tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254975127154533192024-03-17T23:00:14.031-04:00Nathalie's Traveling AdventuresThis is a blog about my travels. I'm not a great writer but hope you will enjoy nonetheless!Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-30252780850778881362023-08-10T19:08:00.007-04:002023-08-10T19:08:55.514-04:00Safari time! For our safari, we visited 3 parks: <a href="https://www.tarangiretanzania.com/" target="_blank">Tarangire National Park</a>, <a href="https://www.ngorongorocratertanzania.org/" target="_blank">Ngorongoro Crater</a> and <a href="https://www.serengeti.com/" target="_blank">Serengeti National Park</a>. All three parks are quite different from one another! Tarangire is wooded, huge beautiful baobabs (they can be 3000 years old!!), a variety of plants and trees and many animals. The Ngorongoro Crater is a smaller area, animals are there year round, lake in the middle, wooded on the rim but grassy in the crater. The Serengeti is pure grasslands with a few acacia trees here and there. In this park, the animals migrate, following the rain and the green grass. Because of this, depending the time of year, you could see less animals. We saw lots of animals in this park, but most of the big numbers were now in Kenya.<div><br /></div><div>All three parks offer great views of wildlife. We were treated to magnificent views of large and small animals. We saw the big 5 (lion, hippo, rhino, water buffalo and elephant) and many other species as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYHqmMZejJMBKmwwW90MhjZSMV0rL1ifzgT-7PW7G8VCnBMZBp5eR4zlk27KX2pmma5e1mM1Ed6hvjugQPtSXJciE7Oo-Olpq-QKcb2e0Qlxnb3sR-awZpN_bY6UwbLzKvEhMaXxTU0sCZvWV0Tr_QRRaHSEe2LFX52ZIxwi129D67zafa0yIHpgKumw/s4032/IMG_1360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYHqmMZejJMBKmwwW90MhjZSMV0rL1ifzgT-7PW7G8VCnBMZBp5eR4zlk27KX2pmma5e1mM1Ed6hvjugQPtSXJciE7Oo-Olpq-QKcb2e0Qlxnb3sR-awZpN_bY6UwbLzKvEhMaXxTU0sCZvWV0Tr_QRRaHSEe2LFX52ZIxwi129D67zafa0yIHpgKumw/w200-h150/IMG_1360.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baobab</td></tr></tbody></table>So what do you do on a safari? Well, you sit in a jeep - in this case Toyota Land Cruisers, and ride all day looking for animals. You get your bones rattled as the roads are quite bumpy! When you see something interesting, you tell the driver to stop, if you want, you stand up and look at whatever it is you saw. Each person has their own window so it's easy for everyone to see. When the driver spots something or hears of something interesting on the radio, he drives you there. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div>It's clear the animals here are wild and you don't want to be walking around... you could very easily end up being dinner for something. What is sad is that the animals are so used to seeing a large amount of vehicles it's like they don't even see them anymore. The lions would walk right by not even looking at the vehicles. The antelopes looked at your while you drove by, not moving. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm surprised to see the appearance of lack of rules and regulations. There are hundreds of jeeps filled with people "fighting" for the best view, following the animals around. At some point, the government will have to come up with some sort of system to control the amount of vehicles. We know it all has to do with money... money always speaks louder than anything else...Our driver was saying there are about 3000 companies running jeeps - each pays taxes - which amounts to a ton of money for the gov. So... I guess things won't be changing anytime soon.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90EuGMaGPBQDgbUEddnv7Mm22Vpe-eMHSE0c0j2CmEntIhz5DINxGhPqUp5cmCfUw_smDo8xwJhSU7wyfkAzzAObY2pfQvEh4LF4eAf-O7QutLt24WUIhA2eZlyoPdZcWbsG-pQ-L2inAjFzFi5S94Gok_HWXQuwT_Z4YwfPFeHOy51s52XXwREBkW2U/s4032/IMG_1386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90EuGMaGPBQDgbUEddnv7Mm22Vpe-eMHSE0c0j2CmEntIhz5DINxGhPqUp5cmCfUw_smDo8xwJhSU7wyfkAzzAObY2pfQvEh4LF4eAf-O7QutLt24WUIhA2eZlyoPdZcWbsG-pQ-L2inAjFzFi5S94Gok_HWXQuwT_Z4YwfPFeHOy51s52XXwREBkW2U/w150-h200/IMG_1386.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Our group slept in tents 3 out of the 4 nights. These tents were fabulous! They were spacious, had their own toilet, sink and gravity shower. The bed was comfortable as well. The other night was spent in a "hotel" room. It was freezing cold in this room as we were at higher altitude. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once it was dark, we were not allowed to leave our tents without a guide as animals walk around the camp as they wish. One night, we had water buffalos in around the room all night! Another camp, we had wildebeests walking around! The third camp we had various antelopes including the dik dik (the smallest of all antelopes).</div><div><br /></div><div>I will always cherish this very special experience! It was another dream come true! To see a momma cheetah sharing an antelope with her offsprings, hyenas munching on a catch, watching a lioness hunt, a leopard up in a tree with its dinner, seeing a baby elephant feeding on his mom, the list goes on and on. 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlPGhLQoqu235o0fM8X67VyN3j8f-rhpA3zUxNDoPOCgIIDJGDlHHc3Ge-Mc34hJmIFP3u6Fr09ZUKYAYDY850vR3IxL2ApQE9QfMlspvVtPNcfPSymGDgORuVP29lkpiWknX9UXklpH2h-n_EgMov6cJcrSRdcJ8_vLeyJVZrJBrnwt7KLAUaNkztCA/s320/_DSC0226.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lioness hunting - she just missed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5D1tInsqKS3R-0Qxio7Yh139_hh2Cq9H1dZ3RxSXzexmCNMIrar2utBR3KNqB2M4OlvXi3idYgRwzG6H7t3zbRQ3kzFr7SNg-q6lmRzy5NMbazRpynPcDY0xWXgGcC9Y9Gum6zTM4S9E_UBy7tiubC-V-6k4NHg9kMhK_yR0Oy_hFkfdKZPXq2hLtonA/s6000/_DSC0349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5D1tInsqKS3R-0Qxio7Yh139_hh2Cq9H1dZ3RxSXzexmCNMIrar2utBR3KNqB2M4OlvXi3idYgRwzG6H7t3zbRQ3kzFr7SNg-q6lmRzy5NMbazRpynPcDY0xWXgGcC9Y9Gum6zTM4S9E_UBy7tiubC-V-6k4NHg9kMhK_yR0Oy_hFkfdKZPXq2hLtonA/s320/_DSC0349.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We can see its tail on the right side. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAXppnlWAh6Xs6xT3xy4C6K4_2YvIGPR-tgsCpkRMCuQ-entQoEaHBvAve29eFRt4EzmFNBhQ-oNBQH5qG1tLoRA85NBkRgEd0s3pA37-EbNH4MNdivf8I879tlY-G353ryZFLKdeBPt1ls2izzSPtj2924e-vsLP5S1otYYlMEWaQXtNRzKeioHV844/s6000/_DSC0376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAXppnlWAh6Xs6xT3xy4C6K4_2YvIGPR-tgsCpkRMCuQ-entQoEaHBvAve29eFRt4EzmFNBhQ-oNBQH5qG1tLoRA85NBkRgEd0s3pA37-EbNH4MNdivf8I879tlY-G353ryZFLKdeBPt1ls2izzSPtj2924e-vsLP5S1otYYlMEWaQXtNRzKeioHV844/s320/_DSC0376.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">girafe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxwJOpoyyd7f9y_-HL_t5PfWAO0YZnPTjMIOXGuSx4OcxyA7VpuDv7vu_FeR5yHPB4SjacKhg7zqXdPS7mnG4b4mOxIuBhcUamGD0UtCbiPWLBUInxU3U6dmRDCKbpYVnk6qpB8XjW0FWYL9coC1ZAjW3sdjYmUilPGKvtPHiMnFDkP6dz-Xn5Z1780E/s6000/_DSC0408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxwJOpoyyd7f9y_-HL_t5PfWAO0YZnPTjMIOXGuSx4OcxyA7VpuDv7vu_FeR5yHPB4SjacKhg7zqXdPS7mnG4b4mOxIuBhcUamGD0UtCbiPWLBUInxU3U6dmRDCKbpYVnk6qpB8XjW0FWYL9coC1ZAjW3sdjYmUilPGKvtPHiMnFDkP6dz-Xn5Z1780E/s320/_DSC0408.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheetah family - she had 6 or 7 cubs which is quite rare! 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Today we make her way down the mountain back to the gate. We got up at 5:30 AM, had breakfast and off we went. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCNjbQ-3Tgt38UU01YQiKoY90tLTrJZBO_kbY7V1mqjPFfl6eIoJslsDV4F2P9Bwl8Mtg2cduMMCaObq_aZlvuCjDaBRi66Qvj4ScnuYvTT-zZoHODONoWvZZdFyRrqWvoJxTCCLB3WhmNrN2BxyCUnemNucxzefjnSNlUUI2on3InSc6GPwPHlI6QSI/s6000/_DSC0328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCNjbQ-3Tgt38UU01YQiKoY90tLTrJZBO_kbY7V1mqjPFfl6eIoJslsDV4F2P9Bwl8Mtg2cduMMCaObq_aZlvuCjDaBRi66Qvj4ScnuYvTT-zZoHODONoWvZZdFyRrqWvoJxTCCLB3WhmNrN2BxyCUnemNucxzefjnSNlUUI2on3InSc6GPwPHlI6QSI/w133-h200/_DSC0328.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><br />Today’s trail started out with rocks and cement mixed together and we walked down some pretty steep slopes for about two hours. It was very slippery on the rocks - a few close calls for different people Duma, our guide for the day, had a fall. He broke one of his poles on the way down. Luckily, he wasn't hurt.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQdATdq-uJQ7SFNWvhK8aXnK1bhR-jrgtsb0U4IyTzsr3hqylmdXi0W6eR-d9gIifTo6EUsnlmjlOj7X7wAj4Z8wpFQWS5WyOv3Gu1ENakfmQTPe139wmkov-TdWD3-ogOW0euO2ojPFY1zEfZt6YQsFmVN9aASYpxL6v3QHU2yxCm-YVnTvplRC1_SY/s6000/_DSC0358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQdATdq-uJQ7SFNWvhK8aXnK1bhR-jrgtsb0U4IyTzsr3hqylmdXi0W6eR-d9gIifTo6EUsnlmjlOj7X7wAj4Z8wpFQWS5WyOv3Gu1ENakfmQTPe139wmkov-TdWD3-ogOW0euO2ojPFY1zEfZt6YQsFmVN9aASYpxL6v3QHU2yxCm-YVnTvplRC1_SY/w133-h200/_DSC0358.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>After the rocky downhill came the muddy downhill! It was thick, sticky mud that was extremely slippery. Falling in that mud would have been messy!! I believe we walked for about 4 1/2 hours to get to the bottom of the mountain where our bus was waiting for us. It took some of our group much longer to get down to the bottom. Two of our members were brought by helicopter to Moshi to seek medical help. It's a good thing they didn't walk down this hill... I don't think their bodies could've handled it. Two other members were picked up by jeep about 2 km from the end. They were completely exhausted. <br /><br />It was another gruesome day of walking down the mountain. At some point on the downhill, we came across a young porter who could barely walk. I took care of her blistered feet the best I could with what little we had. I gave her many words of encouragement and told her I would do better at the bottom when I had access to my bag. I saw her multiple times on the way down, always encouraging her to keep going. Once I got to the bottom, I saw her coming down, slowly but surely. I ran up the hill to give her a hug and help her the rest of the way down. We both had tears. She was so thankful for my help... and I was happy to be able to help her. </div><div><br /></div><div>After everyone arrived, we made our way for our group lunch. I’m not sure we can call it eating it all together... we were segregated, the white tourists at a beautiful table and the black porters and workers on the ground. I felt quite uncomfortable sitting at a beautiful table while our porters, guides and others had to be served after us. They didn’t even have cutlery or plates, they had to bring their own old plastic container to be served some food. It was a little heartbreaking. I wonder if this would happen here in Canada. I would like to think it wouldn't...</div><div><br /></div><div>After speaking with Ian about this, he made Remi and I realize that things work differently here. If we made the first move - for example take our plate and go sit with them on the grass, that would be viewed as ok... but the other way around, never. They would probably lose their jobs. This is so odd to me. I regret not taking my plate and joining them... it was supposed to be a lunch for everyone together...</div><div><br />The place (I believe it was Safari HQ's main building) had a beautiful garden filled with colourful flowers. I found a nest of beautiful sun bird! There are also tortoises eating cabbage. </div><div><br />After lunch, we made our way back to Moivaro plantation, where we spent the night. 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I bet it never tasted so good! