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Whirlwind tour of Namibia

February 25, 2010 By 4 Comments
Whirlwind tour of Namibia

My boss used to say, it was real and it was good but it wasn’t real good.  That was Namibia. Namibia is a beautiful country, but it was difficult. Unable to get money out of several ATM’s, we had visions of wandering through the desert without cash or petrol.   Not exactly a “real good” start. [...]

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When Nature Calls

August 13, 2009 By 5 Comments

Everything Jill just shared about our Santa Cruz Trek is absolutely true. It was a fabulous hike, especially with the mules carrying everything. What made it even more special for me was how I woke up that first morning…when it was still dark out and I ran to the toilet (err, I mean hole in [...]

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Climb every mountain! Ford every Stream!

August 12, 2009 By 7 Comments

Heaving as I reached the top of the pass, I was glad the hard part was over.   At 4750m (about 15,500 feet) doing anything can be a challenge, let alone hiking uphill. Resting at Punto Union pass early Friday morning I could hardly believe my eyes.  What had taken us less than 24 hours to [...]

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Pico Bonito

June 5, 2009 By 3 Comments

This should be a post about whitewater kayaking on the mighty Rio Cangrejal. This should be a post about getting thrashed on a giant Class V river. This should be a post about how we’ve completely upped our kayaking skills in do or die situations. Instead this is a post about how we enjoyed the [...]

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