Pat's sabbatical adventure

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Tag: prep

  • Cruisin’ Part One

    Cruisin’ Part One

    Pre(r)amble: I sit here writing this blog entry back at the Standard Hotel in Miami as it storms outside. After leaving our cruise, we didn’t really know what to do with our bags and had 6 hours before flight departure. Our travel companions headed to the airport only to find their flights continually delayed. For…

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  • Bike the Drive

    Bike the Drive

    One of my favorite summer things to do is bike along Lake Shore Drive. Its such a beautiful trail and even better during the week when its much less populated. I was lucky enough to be able to take my niece, who managed all 19 miles! Great way to spend the day and it kinda…

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  • Choosing our route

    Choosing our route

    tl;dr: we’re doing the Lemosho route & Crater Camp One of the first decisions we had to make when deciding to hike Kilimanjaro was what route to take. There are quite a few routes up the mountain & multiple considerations to weigh: We ending up choosing the Lemosho route, with a stop at Crater camp.…

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  • Training through all the elements!

    Training through all the elements!

    Training for Kilimanjaro brings us through every single type of climate! I feel a bit like I’m in Avatar with Earth, Rain, Ice, and Fire!

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