against the hike. It would have been about 8 hours (3 hr. travel time to and from the trailhead, a 3.5-4 hour hike and then a community supper). […]

Tanzania: 6 days to departure

This is my second week of taking my once a week malaria meds. I did not have a reaction to it last Thursday but Monday night I started getting stomach pain (one of the side effects) that lasted till this morning. I don’t know what taused the pain but it may have been the meds. Perhaps it worked […]

Tanzania: Temperatures at various elevations

What can we expect on the mountain in terms of +Kilimanjaro weather forecast? We’ll start out at about 30C (87F). As we start to ascend, it will get progressively colder roughly 1 degree C for each 500 metres upwards. The forecast for the 8 days that we’ll be up there is somewhere in the range […]

Tanzania: Learning to tie my laces; malaria meds; water purification

I belong to the About Walking listserve and there was a great article on how to tie my laces to prevent heel slippage. I have a narrow heel and small ankles but a wider foot at the front so since I will be doing 40km of downhill walking on the trek, it would be a good […]

Tanzania: Starting my malaria meds today

I start my malaria meds tonight – two weeks prior to the day I arrive in a malaria zone. I was offered 3 choices: one that I need to take starting two days prior to my trip, each day for the duration and 28 days after. I chose mefloquine which is taken once a week […]

Tanzania: 2 weeks and two days to departure

… and a very long packing list The countdown is on and the packing list is growing ever longer. We are packing for an 8-day climb, a 4 day safari and a 4 day beach holiday. Fortunately, we can leave the things we only need for the safari and Zanzibar at a storage facility (likely the hotel) until […]

Tanzania: Just over three weeks and counting!

Tanzania: Just over 3 weeks and counting… I went to the Travel Health clinic this morning to check for any meds and immunizations that I will need for the trip. I had a series of immunizations last year to add to my ever growing list so today I thought I would get off with no more […]

Tanzania: 4 weeks to Kilimanjaro

Tanzania: 4 weeks to Kilimanjaro In exactly 4 weeks, we start Day 1 of our 8-day Kilimanjaro climb. Who are the rest of the team members? My daughter Sunita, my sister Sabena, Robin’s cousin Abbi, Sabena’s two friends Donna L and Donna F. Am I feeling prepared? Yes. Am I feeling nervous? Yes. Is the […]