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73wVgKn-AXDC6QSPmh7L3uJafYtAZ4Dwv4zbMcM0PjhXhQ4Y0hHPBifw8ZcUv8xAiPPtxVLhI9aR8CDgRia-0aSp7juouvEAPrCtFdOcmTaqtzHBrhxKasBMG0cInyvtsnkslajFIVaF7-WHQ5biRwit1NDPEC54JImmRrs3D4NCwCTxDZ5qXnosDm7Y/s4032/IMG_1248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73wVgKn-AXDC6QSPmh7L3uJafYtAZ4Dwv4zbMcM0PjhXhQ4Y0hHPBifw8ZcUv8xAiPPtxVLhI9aR8CDgRia-0aSp7juouvEAPrCtFdOcmTaqtzHBrhxKasBMG0cInyvtsnkslajFIVaF7-WHQ5biRwit1NDPEC54JImmRrs3D4NCwCTxDZ5qXnosDm7Y/s320/IMG_1248.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coke and Pringles were my choice! Man they were good! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXR-j-tQ5YQKo8PfNfX7SO1-76BLL3ha_mets6nNW1ecuVbL2Yns8cTvdc3g6YmxU6DOyyoDAkD2HNrKOBU1NIMGutC4o4-IMitEcPMoFFNKUoSayx3NdO3miGqqfKX0TZd5A1FP0egc2O49zPMt0Tkvk52WqDzECBnZy91j0LVj-c5YiZB2cLOSWJWw/s4032/IMG_1252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXR-j-tQ5YQKo8PfNfX7SO1-76BLL3ha_mets6nNW1ecuVbL2Yns8cTvdc3g6YmxU6DOyyoDAkD2HNrKOBU1NIMGutC4o4-IMitEcPMoFFNKUoSayx3NdO3miGqqfKX0TZd5A1FP0egc2O49zPMt0Tkvk52WqDzECBnZy91j0LVj-c5YiZB2cLOSWJWw/s320/IMG_1252.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Myriam - 19, her first time as a porter... her poor feet! <br />Natalie was looking to give her boots so I helped to facilitate this! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5d0OZ8MkW2J5Uh0cq3lIiFGjET4Gvi4DcJAArODHXFwIqfFNcov2sSk_yzibutXqekywhndK0ejdE8R87Xhm3GTC9NjS7ZBZBnDV8uVRlHgVAeEG6Zu58ws1gfMYrg4xNN9V24Nvx9y2HvyoUPd_5Yxx2ulvF_elQbVUf3ZQtseHc-XVmf6-B8PLTLqE/s4032/IMG_1275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5d0OZ8MkW2J5Uh0cq3lIiFGjET4Gvi4DcJAArODHXFwIqfFNcov2sSk_yzibutXqekywhndK0ejdE8R87Xhm3GTC9NjS7ZBZBnDV8uVRlHgVAeEG6Zu58ws1gfMYrg4xNN9V24Nvx9y2HvyoUPd_5Yxx2ulvF_elQbVUf3ZQtseHc-XVmf6-B8PLTLqE/s320/IMG_1275.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-42432034840240277752023-08-08T00:30:00.000-04:002023-08-10T16:43:29.999-04:00Day 7<div>It’s 11pm and time to get up to the roof of Africa! We eat a bowl of porridge before we get going on the mountain. We start hiking up at 12:00am. It starts well. The journey starts up an old lava flow which turned into rocks, which finally turned into dust/small gravel. </div><div><br /></div><div><div> This Has to be the most difficult thing I have ever done. It was more difficult than running a 50 K race! I could barely keep my eyes open, and was truly exhausted, which makes it very difficult to climb a mountain. Experience, the lead guide did not want me to stop. He kept pushing me as he carried my bag. When I had had enough, I sat down and said I need to sit and take a minute. This went on for a short while, and I ended up with Ian for a guide. He was more understanding and let me stop for one minute whenever I needed to. I felt so nauseous. I wish I could’ve vomited! I would’ve felt so much better. Thanks to Ian, Remi and the porter who carried my backpack, I managed to make it to the top.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We made it to Stella’s peak but opted not to continue to Uhuru peak. I had already pushed my body to the limit. As much as I would’ve like to continue the 100 vertical meters, that would’ve added 2 hours... I am happy with my decision to come down instead of continuing. A peak is a peak! With a gruelling descent still ahead, and another 3-4 hours of walking after that... wise choice! <br /><br /></div><div>We did manage to see a beautiful sunrise, but my head it wasn’t functioning properly I completely forgot to take a picture. But trust me, it was absolutely glorious. We took a picture with the sign at the top, drank some warm water (yuck) took a video and started to make our way down. The way down was difficult but a lot more fun you can watch the little video.<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>The descent was something else! You come down a different path, down a steep hill of scree- sand and gravel that came down the mountain at some point. I believe it’s caused by erosion…🤷♀️</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHXDLJZhQYpStlo7zEmDbebma0vzxZLsnJFjXdhJj-JR7S6oMM1iXBXXivZTJYKIRFLGyEgw730-osoKBuLQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br />We made our way back to our tents with a stop at the public washroom. Poor Rémi went to sit on a rock while waiting but completely missed the rock and fell on the ground! He hurt a finger and has a giant bruise on his thigh. </div><div><br />This does not conclude our day! Once we got to Basecamp, we had to pack our tents, eat lunch, and make our way to the next camp, which was a few hours away. Was I ever glad to see my tent at the end of this very long day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today was a very busy day for helicopters evacuation. We saw at least 10 helicopters between yesterday and today. That’s not very good. I found out later that some people will pay for a helicopter after they summit so they don't have to walk to the bottom! Really? Who does that?? Rich people I guess.<br /><br />On our way down we, we saw one of the Parisian team members deep trouble getting carrie down by two guys. She was totally out of it, oxygen mask, and carried down the mountain by her armpits. I stopped to see if I could help as I knew she spoke French. I gave her some words of encouragement, I gave them my water bottle, and my guides went to help them to bring her down the mountain.<br /><br />I managed to catch up to them a few times as they had to stop to cool her down I suppose, I helped them take her coat off as she must’ve been sweltering under her giant poof jacket, and windbreaker. I offered her more words of encouragement. I hope she made it out ok.<br /><br />Climbing mountains is no joke. Somebody tells you you don’t need to train to climb Kilimanjaro, they’re full of shit. Train as best you can, and go from there. I am a very fit person. I trained my hardest and I still had a heck of a time. You don’t know what the altitude will do to you, the lack of sleep, the cold… there are so many variances.<br /><br />Out of 17, three group members did not make it to the summit. I’m glad that all three listen to the bodies and turned around when the time came... could have been tragic had they gone on.<br /><br />I’m very proud of Paul, who made it up the mountain, sick as a dog, never complaining, not even once. What a trooper! That was a class act!<br /><br />I am also very proud of Beth, Heather and Kathy who never gave up. They went at their own pace, and proved that no matter your age, size, or ability, you can do this. Whether you do this with a lot of help, a little bit of help or no help at all doesn’t matter! What matters is you didn’t give up, you persevered! </div><div><br /></div><div>Our Kilimanjaro adventure is not done! We have one more hike to get to our pick up spot. I’m hoping for a short day! </div><div><br />Inspiration- As I was on the massive struggle bus going up the mountain, wearing my Midnight Moose Buff, I thought of Ray Zayhab and his adventures, his training through Chemo. If he can do that, surely I could get to the summit. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTux53vovkvXiOIfjjvlLYuN94tNNrVhF9GM93M9vZZPeeTRwi1zOhfYXHhigtrlAFMCVmfjPv-uDLoRW5hTj5q29ShZ76vC0TJ0_dIvGRomiwcoct34bvhsYSS6mCHbsjoZPOREdHqvrD96uyLQj_XQyPiE9d-w7MX4CDlwMXSmWO77k-Xc4hGcllllg/s4032/IMG_1088.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTux53vovkvXiOIfjjvlLYuN94tNNrVhF9GM93M9vZZPeeTRwi1zOhfYXHhigtrlAFMCVmfjPv-uDLoRW5hTj5q29ShZ76vC0TJ0_dIvGRomiwcoct34bvhsYSS6mCHbsjoZPOREdHqvrD96uyLQj_XQyPiE9d-w7MX4CDlwMXSmWO77k-Xc4hGcllllg/s320/IMG_1088.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lights up Kilimanjaro</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8xUdOJYo-_cvtrSij9JhLz4AwUac73GhEiWLzXTldAMM6j_uT4G7xKLY8hPpfYMPDq-v-ltKgrcsEsib6gqslhtQeCU2EJHv-84RjuZlS2L0GO5n2WrS_rxIDpDKudZqthx_0DeK8vYFIC7z1aT4cxlzYoKEUqlJb5S81Kv7_yuPLNQRIxJHP2REo6U/s4032/IMG_1092.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8xUdOJYo-_cvtrSij9JhLz4AwUac73GhEiWLzXTldAMM6j_uT4G7xKLY8hPpfYMPDq-v-ltKgrcsEsib6gqslhtQeCU2EJHv-84RjuZlS2L0GO5n2WrS_rxIDpDKudZqthx_0DeK8vYFIC7z1aT4cxlzYoKEUqlJb5S81Kv7_yuPLNQRIxJHP2REo6U/s320/IMG_1092.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally made it! 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</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksyie1sE1SVi9UODin-0gHyzUvHsDZgmLIWPr9JJgxp-n9sRHM4bHERsbvn-K8Kt0lDyVewrBW12X7rdSOnr-g_WbtycSDUMzBWORt3XxUSn4deLaUNuiInvFyqC-R1JzybpzsVqEIPiY7bRzoR8uRorp1-6GRcNu9ggeUKqOCInnGb2CTubln79mwYU/s4032/IMG_1164.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksyie1sE1SVi9UODin-0gHyzUvHsDZgmLIWPr9JJgxp-n9sRHM4bHERsbvn-K8Kt0lDyVewrBW12X7rdSOnr-g_WbtycSDUMzBWORt3XxUSn4deLaUNuiInvFyqC-R1JzybpzsVqEIPiY7bRzoR8uRorp1-6GRcNu9ggeUKqOCInnGb2CTubln79mwYU/s320/IMG_1164.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-84585810128617532602023-08-07T13:05:00.002-04:002023-08-10T16:35:01.874-04:00Day 6Day six started like every other day getting up at 6 AM washy washy, breakfast and leave. <div><br /></div><div>Interesting day because it’s split into 2. in the morning we hiked to the next camp, which is Basecamp. When we arrived, we got to rest because we will need to get up at 11pm to ascend Kilimanjaro at night.</div><div>Remi and I went up the rocks to the sign as we all missed it on the way in. Chuse and Michael brought us up. It was quite the trek! This camp is awful - shale and rocks - can be treacherous! It is beautiful though.</div><div><br /></div><div>Not too much to say about this day as we slept, ate and slept.</div><div>11pm will come very quickly. </div><div>Excited about what’s to come. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jXDwEmKab3ohlu9pWq_xdgXqe8LIch6VdFNYaNqvVBJqohjiBXGFe2c8qJTLKkvR31h7oM77svsowqEP9_MV9qdxt1WGWQuzMWyHTaVugNc8soBUhEEeXeBakqz6b-IEfewzy9QXTInBNvDheNVxyynhJ1ChCeff2-GDV4H6tZl6TS7gKQ3aDcT5MDk/s4032/IMG_1018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jXDwEmKab3ohlu9pWq_xdgXqe8LIch6VdFNYaNqvVBJqohjiBXGFe2c8qJTLKkvR31h7oM77svsowqEP9_MV9qdxt1WGWQuzMWyHTaVugNc8soBUhEEeXeBakqz6b-IEfewzy9QXTInBNvDheNVxyynhJ1ChCeff2-GDV4H6tZl6TS7gKQ3aDcT5MDk/s320/IMG_1018.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPeIGz4P9_nPg7TsbIolsKn1yK6ChKBtyBCTTC8f6LJv44mvFKw0334fGlQC1DYA8PEOcs1JxngEifxgiOis8Kr9RMGg_yBZmvxoT0LoZMQ2CtaKWX7xUeA9jnDdyB5lHBESiuN1yexMlwHz81yanL7GhZfUiBzNlXrrnXefd5r0sL9uyTiznzzjyS2E/s4032/IMG_1041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPeIGz4P9_nPg7TsbIolsKn1yK6ChKBtyBCTTC8f6LJv44mvFKw0334fGlQC1DYA8PEOcs1JxngEifxgiOis8Kr9RMGg_yBZmvxoT0LoZMQ2CtaKWX7xUeA9jnDdyB5lHBESiuN1yexMlwHz81yanL7GhZfUiBzNlXrrnXefd5r0sL9uyTiznzzjyS2E/s320/IMG_1041.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzfgyPaHCNwK2kfFF5a0ao6vMc_eavW0QAg5Kju8D4H8q7Bb24q61ho1Ng3mpcldvfYbANdChMTL199SIDV938jwfe5lPERDcIXxo22VyaHJU7UPGeUwFZUSft0EFKY-Pk34r4a-N9jIEDZtGKIPNNPI4kzytbAysJNKJtWwoCmgVuXwDJdSwDdl9L2c/s4032/IMG_1054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzfgyPaHCNwK2kfFF5a0ao6vMc_eavW0QAg5Kju8D4H8q7Bb24q61ho1Ng3mpcldvfYbANdChMTL199SIDV938jwfe5lPERDcIXxo22VyaHJU7UPGeUwFZUSft0EFKY-Pk34r4a-N9jIEDZtGKIPNNPI4kzytbAysJNKJtWwoCmgVuXwDJdSwDdl9L2c/s320/IMG_1054.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRza4njj2V8qC51OiXNTZBN0kwkAZwWRQ7nNrPpV7Tqy8o72bs9YZ-Hw8AFT-0i1a5WP9bDMmmr6ejl1MucznWGrBsLP-U6t9snAhf61d24JBJIzggZuSTvSUTp1_1u6ro99U0qIwSd4VIgQ7UhwOiWpszX47jvEplcun8_mxyGM_LZGt-C5-Q_cTz0ik/s4032/IMG_1058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRza4njj2V8qC51OiXNTZBN0kwkAZwWRQ7nNrPpV7Tqy8o72bs9YZ-Hw8AFT-0i1a5WP9bDMmmr6ejl1MucznWGrBsLP-U6t9snAhf61d24JBJIzggZuSTvSUTp1_1u6ro99U0qIwSd4VIgQ7UhwOiWpszX47jvEplcun8_mxyGM_LZGt-C5-Q_cTz0ik/s320/IMG_1058.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The helpers always want to be in our photos! <br />Chuse and Michael here with us.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs42QN8jmFOm4Vg70HT3OxVHJKBIEfw0KBuAYJq3puOGDMb6-wXPMJrvV5VzlfjoiTxH3s5d8i8gT6G6rTMQlfHsEW4nhA72TIrl-FD94xZkT45g4c59DjquRLhJglzsfyEubV0_lmkO2XVihQYHmB47xiJrpk36vBtSlDTiV5Wa3wOyt6CdO0ozsN9aY/s4032/IMG_1072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs42QN8jmFOm4Vg70HT3OxVHJKBIEfw0KBuAYJq3puOGDMb6-wXPMJrvV5VzlfjoiTxH3s5d8i8gT6G6rTMQlfHsEW4nhA72TIrl-FD94xZkT45g4c59DjquRLhJglzsfyEubV0_lmkO2XVihQYHmB47xiJrpk36vBtSlDTiV5Wa3wOyt6CdO0ozsN9aY/s320/IMG_1072.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_ro7e99Y38rGe7Gy_vMuGfvbgzuSeqWuNBmoktKW9PsfBlOfi2zxII9elKSMQhkpAo_SslPa_dAoUCE5YMJEr3vWQVSJC9JrzU2cQ8xviizDNdfVR0iCO-cZVao0aTGcPXTCToPiiy0O2Ocs0UpEOx8a2gNSMR-rnHhAKuWGb-vds-QUzFP_JbLUvd0/s4032/IMG_1076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_ro7e99Y38rGe7Gy_vMuGfvbgzuSeqWuNBmoktKW9PsfBlOfi2zxII9elKSMQhkpAo_SslPa_dAoUCE5YMJEr3vWQVSJC9JrzU2cQ8xviizDNdfVR0iCO-cZVao0aTGcPXTCToPiiy0O2Ocs0UpEOx8a2gNSMR-rnHhAKuWGb-vds-QUzFP_JbLUvd0/s320/IMG_1076.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-65003242510328917212023-08-06T13:03:00.000-04:002023-08-10T16:18:22.254-04:00Day 5 <div>Today was day five and as usual, w<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">e got up at 6 o’clock started with tea, washy wash, and then breakfast. For breakfast we had millet, toast, no toast bread of some kind pita and eggs. Eating is difficult as your appetite diminishes in altitude.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFzMuytJ65yKg_AP6NZhtoSg2djvuyNimuhvUorj3zpLP39XEhzgXlAvCzIV3gRZ0SrQGz4gkDwttUmLIGg9V_byVsP8TzIJvGgdDFL5x4y24HpwLSZAtiEZMGNqxudyu69ErqqJdo-lNip9xLl166T77-ltjyDq0dsoFSYusbWqOIN2ON5WDEM4sCUM/s4032/IMG_0761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFzMuytJ65yKg_AP6NZhtoSg2djvuyNimuhvUorj3zpLP39XEhzgXlAvCzIV3gRZ0SrQGz4gkDwttUmLIGg9V_byVsP8TzIJvGgdDFL5x4y24HpwLSZAtiEZMGNqxudyu69ErqqJdo-lNip9xLl166T77-ltjyDq0dsoFSYusbWqOIN2ON5WDEM4sCUM/w150-h200/IMG_0761.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br />Today’s an exciting day! We get to face the Barranco wall. I’m feeling quite anxious as I can see it from camp and it looks terrifying! We left camp going a slow downhill to a bridge. It’s so cold, the little waterfall has ice around it and icicles. We crossed the little bridge and started going up. Unfortunately, I forgot to start my watch at camp so I’m missing what I guess is about 1km.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>The Barranco wall is interesting. You go up rocks, then down steep rocks with people helping you. You arrive at this, let’s call it platform, where there’s a big opening. You put your right foot on a rock and then you’re supposed to cross your left foot on the other side of the opening… that was terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. I had a little bit of a panic attack but it passed fairly quickly. I’m grateful to have Remi and a supportive team around me. A bit later, you arrive at a thin ledge and a huge rock called the kissing rock. Kissing rock is a very narrow ledge with a big rock in the middle that you sort of have to hug on your way across the ledge. Let me tell you that was not fun. I did, however, hug and kiss the rock as I went by. Again very thankful for the team around me.<br /><br />Next part was going up rocks, but it was easier than crossing the wall and the one we had done before. I got to the top of the mountain or whatever that was rested for a little bit started making our way down. The descent started pretty smoothly, slow grade, but all of a sudden it was a steepest hill. On the way we passed a large section that burned in a forest fire. The down section was extremely steep and slippery, because the ground is covered in a thin dust. Poor Ken fell on his tail bone. He was a trooper. Got up and kept going. I hope he didn’t break his tailbone.<br /><br />As we’re going down, we get to a point where we see all the people going up on the other side of a ravine. When we got down to the bottom, there was a very small little creek of glacier water. We rested for about 10 minutes, and went again up, up, and up.<br /><br />This part of going up we’re short but steep switchbacks. I wonder why they didn’t make them longer so they wouldn’t be as steep. We were climbing up rocks, slipping on pebbles and sand. It is absolutely gorgeous and well worth all the effort. When you got to the top of this climb, you finally reached camp for tonight. Looks like we will spend the night in the clouds. This means a cold night.</div><div><br /></div><div>At around 6:00, the wind picked up. I got to watch the sunset behind a rock wall. Beautiful! <br /><br />As an aside note: today we saw many porters who were really struggling. I hope they know how important they are in our journey. We would not be here without them. I handed skittles to all the porters I saw struggling today. I hope I was able to make their day little better. Some passed us with a little pep in her step after eating skittles. I’m very grateful for them.</div><div><br /></div><div>A second a side note: we spend approximately half the day in the clouds.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oxygen level: 90</div><div>Something that scared me: the Barranco wall</div><div>Something that surprised me: Unlike in Peru, I am not suffering from headaches and only minor shortness of breath. </div><div>Lunch: Leek soup, spaghetti, vegetables, bread and mango. </div><div>Dinner: </div><div><br /></div><div>Music group - finesse</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHILmw-ziUxilTUJ9uU_CTl8g0vNduu67QJe8vlZPenDBZtcgWYgs6ULtGFlJWhUiSUgBo5-vZPkmNi-Exs6JDU-AN9P37Bhqgd8qd8VtZ4G8eP3ceRN-wFG3Xr9c3A5_28-Pk6ouiUsyV2wCvoh9Ki3FaKkMt7tE3FxkpcFAxd0ZT5YknRjsYdkB-GCY/s4032/IMG_0806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHILmw-ziUxilTUJ9uU_CTl8g0vNduu67QJe8vlZPenDBZtcgWYgs6ULtGFlJWhUiSUgBo5-vZPkmNi-Exs6JDU-AN9P37Bhqgd8qd8VtZ4G8eP3ceRN-wFG3Xr9c3A5_28-Pk6ouiUsyV2wCvoh9Ki3FaKkMt7tE3FxkpcFAxd0ZT5YknRjsYdkB-GCY/w150-h200/IMG_0806.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrJFCasqamyfzKwsH6pFyfTwVT1zm6ylmqr91A5vT6QsgR8IUtGbCb65j0L2TnaOvFaebuQUf892Abw-2_g6eUOEYWdaRxH9_tSeg6_NBYKQlrZkPfgNSAznNqtROpbLOCcaeadDoevYzVVmS5s1wnXWa1hy-8Y9_GIlhR_09yPgfj1CQj64kZWMOVN4/w150-h200/IMG_0609.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Today's hike made for a very long day as we walked for almost 10 hours. We started by going up to 4600 m where we acclimatized while having lunch. This took place at lava tower. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG3kbCZTaGZSE6TvQZnap9f_cXQuE1pWDrZCRrbBxnz3l6rCL_O0PD8bS0VC7HMIvEVHm8zG7BFWKiwafhz-Lk9IF2dsJLP_UhOV0Vj6dpvekMSpg6LHNCXgUJrRz16ks74GE7OttNGmEO9_5avHYZ7MlJsQZto6KZFoKu7igDJ_FfKNcFjAwFrgJDZQ/s4032/IMG_0639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG3kbCZTaGZSE6TvQZnap9f_cXQuE1pWDrZCRrbBxnz3l6rCL_O0PD8bS0VC7HMIvEVHm8zG7BFWKiwafhz-Lk9IF2dsJLP_UhOV0Vj6dpvekMSpg6LHNCXgUJrRz16ks74GE7OttNGmEO9_5avHYZ7MlJsQZto6KZFoKu7igDJ_FfKNcFjAwFrgJDZQ/w200-h150/IMG_0639.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6_H0f0Lx0k74ZKZ-jio1rBrrWMIsZUIwBTQMWSqZJgWrmLB7EsnddMqmtoNhueHAaHeaC_QxvX7zLtw_vpwOT0VsyAMUU1Xxk22QXq3895G7DqoURK-3Eo7XzfgZY18dXkVUB_LwDGL6GywZBCgIUoFJn7ZKf6NXvdvg7UlQhCyx2epmsXPfY4iJv8I/s4032/IMG_0626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6_H0f0Lx0k74ZKZ-jio1rBrrWMIsZUIwBTQMWSqZJgWrmLB7EsnddMqmtoNhueHAaHeaC_QxvX7zLtw_vpwOT0VsyAMUU1Xxk22QXq3895G7DqoURK-3Eo7XzfgZY18dXkVUB_LwDGL6GywZBCgIUoFJn7ZKf6NXvdvg7UlQhCyx2epmsXPfY4iJv8I/w150-h200/IMG_0626.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ekJl_uuO3XfhKiXSECps_buHGZPDrWISLM24AOxy77OoVoOFJmX7HzxobQs51bb0_4ZfBDaUkWubPyVuR8HAtPTkxHzSJOKB2CfM2yxW6UMEXIzZ0n8eDZwlRimjiHKyGXExTW-rljy_-8EdjyHjt4mH6rveZ3jHBwhEbFBKkb1K4XGhxMCMKQdetyk/s4032/IMG_0621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ekJl_uuO3XfhKiXSECps_buHGZPDrWISLM24AOxy77OoVoOFJmX7HzxobQs51bb0_4ZfBDaUkWubPyVuR8HAtPTkxHzSJOKB2CfM2yxW6UMEXIzZ0n8eDZwlRimjiHKyGXExTW-rljy_-8EdjyHjt4mH6rveZ3jHBwhEbFBKkb1K4XGhxMCMKQdetyk/w200-h150/IMG_0621.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>After lunch, we came back down all the way to Brian Cole camp we saw different trains for walking somewhere in Sandy, good times very rocky and technical.<br /><br />Overall, I think it was a great day not very difficult, but just very very long. We are all very tired and just looking forward to going to bed.<br /><br />Thankfully, he is feeling much better at 70% so that’s great.</div><div>It’s a very cold night. Interesting how when the sun is out, it warms up nicely, yet as soon as it starts going down, multiple layers are needed. I'm very thankful for my good quality sleeping bag! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oHDHj0mMQYulLQrcwgsDfvYB9DBQRkcC9d-X_UW5ZmRSk_RsOCw2cwSM_SVAyFxAiTZ2ILJNknBWY87IW3jzfCpYD3pixgzjBshzf3ViDToh-LK8jcE_-Vz39vPWjAzJky52xDSTsQ7uEHeINrpPDyqkQKVQLdXEcDL0AiHj6q3O3I9c_P-NY4rsFfY/s4032/IMG_0645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oHDHj0mMQYulLQrcwgsDfvYB9DBQRkcC9d-X_UW5ZmRSk_RsOCw2cwSM_SVAyFxAiTZ2ILJNknBWY87IW3jzfCpYD3pixgzjBshzf3ViDToh-LK8jcE_-Vz39vPWjAzJky52xDSTsQ7uEHeINrpPDyqkQKVQLdXEcDL0AiHj6q3O3I9c_P-NY4rsFfY/w150-h200/IMG_0645.JPG" width="150" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New people</b>- John carried my bag last bit. </div><div><b>New food</b>: <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3">Vegetable tatilla- wrap of some kind. Quite good. </font></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); display: inline; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3">Oxygen-82 </font></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Dinner- rice, veggies, chicken, soup </span></font></div><br /></font></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeSbFntwibzZzEb9r2ZcHCgGhFNprkaAZpVRygZAqBnt5L0b8EIeJC-8nS5Ya4Mh3MNW7xb7MKgTnFVNvqPbgX47aLrkW8CXP4ERs355n7Mus2U9kGlZyhCpOw5eWQVtSFx6wikYNEDMK6oA9UhjRsvGKeRuQr6iYaYybjdqtSB4O-UynHMvh4IdAfP0/s4032/IMG_0644.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeSbFntwibzZzEb9r2ZcHCgGhFNprkaAZpVRygZAqBnt5L0b8EIeJC-8nS5Ya4Mh3MNW7xb7MKgTnFVNvqPbgX47aLrkW8CXP4ERs355n7Mus2U9kGlZyhCpOw5eWQVtSFx6wikYNEDMK6oA9UhjRsvGKeRuQr6iYaYybjdqtSB4O-UynHMvh4IdAfP0/w150-h200/IMG_0644.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-44007653049907857292023-08-05T11:49:00.001-04:002023-08-10T10:22:29.848-04:00Day 3 We got up this morning again at six, had our washy washy which means they bring a little tub of warm water so you can wash yourself, had tea, then had breakfast. <div>For breakfast this morning we had toast, crêpes, eggs, millet, which was actually not bad, some fruit that looks like grenadilla- passion fruit is very sour, but tasty and some bananas.<br /><br />Remi is feeling worse than ever so I asked Experience, one of the guides, to come and see him and assess him. He gave him some sort of powder to help rehydrate him. Rémi found it helpful and by the end of the day he looked more like himself. He also started his antibiotics for diarrhea. 4 days is long enough! </div><div><br /></div><div>We have guides that bring your backpack if you are sick or are you just too tired. Remi didn’t want the guy to carry his backpack but he didn’t have a choice. Which is kind of lovely as it gave him the chance to muster up his strength. When he was “feeling better “, he wanted his bag back and the response was no. I was happy about that! <br /><br />The walk today was about 9 km. It took us over four hours. It was a gradual climb, much less technical than yesterday. Beautiful weather, not as hot, but now that we’re at camp is very very windy.<br /><br />We’re getting ready for lunch. It is 1:15. Lunch is at 1:30. Looking forward to seeing what’s for lunch. I bet we start with soup! 🤣. So far, the food isn't bad. I wouldn’t say it’s five star, but we are camping after all. </div><div><br /></div><div>So... I’m back after lunch! We have... drum roll... butternut soup, chicken, potatoes, salad, and watermelon. Once lunch was done, most of us went for a shorter hike to acclimatize a little more.</div><div>It was a beautiful little trail. Those who didn’t come, no worries they will see you tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBrjo9BJUR0U_b--tCE_e2m3-aTJipvKIYYQkOHEgiEF7CPRNKenFP4dAQgyrxJb0dbhoqSIWUGJ1tokt3vPbCegbww7T_X8v35q5ov6ZKNaI9xcuLHzyLAFJ8rxgLRFa9T8wbaV5hJp6WI5WzR3edWGC2Ho_SR8YGXIa4ipl-U3QgBpesXBOKoGFCq0/s4032/IMG_0439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBrjo9BJUR0U_b--tCE_e2m3-aTJipvKIYYQkOHEgiEF7CPRNKenFP4dAQgyrxJb0dbhoqSIWUGJ1tokt3vPbCegbww7T_X8v35q5ov6ZKNaI9xcuLHzyLAFJ8rxgLRFa9T8wbaV5hJp6WI5WzR3edWGC2Ho_SR8YGXIa4ipl-U3QgBpesXBOKoGFCq0/w113-h151/IMG_0439.JPG" width="113" /></a></div>On this hike, we learned about this plant that opens during the day and closes at night. In the plant, you can find "water" so little birds and insects can drink. This plant lives for 7 months. Once it dies, it looks like a big pineapple! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRBkFgM72XjxYUagEolgpNmR0YcE2n1R6KkY_H4QlwMsEJKcthNUzGSBfeNQCWt2gWSxaGaXTwNLPfPrfgLWkgDy6YR19iNPhQcoUBEf7Y2jNeECNlhMAod-WBtTsdTF5Y4VbJ3e47r4DHQQB8CWOev7Lnfdk5XnA_bZkDtQ01tDo9und7PNaDdF5U48/s4032/IMG_0440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRBkFgM72XjxYUagEolgpNmR0YcE2n1R6KkY_H4QlwMsEJKcthNUzGSBfeNQCWt2gWSxaGaXTwNLPfPrfgLWkgDy6YR19iNPhQcoUBEf7Y2jNeECNlhMAod-WBtTsdTF5Y4VbJ3e47r4DHQQB8CWOev7Lnfdk5XnA_bZkDtQ01tDo9und7PNaDdF5U48/w156-h117/IMG_0440.JPG" width="156" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiJw65ayPdgIb5rcM7DJMYrDiYqToJ1ITnWlZEcBIcyv6GlC1BxvIbR2h0yBATfO6IW8rMaS-0jOAmIsxW4e9rOj-ELtPrGOEbEpK0-CggEaEgRazWOZzI6Q0K9zvDSd63pnoNzXNvbX0xSjbAOaY-uvIVGbwsEfdLNGmRjwe7Sv1Z5RiWzXbgfA4wtE/s4032/IMG_0690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiJw65ayPdgIb5rcM7DJMYrDiYqToJ1ITnWlZEcBIcyv6GlC1BxvIbR2h0yBATfO6IW8rMaS-0jOAmIsxW4e9rOj-ELtPrGOEbEpK0-CggEaEgRazWOZzI6Q0K9zvDSd63pnoNzXNvbX0xSjbAOaY-uvIVGbwsEfdLNGmRjwe7Sv1Z5RiWzXbgfA4wtE/w115-h153/IMG_0690.JPG" width="115" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We’ve now have our washy washy time and are heading out for teatime. Then we will just hang out and rest until dinner. Dinner was soup, macaroni, vegetables and steak. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>New food</b>: millet and fruit<br /><b>Something I find interesting</b>: how the landscape changes. We are still in moorland but there are less trees, more smaller shrubs and tons of everlasting flowers. </div><div><b>Someone new</b>: Godlistens -he is one of the guides. Richard, a porter.</div><div><b>Birds</b>- white necked raven </div><div>Saw a moth and quickly a lizard</div><div>Oxygen 80</div><div><b>Day 3</b>: Siky Tatu</div><div><br /></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-90945963046644390502023-08-05T11:46:00.002-04:002023-08-10T16:12:53.813-04:00Day 2 Get up at 6:30 for tea time and breakfast at seven. We left at around eight. Barely had any sleep - too much snoring all around. <div><br /></div><div>Started with very steep trail away...which went for most of the day! It was an extremely difficult hike. Very hot and sunny... plus a very technical trail. Beautiful views. When we turned one of the last corners, the tears were streaming down my face at the sight of the beautiful Mount Kilimanjaro! Seeing the mountain for the first time... priceless! It's interesting how you can see the next camp... which looks like it could be about 15 minute walk... turns out to take at least an hour to get to! </div><div><br /></div><div>The hard day was well worth it! <br /><br />Lunch was spaghetti.<br />Dinner was chicken and rice.<br /><br />The evening is very cold. Hope to sleep tonight! Not sure how much longer I can go without any sleep!<br /><br />Oxygen, 87<br /><br />Saw beautiful flowers… Went from Montane Forest to Moorland.<div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoEBwA8duMhzJUjSmar3j_RteJo1gdMCfu_3CJG1oRhX8Z_S4qKCduNSiqhny8jzGFWwI3JPWBokrnKDK1mZpNnS7BPd12iWCSAA__Goy_N8KSYhFo6H1qJF6aZJniJW4icXiVVWAUgRw5yZXYCE9Qwimw-sYLsQRRvQcTNFApz6SXmny8UAeBcQMsUY/s6000/_DSC0149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoEBwA8duMhzJUjSmar3j_RteJo1gdMCfu_3CJG1oRhX8Z_S4qKCduNSiqhny8jzGFWwI3JPWBokrnKDK1mZpNnS7BPd12iWCSAA__Goy_N8KSYhFo6H1qJF6aZJniJW4icXiVVWAUgRw5yZXYCE9Qwimw-sYLsQRRvQcTNFApz6SXmny8UAeBcQMsUY/s320/_DSC0149.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-15429621539286386242023-08-05T11:41:00.003-04:002023-08-09T12:41:47.314-04:00Day 1-This morning we took the bus and drove for three hours to the Lemosho gate. Beautiful country side, where we saw giraffes and zebras.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPUFnm8jnO4mjBABr0K1HFBtuqzdCuuiS2a4BOLHV5o6g8vtGdHm3aj0kqYKxLqgkQ7JwYumonxyCAk43NlxBIOE2Dbrlqd9TkKJOwAJRjMGe7gPSi4l2OHv-Xpo-SKaoXpkPD_Sn4vxEHsK7_RVR4ZUTc9jeWKDVt94qr1H05uZMROcthDyMgGJZwcA/s6000/_DSC0132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPUFnm8jnO4mjBABr0K1HFBtuqzdCuuiS2a4BOLHV5o6g8vtGdHm3aj0kqYKxLqgkQ7JwYumonxyCAk43NlxBIOE2Dbrlqd9TkKJOwAJRjMGe7gPSi4l2OHv-Xpo-SKaoXpkPD_Sn4vxEHsK7_RVR4ZUTc9jeWKDVt94qr1H05uZMROcthDyMgGJZwcA/w133-h200/_DSC0132.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><br />We arrived at the gate and registered. Apparently, you need to sign in at every camp. For lunch today it was boxed. Inside was an apple, peanuts, what was supposedly a sandwich, a little banana, some crackers and chocolate.<br /><br />We started walking up hill right away. It’s incredible to see the porters doing the same walk but with so much weight on their shoulders/heads<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">. They carry 20 kg of stuff.</span><div><br />The day was not extraneous, nor was it easy. It really was uphill the whole time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2TsNyjY7Spj8178BgmCbbMn2467N3sR2BzQv7ONtT5Srs3_e_NQf2PjCVf0XgfmJCaAp79oxjo1Pyw-tei62hRNDOBa99AZ6idBMY9g-TPaGFXHBj3A-FEHAV-gxob0gzTE33Ksl-WXdhZ7I0V7VogIz-2JHpUKe2UpNR1CUzLwx8LcBu4dhYXoWdyE/s6000/_DSC0149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2TsNyjY7Spj8178BgmCbbMn2467N3sR2BzQv7ONtT5Srs3_e_NQf2PjCVf0XgfmJCaAp79oxjo1Pyw-tei62hRNDOBa99AZ6idBMY9g-TPaGFXHBj3A-FEHAV-gxob0gzTE33Ksl-WXdhZ7I0V7VogIz-2JHpUKe2UpNR1CUzLwx8LcBu4dhYXoWdyE/w133-h200/_DSC0149.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><br /> with some steeper climbs. When we arrived at camp, they brought us a container with water for washy washy time. After you’ve cleaned yourself. It’s teatime with some popcorn.<br /><br />Cathy and I went for a walk to see where they got the water. It’s about 1 km from camp up and down two hills. I can’t believe they do this with a bucket full of water on their heads.<br /><br />For dinner we had tilapia, potatoes, vegetables, zucchini, soup, and for dessert oranges.<br /><br />Time came for everyone’s health check. My oxygen was 90. Remi’s oxygen was also good at 92.<br /><br /><div>Rémi must’ve eaten some thing at the lunch as he’s not feeling great. Hopefully it passes quickly. It is 7:08 time for bed as we have not slept much since we have arrived.<br /><br />Early start tomorrow we get up at six start moving at eight.</div><div><br /></div><div>People - Duma, Experience - 2 guides. Benjamin our tent guy, Godffrey- chef </div><div>Animal- white black monkey </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNiZWEfguEnDWmdarLD8NQ6s2qCTn3Y5zKTIz6Ftr7_Ja4UKRc7xxWJIwV0liPcOqKtel6h74cwhIeHHOFQdCOp-2TXSANVBXL7nOGzt39DyhztdvfQ-KqgA4YSR_fvPZSpztZOUGM-ll12osftKrACaojpjd3fdwheZizEW7mku5K_PkjPjn1Cp4kSI/s4032/IMG_0156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNiZWEfguEnDWmdarLD8NQ6s2qCTn3Y5zKTIz6Ftr7_Ja4UKRc7xxWJIwV0liPcOqKtel6h74cwhIeHHOFQdCOp-2TXSANVBXL7nOGzt39DyhztdvfQ-KqgA4YSR_fvPZSpztZOUGM-ll12osftKrACaojpjd3fdwheZizEW7mku5K_PkjPjn1Cp4kSI/s320/IMG_0156.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuJRnMuUPGrFVs0E50J8zXpFwz6NwOkfqAIbbbphS-0cqdrJMPjHNv5nELswqncepUwDK9wCrpFNTRd9L4uoOwnWHyQerkNdKRzckZyeKcfxYcaowP2vyfHUmyJgn278y_t6H1SF-402Qu04up66l8LOHiZgh_nt01UywIpjN6Pva2pth9P2gT7TOoWM/s4032/IMG_0170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuJRnMuUPGrFVs0E50J8zXpFwz6NwOkfqAIbbbphS-0cqdrJMPjHNv5nELswqncepUwDK9wCrpFNTRd9L4uoOwnWHyQerkNdKRzckZyeKcfxYcaowP2vyfHUmyJgn278y_t6H1SF-402Qu04up66l8LOHiZgh_nt01UywIpjN6Pva2pth9P2gT7TOoWM/s320/IMG_0170.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-26550671843846716282023-07-26T00:18:00.000-04:002023-07-26T00:23:06.404-04:00Last Day at Plantation Jambo Jambo! <div>First, we have to start with last night’s adventure. One of the workers of the resort came to start a fire in our fireplace. What a disaster! As he lit the fire, we could see some smoke coming into our room I thought well, he will open the flew. He left. Shortly after, our little cabin was filled with smoke. Our eyes were burning, we couldn’t breathe and we felt like we were in the BC wildfires. We re-open the windows and the door to try to let the smoke out. It did not get any better and so off I went, in the dark, to get someone to come and help. </div><div><br></div><div>When the man arrived in our cabin, he quickly said “oh! no good!” He proceeded to take a towel and started to fan the room to get the smoke out. Rémi joined in to help as I was outside laughing. All of a sudden he started twirling the towel and saying I’m a fan! At this point we were all laughing hysterically. We got most of the smoke out but we had to sleep with an N95 masks as the smell was just too much to handle. </div><div>I forgot ! This man took the burning wood with his bare hands and brought it outside.</div><div><br></div><div>We had an OK sort of sleep with waking up quite a few times to go to the bathroom but overall it was an OK night.<br><br>We got up at about 8 o’clock in the morning, had breakfast and had our briefing with our guide for the climb. He went day by day, telling us sort of what to expect. It’s less of a mystery now and I think those who were worried are feeling much better.<br><br>Rémi and I opted to do a local tour with a guide. We met up at two in the afternoon and off we went. Our guide’s name was Victor and as we cross the gate, a friend of his met up with us and joined for the tour around the village. His name was Noël and he would like to be a guide some day. </div><div><br></div><div>On our tour, we saw a banana plantation where we learned all about bananas how they grow and learned it takes nine months to grow. We made our way to a sugarcane plantations, followed by a coffee plantation. </div><div><br></div><div>I saw a sign for a school and I asked if we could go and visit. Our guide wasn’t sure, but we made our way to the school just to see. It was a bit of a process, but in the end we were able to go in and have a quick visit. We met the headmaster before being introduced to the teacher, who gave us a quick tour of the place. There is about 800 students at this private school. We were shown the new garden project, where the students will take care of chickens, ducks, goats, perhaps a pig among other things. We also had the opportunity to visit one classroom of children who would be in about grade 2 in Canada. As the door opened, they all stood up and greeted us with a good afternoon visitors. The classroom had some paintings on the wall like the alphabet and such and they each had a wooden desk set in rows.<br><br>After visiting the school, we made our way back towards our resort. The unofficial guide lives right across the from the plantation. He brought us to his house so we could visit his family. When we arrived, his mother was sitting on the cement slab, filled with beans where she was separating them by colors. There were many children around, his sister and neighbours. They were fascinated by us and kept touching our arms and our skin. They all wanted to try Rémi’s sunglasses and so I took a picture and show them what they look like. They were all very happy and smiling.</div><div><br></div><div> Noel‘s mom told him to show us the rest of the yard where there was a cow, a goat and some ducks. They offered us dinner, but we kindly refused as we were having dinner with a group. We made our way back to the plantation where we rested for the rest of the day. This was a fabulous day.</div><div>Looking forward to leaving for the mountain in the morning! Nighty night! </div><div><br></div><div>Weather: around 23° and sunny in the afternoon.</div><div>Food: potatoes, rice, pasta, beef, pork, desserts</div><div>New Swahili words:</div><p></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"> coffee, Kahawa,</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">See you later- kwaheri</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">Mambo. How are you </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">Popow. Fine</span></li></ul><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">plant: avocado tree<br>New bird: Ibis, something<br>New people: Prosper, who works at the hotel Noel, the young man that joined us for our tour some thing that made me laugh: at the reception. I heard the sound of a bird I asked what is that? She said we call it a bird, </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">new animal for today a horned chameleon</span></div><p></p><div></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-9970297635684970582023-07-25T03:04:00.014-04:002023-08-09T12:36:48.843-04:00Moraivo Plantation We have finally arrived in Kilimanjaro! This humongous plane arrives at this tiny little airport. I was so<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> excited to finally be in Africa. There might’ve been a tear or two from being overwhelmed. Finally, a lifelong dream coming true.<div><br /></div><div><br /> We arrived this morning at about 730. The airport is very small, there’s a one large room, one bathroom and that’s it. When you arrive, you line up outside, they take your temperature and you move inside. In the large room, it’s loud as everyone is talking- there’s a guard who asks to see your visa. He ruffles through your papers, hands them back to you and says “sign here date here”. Afterwards you go in a line and wait to see the officer to get your passport stamped and your visa verified. </div><div>Once that chaos was over, you moved onto the next step: the belt to hopefully get your luggage. That was fairly easy as there’s one airplane, one belt. We were all very happy to see all our bags made it to Tanzania!. Once we had our bags, we had to move onto the next step, which was to place our bags on another belt to go through the security. Lord only knows why you would do this when you arrive in a country, but we did so and moved on outside.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwjAia9XL_sCOxZ5LR6Ca1vBQqFRxE8TXTPSMsaz2vtudjqZ75Wd3SxyTBWKv_fdDpD_zktuM5q1NZZ8ysGpiAf1NDw9lTCUdcema-6R1KzaYmgdeF9UXiqEiecOuZvPUltvrZG75f5YtdNMQfnJKJ9nlmvebMkkud0Z0e-6wqRMcbhE29q8xJ7WAW44/s4032/IMG_0058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwjAia9XL_sCOxZ5LR6Ca1vBQqFRxE8TXTPSMsaz2vtudjqZ75Wd3SxyTBWKv_fdDpD_zktuM5q1NZZ8ysGpiAf1NDw9lTCUdcema-6R1KzaYmgdeF9UXiqEiecOuZvPUltvrZG75f5YtdNMQfnJKJ9nlmvebMkkud0Z0e-6wqRMcbhE29q8xJ7WAW44/s320/IMG_0058.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We were met by Jerry, our guide for the climb. From there, they loaded our bags on the roof of the bus that was to carry us to our hotel. We climbed on the bus and off we went. Let’s just say that it was a very interesting 45 to 1 hour ride. First off, they drive on the wrong side of the road. I was sitting behind the driver so I could see everything that was going on ahead. There are motorcycles, buses, not many cars, people walking along the road there is people everywhere. Goats, chickens, cows, people, more people! We pass buses, we pass these little tuktuks, full of hay and every time it’s a bit of a harrowing experience. We got a first good look at Tanzania: tin homes, “mud homes”, no doors on many home, only a curtain. </div><div>Our “resort” is just lovely. It’s a coffee plantation. there are about 30 little cabins and it’s just beautiful, our bed has a net around it to protect us from the mosquitoes. The grounds are absolutely breathtaking. Vegetation, birds, monkeys, bush, babies, beautiful flowers, beautiful plants, interesting insects as well. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jPZGlUQdWf82fi6RTS5QGQUiYTTKUvS0qQ9YKxBhSQraiQHmLXg4gS98e_5Z3JY2dX7HAj4R8dszKxItzd18G0xEz0hQyzA5PsNUmu5oZ91xMtHfpH3b8No95o9o7Xcz0CnU-KfkXOR0lT5fOAA0bG0x9tbBpDABiK5GUf_ssiGJ0C2WcOqhUkNTWEU/s4032/IMG_0067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jPZGlUQdWf82fi6RTS5QGQUiYTTKUvS0qQ9YKxBhSQraiQHmLXg4gS98e_5Z3JY2dX7HAj4R8dszKxItzd18G0xEz0hQyzA5PsNUmu5oZ91xMtHfpH3b8No95o9o7Xcz0CnU-KfkXOR0lT5fOAA0bG0x9tbBpDABiK5GUf_ssiGJ0C2WcOqhUkNTWEU/s320/IMG_0067.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Remi and I went for a walk in the morning while everybody else went for a shower and a nap. Some people slept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon if you can believe it. We enjoyed a beautiful walk on the trails around the plantation we took our time, and saw so many beautiful things.<br /><br />The day was just a lazy day of relaxation and enjoyment. Later in the afternoon, the owner of the resort, came to our group and asked to see Rémi Roy. A little worried and he says that’s me. The man proceeds to tell us his passport is at the airport! Rémi didn’t even know he didn’t have it! We are not sure how this happened but we are very thankful that whoever found was honest and handed it in. That airport was so chaotic I’m surprised it was even found! </div><div><br /></div><div>A group member was arriving tonight, the aiport personnel let them bring the passport to us. Happy we didn’t have to do that interesting ride again… although I wouldn’t have minded much as that’s the best way to experience things. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lunch was between spaghetti or fish. We went with spaghetti. We had a lovely dinner- buffet style. There was soup, saffon rice, wedges, different massalas, chicken, desserts. It was delicious! </div><div><br /></div><div>So far, it’s a very friendly place and people. Everyone seems genuinely happy to see you and want to to help you. My best example is my search to find a monkey. Walking along one of the trails I saw a young man dressed in green. I’m told he was sort of like security. I asked him if there were monkeys. He responded yeah yeah and off we went on a monkey search. We looked and looked and couldn’t find one but all of a sudden he found a bush baby. A bush baby is sort of like a flying squirrel except it’s bigger and it has humongous eyes. I was so excited to see this bush baby. Another fellow joined us, and we kept looking for monkeys but did not find any. One of the guys who was dressed in a beige outfit, took us with him to find monkeys and we did find a whole group of them, vervet monkeys. That has to be the highlight of today seeing these monkeys having so much fun up in the trees looking at you, right in your eyes, as it was eating. They are very curious! These little creatures just want to see you. By the time I got back to my room, the monkeys had made their way to the bamboo behind it. These folks were just so happy to be able to help me find what I was looking for.</div><div><br /></div><div>I can’t explain how blessed and lucky I feel to be here. I absolutely have white privilege. That is neither good or bad. As a white person, I can’t deny this simple fact. </div><div><br /></div><div>Weather: mostly cloudy, 20°C - sun came out at around 4pm and warmed us up. </div><div>New food: baobab juice </div><div>People: Jerry the guide, Sara the guide’s boss, Victor the monkey man</div><div>Something that scared me:</div><div>Something that surprised me: it’s cold- locals are wearing jackets and hats. </div><div>Birds today: beautiful sunbird, peregrine falcon, other unknown birds</div><div>Wildlife: bush babies, vervet monkeys. </div><div>Plants: poinsettia (who knew they grew in Africa)</div><div>Places: plantation </div><div>Swahili words that I remember:</div><p></p><ul><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> 1- moja </span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">hello - jambo</span><br /></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you - asante</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Very much- sana</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">8- nane</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">You are welcome- caribou</span></li></ul><p></p><div><br /><br /></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-18763030207690806562023-07-23T15:50:00.001-04:002023-07-23T15:50:19.533-04:00Doha Airport <p>Wow! I have never seen anything like this! I have been to many airports but this one takes the cake! </p><p><br></p><p>It’s opulent- beautiful art pieces, a whole section with water and trees, huge bright signs, looks like something out of this world! </p><p><br></p><p>There is so much to look at and see that 8 hours goes by pretty quickly. </p><p><br></p><p>I don’t know if the photos will show up… </p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1DU8qCq_mLe_wmmkTRzX-2NHh4_NNiKmj" width="0" height="0" data-x="0" data-y="0" style="width: 345.939562px; height: 345.939562px;"><br></p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uCsYMmvLx46UCYjjWAPVDGEfqixmTSan" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SEn_GZIundH8LVIXRlcKXYFHHUal6Ao8" width="300" height="300"><br></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-34348302716805723782023-07-23T11:25:00.000-04:002023-07-23T11:31:48.809-04:00Montréal to Doha, Qatar We left Montreal at 10:05 in Qatar airways. When you get to your seat, there’s a pile of stuff waiting for you. There was a blanket, a pillow, headphones, and a little bag of goodies, containing a sleep mask, socks, earplugs, a toothbrush, and a teeny tiny tube of toothpaste.<br><br>The stewardesses are all very petite and pretty with black hair. They wear burgundy pants with a white shirt covered in little designs. When it comes to serving dinner, they wear a little navy blazer over their shirt.<br><br>At midnight we had dinner. I chose the ”roasted chicken and potato wedges”. why the quotation marks? Well, I saw pieces of pre-cooked chicken covered in melted cheese and doused with the gravy put a few peas on top and voilà. That was my dinner. No potatoes and no what I imagined roasted chicken looks like. There was a little bowl of salad, which was OK and for dessert. It was a mousse of some kind. There was also a bottle of water.<br><br>By 1 o’clock I still could not sleep so I started a movie called Ambush. My 1:30 my eyes were tired and so I managed to fall asleep. I got a few hours of sleep with waking up every so often because of inconsiderate people who push and hit you on the way to the washroom or wherever they’re going. Too many inconsiderate people on earth.<br><br>When I woke up, I finished my movie, which was just OK. <div><br></div><div>For “brunch” I took the vegetarian noodles as I couldn’t handle the surprise chicken again. They were like overcooked Tai noodles. They were edible. There was also a little cup with fruit and a cup of yogurt. The bun was cinnamon raisin. <br><div><br></div><div>This is a very long flight … 12 hours long. Let’s just say I much prefer the 18 minutes late we had yesterday ha ha. The worst part is it’s not over. We have an eight hour layover in Doha, followed by another six hour flight to Kilimanjaro.</div></div><p><ul><li>I’m shocked at many people are wearing masks… on the whole airplane there is less than 10 people wearing one! </li></ul></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-71749889878181695762023-07-22T21:42:00.000-04:002023-07-22T21:45:11.806-04:00Ottawa to MontrealAfter Denise dropped us off at the airport, there were no issues. It was our first time through the new security and it was quite effective.<br><br>Our flight to Montreal took 18 minutes, yes only 18 minutes! We spent 2+ hours at the Ottawa airport to fly 18 minutes and then spent 5+ hours at the Montreal airport. That’s a long time! <br><br>Once we arrived, we decided to have dinner at Carlos and Pepe‘s Mexican restaurant. They had a good food- I shared Quesedillas with Heather. Our waiter was quite the character. A female waitress came by with a tray of glasses of water and offered them to us so we said sure! When our waiter came back, he seemed quite offended that we had glasses of water as he said, that water is not yours, you didn’t order it. We replied water is free in a restaurant. He said well you didn’t order it. We were thinking “What??” <div>Once dinner was over we made our way back to our gate at which point we heard an announcement about our Doha flight. Something about if our boarding pass was given by a different airline we had to go to the desk to get new passes and get our paperwork vwerified. </div><div><span style="display: inline !important; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3">It is now 9 o’clock and our flight departs at 10:05. I’m looking forward to it. Hopefully I will get to sleep on the flight that will be more than 18 minutes. </font></span><br></div><div><span style="display: inline !important; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="display: inline !important; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3">I’m on the app- I have no idea what it will look like… fingers crossed! </font></span></div><div><span style="display: inline !important; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18WACArrM-Hr-m02ytbL-7EBl5W8gScYC" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18WACArrM-Hr-m02ytbL-7EBl5W8gScYC" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1CPX4a3mQresfWQuK11Mv3IiMeygcWXQf" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1CPX4a3mQresfWQuK11Mv3IiMeygcWXQf" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1vpC1gjz3n8fnnk2nCIAFi2x-dgu_LO1p" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1vpC1gjz3n8fnnk2nCIAFi2x-dgu_LO1p" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-51124526084439348642023-07-22T10:16:00.002-04:002023-07-22T10:16:42.475-04:00The Big Day is Here!!<p> Here we go! 3 hours to go before my sister picks us up to drop us off at the airport! </p><p>This morning's to do list:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Go drop off the mouse we caught over night in the woods.</li><li>Fill the bird feeders.</li><li>Clean out the filter in Sophie's shrimp tank.</li><li>Water plants.</li><li>Clean out the fridge -don't want to come back to growing science experiments!</li><li>Pack and weigh my bag one last time. Removed a few items. 13kg - I have a bit of leeway. </li><li>We had enough rain so I don't need to water the garden.</li><li>Drop off key with neighbour.</li><li>Relax and wait for our ride.</li></ul><div><br /></div><p></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-40493488336627962023-07-21T15:19:00.000-04:002023-07-21T15:19:05.242-04:00Un autre dodo! <p>One more sleep before we head out for a wonderful adventure! </p><p>On the "menu" today:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Last minute purchases - second battery for Sophie's camera - I'm bringing her camera because she has a giant lens I can use during the safari.</li><li>Move my camera clip to Sophie's camera (I can attach it to the shoulder strap of my backpack for easy access.</li><li>Pick up bird seeds to fill the feeders before leaving.</li><li>Feed Houdini (last mouse before we go! Wouldn't want him to get hungry).</li><li>Remove zucchinis that are ready.</li><li>Drop off key with neighbour.</li><li>Visit with sisters.</li><li>Double check I have all the needed wires.</li><li>Empty my phone's gallery - I had 8000 photos. They are now all on my computer needing to be dealt with when I return.</li><li>It never ends... does it?! </li></ul><div><br /></div><p></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-18722458140737521462023-07-16T14:56:00.005-04:002023-07-21T15:12:55.364-04:00Packing is a Process<p>I'm typically a last minute packer unless I'm headed for an epic adventure that takes planning to be successful. Packing for an adventure is a process.</p><p>My process started a while back with just ideas rolling in my head. I know the following:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We will have hot days, rain, wind, and freezing cold days.</li><li>There will be nasty disease carrying insects.</li><li>Many risks like slippery rocks, perhaps plants, falls, trips, bruises, infections.</li><li>and of course, high altitude which you can't really prepare for or know how it will affect you. </li></ul>The risks are numerous on any adventure but you can't let that stop you. You just need to prepare as best you can!<p></p><p>Last week, I started taking out all the stuff I thought I might need. I took out the clothing I want to bring, make sure I have bug spray, sunscreen, snacks...All this stuff on my bed, on the floor, in a basket, move it from here to there, there to here, to everything on the floor so I can sleep in my bed. This goes on for a few days. Not the most efficient way but it's what works for me at this point of the planning.</p><p>Yesterday, I organized everything on my bed: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A pile for the safari after the climb: no black or white, no bright colours, no shorts, no tank tops that leaves me with a pair of beige pants, a beige t-shirt and a grey t-shirt. Easy. </li><li>A pile for the climbing days: I have 2 pairs hiking pants (one light one heavy duty), 2 long sleeve merino wool shirts, 1 pair of merino wool long johns, 2 merino wool t-shirts, socks, underwear, gaiters (to keep pebbles out of boots), rain jacket, rain pants, puff jacket.</li><li>A pile of treats and nutrition: I have skittles, beef jerky, almonds, chocolate, <a href="https://thepodiumshop.ca/collections/tailwind-nutrition" target="_blank">Tailwind</a> for my water, salt tablets, dried fruit, <a href="https://endurancetap.com/" target="_blank">Endurance Tap</a>, and maple candies for the porters.</li><li>A pile for my backpack: my puff jacket, rain coat and pants, medicine (Malaria, altitude, Pepto Bismol, Advil, Tylenol, allergy, Immodium, script for severe diarrhea), treats for flight, hydration pack, empty 1L water bottle, camera, wires for phone and watch, earphones, battery pack, book and journal.</li><li>Already in my duffle bag: sleeping bag, mat, inflatable pillow, liner.</li><li>Other must haves: Hiking boots, trail shoes, </li><li>Other: bag of toiletries, toilet paper, mitts, toque, winter underwear, buffs, balaclava, swimsuit.</li></ul><div>That's where I'm at for now. I'm sure some things will be taken out, others will be swapped. As I said a the beginning, it's a process! </div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0d4MF33bl-RkQbbHx5qSSBibXyAYoegGqeKBLZUmDaZVg8anTe_tYCFEhMJ7gxV4dpcsQyNzoZ80MAR-9AuvumtV_8XbsjsSYLGFwvqc55hDg2_ZHd0utFzQsKwBlA5eFs0WuNrAUeSn2m_3V7AVHKBJZPK0rnJddhkQcf-6YsNT_dVIUSRi9RcTBKg/s4032/IMG_9871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0d4MF33bl-RkQbbHx5qSSBibXyAYoegGqeKBLZUmDaZVg8anTe_tYCFEhMJ7gxV4dpcsQyNzoZ80MAR-9AuvumtV_8XbsjsSYLGFwvqc55hDg2_ZHd0utFzQsKwBlA5eFs0WuNrAUeSn2m_3V7AVHKBJZPK0rnJddhkQcf-6YsNT_dVIUSRi9RcTBKg/s320/IMG_9871.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bags to organize our clothes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RklZjLIW7eUn97eKwV1ZVgUrW6l2arQlhex8xNth0p-88K_6woiffDd-JHhtNtVT0BVyoT13qze3afxpaMtpKYGJzV89Aj7wVmRffdPS1YrZAJjTl5Wpg9Izb6jZTLp97C1WVs10GF7vSUlYVKnt7nrBii7LVmPmPj_FsonK5-a4pWLpX_8tnxV-_jo/s4032/IMG_9872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RklZjLIW7eUn97eKwV1ZVgUrW6l2arQlhex8xNth0p-88K_6woiffDd-JHhtNtVT0BVyoT13qze3afxpaMtpKYGJzV89Aj7wVmRffdPS1YrZAJjTl5Wpg9Izb6jZTLp97C1WVs10GF7vSUlYVKnt7nrBii7LVmPmPj_FsonK5-a4pWLpX_8tnxV-_jo/s320/IMG_9872.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The orange bag will be packed and <br />repacked multiple times.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Kzbq8oLMKmrkf9tNGUW-KwN1IpzjQ_QApV5WxnJVXUffsqFeOhNRrSGF5LOfx_K0NuFaC4BGX8KOXeIUYU0oa3hr3lpw4RfguzV0pJBAdkKoj-a4QYZctK4F809cXswmhIhTxBZXzKhU_5Ajq2Z3dCumkoD_e_Y_yAY4neE7_MuIbIrX7_uU4s63x-8/s2048/bed.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Kzbq8oLMKmrkf9tNGUW-KwN1IpzjQ_QApV5WxnJVXUffsqFeOhNRrSGF5LOfx_K0NuFaC4BGX8KOXeIUYU0oa3hr3lpw4RfguzV0pJBAdkKoj-a4QYZctK4F809cXswmhIhTxBZXzKhU_5Ajq2Z3dCumkoD_e_Y_yAY4neE7_MuIbIrX7_uU4s63x-8/s320/bed.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the clothing and other stuff that <br />needs to be reduced to fit in the bag.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdOAZXUbhIkrHy-obwUOwhgpEk81PR25lVTwxqoVw8LMPjuM6rZ4qOIOtlZBh2nkEBsgpjZz3QjOdCnMsVBxtdBMKneND1zTup54VvJ7tD4eDDedn09QMLBn7Heb2N1UZBvU3Oh2UUxS95vs7KPhHyBIWJJ1dQcKs3Fh5C2aACqio9blHckAtUfI_mgo/s4032/IMG_9870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdOAZXUbhIkrHy-obwUOwhgpEk81PR25lVTwxqoVw8LMPjuM6rZ4qOIOtlZBh2nkEBsgpjZz3QjOdCnMsVBxtdBMKneND1zTup54VvJ7tD4eDDedn09QMLBn7Heb2N1UZBvU3Oh2UUxS95vs7KPhHyBIWJJ1dQcKs3Fh5C2aACqio9blHckAtUfI_mgo/s320/IMG_9870.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">miscellaneous stuff that may <br />or may not come.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-58787580116310055102023-07-13T09:09:00.001-04:002023-07-13T09:09:06.883-04:00Kilimanjaro Bound! <p> I haven't been great at journaling the prep for our Kilimanjaro trip! We are leaving in 11 days and I am very excited! We have been waiting for this trip since before the Covid pandemic hit! </p><p>So far, we've been training as a group doing hikes and stairs. Training on our own cycling, running, walking. I feel ready and look forward to this lifelong dream to come to life! </p><p>After climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, we will be doing a 5 day safari - two birds one stone! 2 things off my bucket list! </p><p><br /></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-14602102529690803032022-08-06T21:53:00.000-04:002022-08-06T21:53:00.606-04:00Grand Rapids to Thunder Bay<p> Not a very exciting day. I'm sorry Minnesota but the road we took to get back to Ontario was boring. </p><p>When we left our hotel, we went to see Paul Bunyan's chair, saw a bird house, and an old school. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnibsJzZie1GuKUqSXQwryxDbJyIR2LhtvsN-MYxFkVS0L_3PDc83J-7rqzj53hJQHvoDCe7RE1cqSSUEmBZgLQWOhDxK7ZpunM5dqlvaSzpOL8rX7fsMdUedmvkgK0z4J6l3BXb9qIyC8eHN3XTyOlX8RwJEMIFS6WMrP6_I0u7cK4E62umqbn3X_/s4032/IMG_5325.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnibsJzZie1GuKUqSXQwryxDbJyIR2LhtvsN-MYxFkVS0L_3PDc83J-7rqzj53hJQHvoDCe7RE1cqSSUEmBZgLQWOhDxK7ZpunM5dqlvaSzpOL8rX7fsMdUedmvkgK0z4J6l3BXb9qIyC8eHN3XTyOlX8RwJEMIFS6WMrP6_I0u7cK4E62umqbn3X_/w150-h200/IMG_5325.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>On our way, we saw Rocky Taconite so I stopped for a photo. Obviously! That's part of all the fun of a road trip! <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUR7L997fAi5fnxaa-Luo7bwfu-KF06cy632xJFwxl_zDIQit_aqf-D-cC5DKWB-xx-CnlfSTew4DoCr_xVnOhyEN-sZg8JkYsWEo2yPTuQQM-hYA0JctKFgJxoAfIbiOe4BDBQdHJS9NyAeD4lrkLVMNLdr5ZnBbwdNOMnNxnDAD9BQ8oviZT_G_/s4032/IMG_5343.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUR7L997fAi5fnxaa-Luo7bwfu-KF06cy632xJFwxl_zDIQit_aqf-D-cC5DKWB-xx-CnlfSTew4DoCr_xVnOhyEN-sZg8JkYsWEo2yPTuQQM-hYA0JctKFgJxoAfIbiOe4BDBQdHJS9NyAeD4lrkLVMNLdr5ZnBbwdNOMnNxnDAD9BQ8oviZT_G_/w200-h150/IMG_5343.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p><br /></p>We stopped at Sugarloaf Cove - walked the little trail- which was supposed to be a mile - well, it was 3km full of mosquitos. I don't know how many bites I got... argh. It was a nice spot... no swimming, no paddling - it's a rocky shore.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While driving, we came around a bend. All I could see was these downed trees/branches and I thought wow! there must of been some pretty strong winds! As we got closer, we could see there was no storm at all! This was "artwork" in someone's yard. It's not my cup of tea... my yard would never look like that... to each our own! It gets to people to stop and talk I guess! </p><p>We got through the border no problem and then Thunder Bay for one night. Next stop is a little motel past Terrace Bay.</p><p><br /></p><p>There isn't much to see in Minnesota other than trees.</p><p><b>Farm Animals</b>: 1 horse</p><p><b>Wild Animals</b>: none - lots of insects at the cove - especially mosquitos.</p><p><b>Birds</b>: raven, herring gull, merganser, ruffed grouse</p><p><b>Roadkill</b>: raccoons and skunks</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Random Thoughts</b>:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Minnesota is pretty boring. Trees, trees and more trees.</li><li>It's worse than going to Hearst. They need to put rest stops so people can use the washroom.</li><li>If you are going to have a scenic route following a lake, maybe you should see the lake more often.</li><li>Why do you pay to cross the border into the states but not into Canada?</li><li>How do people put speed traps into Google maps? How does it come off? </li><li><br /></li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcVbTOQI18mHM-OaHPXd-5ijctcSKETFfgIMCrtpwuNshkONC47ZH_UgnGHlxcIitUmXvqymtGmOrxCLc_ysuW3yBxqCOhFwoi7KAq56NiGsoOsBpx5BZ4KPBk0QRLNVRotBv9sOyEFfF4KKJrl6E2Oni--jtssfuVurGYUYlBsMltxd-ar0z0OAi/s4032/IMG_5310.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcVbTOQI18mHM-OaHPXd-5ijctcSKETFfgIMCrtpwuNshkONC47ZH_UgnGHlxcIitUmXvqymtGmOrxCLc_ysuW3yBxqCOhFwoi7KAq56NiGsoOsBpx5BZ4KPBk0QRLNVRotBv9sOyEFfF4KKJrl6E2Oni--jtssfuVurGYUYlBsMltxd-ar0z0OAi/s320/IMG_5310.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvU4aI56_6uzyKoYQODWsvdyrQqvZk0qZN4RFQe0nyagxeFCAz0xNSC7ERjfWsjLGBDGFF0KsUU1RqHkWpsJI-jsEGpqlmnuCMYCsqac10OSVXTXualliNmyWBfH6lmFl1D_afJDfSgmaW8_POE1qaSyMI3abzEt_nfCtbmByQLT9tE1TmD_9_Vi5/s4032/IMG_5318.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvU4aI56_6uzyKoYQODWsvdyrQqvZk0qZN4RFQe0nyagxeFCAz0xNSC7ERjfWsjLGBDGFF0KsUU1RqHkWpsJI-jsEGpqlmnuCMYCsqac10OSVXTXualliNmyWBfH6lmFl1D_afJDfSgmaW8_POE1qaSyMI3abzEt_nfCtbmByQLT9tE1TmD_9_Vi5/s320/IMG_5318.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-86180791536275824712022-08-05T22:24:00.001-04:002022-08-06T21:03:55.868-04:00Art Alley in Bismarck to Grand Rapids Minnesota <p>We had 6 hours of driving to do today. We did so many stops that it took us 11.5 hours. That's how a road trip is done! </p><p>Our Stops:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY52MzUvw8-MktYlDUYYvDG2-0vKC2W_ydO2WEAL5av-jU1Fvu6CGx7VDqQ75XT0MoaspmZlO_aCKfU-k1ixoKvXspXEVLumHXY2yQOq5HA32YdgV-z337sXxqhlOt8iHhfwyF3kJuo39sMl0f7bET3JgMgeUldJAmMutEGQrX4Vl8TMXeFrPKVQw/s4032/IMG_5200.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY52MzUvw8-MktYlDUYYvDG2-0vKC2W_ydO2WEAL5av-jU1Fvu6CGx7VDqQ75XT0MoaspmZlO_aCKfU-k1ixoKvXspXEVLumHXY2yQOq5HA32YdgV-z337sXxqhlOt8iHhfwyF3kJuo39sMl0f7bET3JgMgeUldJAmMutEGQrX4Vl8TMXeFrPKVQw/w200-h150/IMG_5200.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Art Alley: short alley with graffiti art on the walls.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bird Watching in the Prairie Potholes - an area of North Dakota called this way because it's full of lakes and swamps - looks like potholes from above. Some birds - nothing new. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Largest Buffalo in the world + Frontier Village (Jamestown, ND)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Largest purple martin house of Minnesota (Audubon, Minnesota)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Largest Sandhill Crane</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A very large Paul Bunyan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Roadkill: raccoons (looks like Minnesota has lots of them!) skunk, snake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Farm animals: Cows, 1 horse, 1 black cat and a truck load of pigs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wild animals: white tail deer and baby - still polka dotted! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Birds: sandhill cranes, wild turkeys, western and eastern kingbirds, baltimore oriole, baby horned lark, common tern, kingfisher, mallard, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJLJ8Z_EZycPvSxOgEWImuVusP9IDL37UgWZQyI38Oo405oF4LcCmeAo7TslWd0pbcH7KXEnc8_tu_5hZ9qawIjfLCxo2UL4MMDNTGz9NU4FJix9AnVTqZxnOJvxp3QlQYOtrskPjQexqjovIeRgTD-VNr7keT69PL18xDPpM6LLXIjoo4Si5LqNh/s4032/IMG_5234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJLJ8Z_EZycPvSxOgEWImuVusP9IDL37UgWZQyI38Oo405oF4LcCmeAo7TslWd0pbcH7KXEnc8_tu_5hZ9qawIjfLCxo2UL4MMDNTGz9NU4FJix9AnVTqZxnOJvxp3QlQYOtrskPjQexqjovIeRgTD-VNr7keT69PL18xDPpM6LLXIjoo4Si5LqNh/s320/IMG_5234.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIamQJYoHkShHk-wz1SCMEUiGnaRSoOqIJGIZ0c8v60jD1smIAQcJUTYT2bFWsvdqLqLVOzVVgY0a3SBMZ-NQRCEW6SOovOJENX0XJI3WC_8hZTkeel25USD-tcEd1WthIs99agazOzf8mZ0YAGpTikG00CR58LF6ECASpGIe2tls2wciMOQ8vaeoP/s4032/IMG_5252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIamQJYoHkShHk-wz1SCMEUiGnaRSoOqIJGIZ0c8v60jD1smIAQcJUTYT2bFWsvdqLqLVOzVVgY0a3SBMZ-NQRCEW6SOovOJENX0XJI3WC_8hZTkeel25USD-tcEd1WthIs99agazOzf8mZ0YAGpTikG00CR58LF6ECASpGIe2tls2wciMOQ8vaeoP/s320/IMG_5252.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbQ3I27lVUS4JovUC6xKx0swuce-LtRmjd8ZcYIGjY3FJQBhi46Hx0cJiHXe6WT4dCaKPuHAvMM-mDB5FJBR_Ky_1dHRRufUg1Y2sM0ctizolAcYH2PMtDwQomg6MDRvL0f9_8x5gvYWnNiPr8oJE5y3LG0honL32R7efjCwNB2jLOQHVSlaAUTw5/s4032/IMG_5256.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbQ3I27lVUS4JovUC6xKx0swuce-LtRmjd8ZcYIGjY3FJQBhi46Hx0cJiHXe6WT4dCaKPuHAvMM-mDB5FJBR_Ky_1dHRRufUg1Y2sM0ctizolAcYH2PMtDwQomg6MDRvL0f9_8x5gvYWnNiPr8oJE5y3LG0honL32R7efjCwNB2jLOQHVSlaAUTw5/s320/IMG_5256.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqfWIE7-jSqZMmu99tEfsI2y28j_mwFuk1qbv5EiZmXQg8kljLrDvZisPaUfwsPLxaOoPv5fBjpd8HoIXCz-OpgYCG0CS2sKqM9M8dvjCTwsQg4Os3g01r9HpCFDj5GRnBaMdI5NrrHn_893wa1O4H-D68O39SD4XxDukRUcpprQ6-zzQz7N_qalq/s4032/IMG_5289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqfWIE7-jSqZMmu99tEfsI2y28j_mwFuk1qbv5EiZmXQg8kljLrDvZisPaUfwsPLxaOoPv5fBjpd8HoIXCz-OpgYCG0CS2sKqM9M8dvjCTwsQg4Os3g01r9HpCFDj5GRnBaMdI5NrrHn_893wa1O4H-D68O39SD4XxDukRUcpprQ6-zzQz7N_qalq/s320/IMG_5289.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-18787880036986518422022-08-04T22:06:00.000-04:002022-08-04T22:06:06.609-04:00Glendive Dinosaur Bone Hunting<p> Today was an exciting day! We went dinosaur hunting! There are all sorts of rules to follow... so if you are ever in Montana, don't just go anywhere to look for bones! To be able to keep them, you have to find them on private property. Obviously, you can't go in just anybody's yard to find them! You'll get shot in no time. If you find bones on public land, you can not keep them, they belong to the state.</p><p>We found a farmer that has a very large property which happens to have a section where you can find all sorts of things. They bring you out, show you what to do, help you to identify if it's rocks or fossil and you get to keep what you find, unless it's part of a T-rex and some other dinosaur that I can't remember the name... "somethingsaaurus" 😆.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmIyYQQ7An2qcRvqeyRN9QADlYCb--da4ukHMGev5EHsGH-xTTa6hhqsPEYXHPPDsvDdUeGzmjvUg7HOY8oe9nynI7RRFraj6FE68rx07J82oG6YYHHdgRkHxpHm32gF6vJQi7LSBbMDuvoF7Ecj37o2LPdbmLzfT6F-coD4SBpVLKnPb4xkjyts0/s4032/IMG_5148.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmIyYQQ7An2qcRvqeyRN9QADlYCb--da4ukHMGev5EHsGH-xTTa6hhqsPEYXHPPDsvDdUeGzmjvUg7HOY8oe9nynI7RRFraj6FE68rx07J82oG6YYHHdgRkHxpHm32gF6vJQi7LSBbMDuvoF7Ecj37o2LPdbmLzfT6F-coD4SBpVLKnPb4xkjyts0/w150-h200/IMG_5148.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Our tools consisted of a screwdriver to dig and a bbq brush to brush. We each got a bag with varied size bags and some tin foil to wrap the more fragile bones.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We had a fantastic day looking for, digging for and excavating our finds. Everyone found something! </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1ng0DosC56hb-fYWC4Q1VXYC-PuHXYCDbjSkjDFqa5SYFLrQR7ft2mmy8FI25Qi6jvsJba14aFh73kHZG31jG5Wb6eUbY3aeJYbFmx3TpxXYgrKJn6ucn3NAsDzjq5t1ayS-OwMwcqg1iGftMz1pVz7CfOGu4wL8r9k1jxcGvRcuWxEm9W0f6Omv/s4032/IMG_5159.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1ng0DosC56hb-fYWC4Q1VXYC-PuHXYCDbjSkjDFqa5SYFLrQR7ft2mmy8FI25Qi6jvsJba14aFh73kHZG31jG5Wb6eUbY3aeJYbFmx3TpxXYgrKJn6ucn3NAsDzjq5t1ayS-OwMwcqg1iGftMz1pVz7CfOGu4wL8r9k1jxcGvRcuWxEm9W0f6Omv/w150-h200/IMG_5159.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div>Sophie found lots of turtle bits and a bone so she was on the turtle hunt.<br /></li><li>I found lots of bits and pieces of bones, crocodilian teeth and alligator tooth, and a large bone that I will need to clean and re puzzle parts of it back together.</li><li>Rémi found a nice bone as well that he had to dig out, put some stuff on it so it would sorta stick together, wrap it in foil, turn it over gently and finish wrapping.</li></ul><p></p><p>After digging, the rancher brought us to a dried up creek to find some agatised wood. We found some nice specimens where you can see the layers the tree would've had.</p><p>Our excursion was supposed to be 4 hours - we ended up being there 8 hours. It was well worth it even though it was 41ºC and no shade to be found anywhere. </p><p>After our exciting day, we drove to Bismark North Dakota where we will spend the night.</p><p>Farm animals: You guessed it! Cows! horses, sheep, cat, dog</p><p>Wild animals: chipmunk, mule deer</p><p>Road kill: snake and what looked like an opossum but they even live here so not sure what it was.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAHqsvHR8VIqdr4oOeeMsX2wPxW2w-xmtDfuMwXKrAmlUGhEJbXj_IGra5i7doUcViLWra1YoekuIR7n3NvGLzNSi3UochQYjVm7rzTayu24OG8Nf2ZfGcAQgcawlhqyUI2HLVBt0J-FgBi4zVWgGJSyMRjinwUkHIGLnFcuP-QiMBK4ZBniUI5i7/s4032/IMG_5145.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAHqsvHR8VIqdr4oOeeMsX2wPxW2w-xmtDfuMwXKrAmlUGhEJbXj_IGra5i7doUcViLWra1YoekuIR7n3NvGLzNSi3UochQYjVm7rzTayu24OG8Nf2ZfGcAQgcawlhqyUI2HLVBt0J-FgBi4zVWgGJSyMRjinwUkHIGLnFcuP-QiMBK4ZBniUI5i7/s320/IMG_5145.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We are only going about 3 hours away because we have an outing tomorrow in Glendives. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m8MpvLoHbT4FVC41jWk7W2cn3qJHtWQfWrrBTRh3tOgP5gio_JpEdLaEWm3CKvQOivM7T5DpQzGa7SsG7XrtYAOZ7DQj795EZYCMClBDawOuo6oHsEgFdG50TwWKY7hD76vzRY4JYo2x0eTayT8xi2EGB9otU_1_aNT6W91rzD4a1hxQAJ-p72km/s4032/IMG_5046.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m8MpvLoHbT4FVC41jWk7W2cn3qJHtWQfWrrBTRh3tOgP5gio_JpEdLaEWm3CKvQOivM7T5DpQzGa7SsG7XrtYAOZ7DQj795EZYCMClBDawOuo6oHsEgFdG50TwWKY7hD76vzRY4JYo2x0eTayT8xi2EGB9otU_1_aNT6W91rzD4a1hxQAJ-p72km/w200-h150/IMG_5046.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Just a few miles from our takeoff, we came up to a town called Saco. In front of a garage type building was these big pieces or artwork made of old car parts and things. Of course we stopped and took some pictures.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANDR65nO3Trdt7sx6wyVAXxNHYj-4jZuRCm3GKeCA3nsEf6s9LZwpGTghfuTKsYxo2GmQPbRoisADHuGWankK0Qus0hS-Wzog8yYTm0AWilRJ9-4O1ceLwGUn_HYRY1mnnZLNhDHlnLYacRzc3b2l-Z98JmTtoY0I-hVcUGUlkvRFcheDSC7N9sRe/s4032/IMG_5060.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANDR65nO3Trdt7sx6wyVAXxNHYj-4jZuRCm3GKeCA3nsEf6s9LZwpGTghfuTKsYxo2GmQPbRoisADHuGWankK0Qus0hS-Wzog8yYTm0AWilRJ9-4O1ceLwGUn_HYRY1mnnZLNhDHlnLYacRzc3b2l-Z98JmTtoY0I-hVcUGUlkvRFcheDSC7N9sRe/w150-h200/IMG_5060.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>On our way, we had 2 stops Sophie wanted to do - both in Glasgow -The Loaded Toad and Mary's Mercantile - We got a drink at the toad and a couple photos outside and walked a block to Mary's - a store filled with odds and ends. We spent a good amount of time there -probably more than an hour listening to the owners stories about the past. She was very interesting! </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1yONaUf1wHYtqkIKYL7ezRc9lr46AyBXhwH0UaNGFk_a_BIdLmX90X2l3TUuV0VGlWrn0Kwj1X8nzIe08aWUU4Qa4jGwFld0zNAErrpa35OySJDIQlXtU5BbZBb8wU11JoQnITjDyZcs0bb6_6HsRzXi_Dw9rXeoAvHgcUXUPFf6rcV0d27C9U8R/s4032/IMG_5064.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1yONaUf1wHYtqkIKYL7ezRc9lr46AyBXhwH0UaNGFk_a_BIdLmX90X2l3TUuV0VGlWrn0Kwj1X8nzIe08aWUU4Qa4jGwFld0zNAErrpa35OySJDIQlXtU5BbZBb8wU11JoQnITjDyZcs0bb6_6HsRzXi_Dw9rXeoAvHgcUXUPFf6rcV0d27C9U8R/w150-h200/IMG_5064.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We then continued our drive to Glendive, stopping at a bar on the side of the road to use the washroom. <br /> Supposedly, bars are not a place to go unless you want trouble... no trouble was had. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We arrived in Glendive, went out for lunch then had a bit of a nap. It's really hot again - 34+ degrees. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkAt_qEANCAwPG9HS-mBm-sbyf0JbzBneOzWH9HOdsSlKeCN_t5tWsFBEvRTXaa-iv2bdr3qbe8zv0DMf5hV17zUVVfMh3vH303S_36Vr3tfpaNTLvNB4jphoqU5SchctZGZyuB0JmoAUA0RZNu20Sw2J6UPcXyFlR5JS4FlQKdtQdShT4xaD94qU/s4032/IMG_5080.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkAt_qEANCAwPG9HS-mBm-sbyf0JbzBneOzWH9HOdsSlKeCN_t5tWsFBEvRTXaa-iv2bdr3qbe8zv0DMf5hV17zUVVfMh3vH303S_36Vr3tfpaNTLvNB4jphoqU5SchctZGZyuB0JmoAUA0RZNu20Sw2J6UPcXyFlR5JS4FlQKdtQdShT4xaD94qU/w200-h150/IMG_5080.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Makoshika State Park was our last stop of the day. WOW! What a beautiful park! Thank you Sophie for<br /> wanted to go! If you've been to Drumheller, Alberta, you will have an idea of what this place looks like - except much larger! We hiked a few trails, walked on a natural bridge, saw birds, chipmunks and even a lizard. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHUDJg6NZZPhf9UkGarnzvPiVjGYsewQ2jOep7OqvBTT9gGNg_A6bac_eIVFWKhYqmTB-3Befd1FQveaAFvyrkYDCd9cmGcxz9s1SySICx_sfX84Ie3MXjs6oAWBOrpReIm4n3IjEPum3P9F9jpvIBfUlbq4CoYHxtULr3wttLselmkKK54aP1TwY/s4032/IMG_5067.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHUDJg6NZZPhf9UkGarnzvPiVjGYsewQ2jOep7OqvBTT9gGNg_A6bac_eIVFWKhYqmTB-3Befd1FQveaAFvyrkYDCd9cmGcxz9s1SySICx_sfX84Ie3MXjs6oAWBOrpReIm4n3IjEPum3P9F9jpvIBfUlbq4CoYHxtULr3wttLselmkKK54aP1TwY/w200-h150/IMG_5067.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>The grasshoppers are still ridiculous! They are so loud it's almost like you are in a Hitchcock movie! "Attack of the Grasshoppers". When you walk, there are hundreds that fly/jump off hitting you. Our car well... will need a major wash and I'm not doing it! EWWW! We still have a state full of grasshoppers to go through! Man! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roadkill: 2 foxes and multiple little things including birds</p><p>Birds: violet green swallow, turkey vultures, robins, others birds that haven't been identified yet</p><p>Farm animals: cows, horses, sheep</p><p>Wild animal: ground squirrel, rabbit, lizard</p><p>Tomorrow, we go fossil hunting with a farmer. Should be fun! Early rise to get it done before the crazy heat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdIOODRc87aFdFS1jou4kxRw4YbHkCU3pmZgcduhKa9MECFRftbb-FZSWkMfGO82p12cqRAUM6rdhayWAelFWEnmR1MozXW4ViRrdy7TGtCu8kzGNX1pNr6KF5dCt0D-ZDyjwlvv5KrZAQVMsY40kMqjgya4K-hDFBskEB33M04JEM4VUfuqwqqyW/s5184/IMG_4251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdIOODRc87aFdFS1jou4kxRw4YbHkCU3pmZgcduhKa9MECFRftbb-FZSWkMfGO82p12cqRAUM6rdhayWAelFWEnmR1MozXW4ViRrdy7TGtCu8kzGNX1pNr6KF5dCt0D-ZDyjwlvv5KrZAQVMsY40kMqjgya4K-hDFBskEB33M04JEM4VUfuqwqqyW/s320/IMG_4251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ajSaBBECt-v6jpWIOSd8k_24mxKMsVEu0hbKJ87mABl3kIAQvHIm5cxbGm7b3Jvu6xwItFZhFIcYLifbGf32CEXx_bJCrWuQZp0UF4SYJYa9AIb5OGWFF_kP1zYnZa_heMLOf-Ea6wyYlSzqDx5wkIDP780-F5qF6JwpJ4xDCp-OQVGYrtRIwEPd/s4032/IMG_5101.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ajSaBBECt-v6jpWIOSd8k_24mxKMsVEu0hbKJ87mABl3kIAQvHIm5cxbGm7b3Jvu6xwItFZhFIcYLifbGf32CEXx_bJCrWuQZp0UF4SYJYa9AIb5OGWFF_kP1zYnZa_heMLOf-Ea6wyYlSzqDx5wkIDP780-F5qF6JwpJ4xDCp-OQVGYrtRIwEPd/s320/IMG_5101.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWOssgvaNc0rRw3cl2Tev_xN3vVPovh3dxs678EyjrGMpxNwGos6vVpQNCsuvKVPU4ZWAeRk8J0bbXEGu31REUALs3mdBdCQExJJEsf_oh2otoGSWmqyQpWpfQdIfYHZLl-qJg4kusRvUhqJDMxXSUSCKd5X0Wn2vlsVS-Dr-RD-DYlH8bkKAP5qq/s4032/IMG_5127.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWOssgvaNc0rRw3cl2Tev_xN3vVPovh3dxs678EyjrGMpxNwGos6vVpQNCsuvKVPU4ZWAeRk8J0bbXEGu31REUALs3mdBdCQExJJEsf_oh2otoGSWmqyQpWpfQdIfYHZLl-qJg4kusRvUhqJDMxXSUSCKd5X0Wn2vlsVS-Dr-RD-DYlH8bkKAP5qq/s320/IMG_5127.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-74005889118741473102022-08-03T00:31:00.005-04:002022-08-03T00:31:47.968-04:00Pick up Sophie Day! <p>It's a special day today! We pick up our beautiful kiddo from Whiterock. On our way to Malta, we spotted a young cow walking along the wrong side of the fence. We don't have phone access and wasn't even sure if we were supposed to report this or where. Worried about the young cow, going on an adventure where she shouldn't, I stopped at a random farmer's house to inquire and let him know about the cow on the loose. He was very thankful and said he would make a few calls to find out who's cow it was - maybe even his. Next time, I now know to look for the milage marker so they know where to look and possibly which farmer to call. Lesson learned! On our merry way we went, me feeling better that I reported the missing cow. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaakTRC1zlyy_zLjBSHcnIUQCh4Vx1IiRTbMw_VLE1c8m8tOMFJ8p6OSuCY5SwVtBuWcyGfV2MBC-fkSbTem9jiKDXkO8GafOGLY-dE3C1sLTL_AYnb_ZAy0z-sd9uhLx_WYGEWYflVFWAvC71qiCtOeSHdC86GLYpAP2hbGEXkSClL9z6dxfWd_W8/s4032/IMG_5003.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaakTRC1zlyy_zLjBSHcnIUQCh4Vx1IiRTbMw_VLE1c8m8tOMFJ8p6OSuCY5SwVtBuWcyGfV2MBC-fkSbTem9jiKDXkO8GafOGLY-dE3C1sLTL_AYnb_ZAy0z-sd9uhLx_WYGEWYflVFWAvC71qiCtOeSHdC86GLYpAP2hbGEXkSClL9z6dxfWd_W8/w150-h200/IMG_5003.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8E5agxYJHfqy2lNhoKOOyljn4juynSQ-d3Shxvg0cejcHEPvj3wA0yyMinIuoCRZalgb_GbYMCAim5fc2RDcgbX3MdVXk2xFhT9bqFGVzXVrPAafg_4V1ybKBQPUapgbVlr6bNDJn0oUjUxr9DZ9Ssv5v0pfUpNP8LlOldJs5F9yPwgX91NewmMwf/s4032/IMG_5004.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8E5agxYJHfqy2lNhoKOOyljn4juynSQ-d3Shxvg0cejcHEPvj3wA0yyMinIuoCRZalgb_GbYMCAim5fc2RDcgbX3MdVXk2xFhT9bqFGVzXVrPAafg_4V1ybKBQPUapgbVlr6bNDJn0oUjUxr9DZ9Ssv5v0pfUpNP8LlOldJs5F9yPwgX91NewmMwf/w200-h150/IMG_5004.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These cows know how to <br />take advantage of a little shade! </td></tr></tbody></table>We decided to take the back roads to get to where Sophie was so we might get to see something different. We saw a gazillion birds - Sophie says horned larks and... I forget. They are not the brightest whatever they are! We probably hit a few of them. We also killed at least a trillion grasshoppers too. On our way, we saw a huge male buffalo. Those beasts are so big! Glad there was a fence to keep him off the road! They are wild roaming. We didn't see much else interesting. Oh! We were "stuck" in a couple of cow jams! Not in a rush to get out of the way! Those calves are just the cutest things around! <p></p><p>We arrived no problem at Whiterock, where Sophie's team was stationed. Met a few people and off we went. Sophie had planned two stops for us: Fourchette Bay and Zortman.</p><p>Fourchette Bay is an exceptionally beautiful place! It's a "man made" reservoir - used to be a river, put a damn and voilà! It's surrounded by huge mounds - I don't know what else to call them - it's just gorgeous. Pictures never make it justice that's for sure. Close by, when you are almost there, there is an osprey nest - right at eye level! SOOOO neat to see! You never see it at that vantage point. It contained a young nearly ready to fledge. (pictures are on my camera in the car) </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaufuHwLkG88iNYydAjqqp9YnAUTlggNAIdpd4Sim9sYOVF6wwa_NcxNtD3ZZ5DJr27zbty-lMAnH_eCMf_H2xtMifpLoyqP96BuKHZSvm5whYe8g-81CeRdUAZ0_4dTs6h-HvmX0wSSNV1H0JrhnQRMEf0GjVYYWY_T9ODcXPJXFns8w-3is17v4/s4032/IMG_5016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaufuHwLkG88iNYydAjqqp9YnAUTlggNAIdpd4Sim9sYOVF6wwa_NcxNtD3ZZ5DJr27zbty-lMAnH_eCMf_H2xtMifpLoyqP96BuKHZSvm5whYe8g-81CeRdUAZ0_4dTs6h-HvmX0wSSNV1H0JrhnQRMEf0GjVYYWY_T9ODcXPJXFns8w-3is17v4/w200-h150/IMG_5016.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TsQLLKkVXQ34uM3zfcJX-YoPP7GNbf8wNTSqxl8y-oJc91-CjM_uNZdwdfbQcqCHds6VGDmMD5H4FnOJrK6a7UerCFqPhTWDOvNtKcZGxoinIwbHzkdw8eHCJQUYugGFNyKKnhwKX4nNXWZ1-QmgUwObSSwraAR0B9DL1luy2hf4KVo1FrZp5cUX/s4032/IMG_5011.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TsQLLKkVXQ34uM3zfcJX-YoPP7GNbf8wNTSqxl8y-oJc91-CjM_uNZdwdfbQcqCHds6VGDmMD5H4FnOJrK6a7UerCFqPhTWDOvNtKcZGxoinIwbHzkdw8eHCJQUYugGFNyKKnhwKX4nNXWZ1-QmgUwObSSwraAR0B9DL1luy2hf4KVo1FrZp5cUX/w150-h200/IMG_5011.jpeg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look! I found a <br />fossilized bear! </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The point of coming here, was to go fossil hunting. We found quite a few fossils - I, of course, can't remember the name of any of them. It was a neat experience.<p></p><p>After our fossil excursion, Sophie wanted to take us to Zortman - an extremely small place - it literally has one house, one store and one jail 😂 When you opened the door, it's a very small room -maybe 4x4 with nothing in it. Would be a boring time! </p><p><br /></p><p>Such a small place why did we bother going? Sophie wanted to visit the little store one last time. I think Sophie loved this place -some of her favourite colleagues lived here and so it holds a special place in her heart. We were happy to stop by so they could get a t-shirt.</p><p>We had dinner in Malta - at Joe's in and out. Wasn't anything amazing but the ice cream! Oh my! I had apple pie flavoured ice cream and cheesecake bits (sort of like a blizzard but better). It was delicious! </p><p>All in all, a good day! </p><p>Road kill: good day! only a couple little things and little birds.</p><p>Farm animals: Cows, horses and goats</p><p>Wild animals: bison, mule deer, white tailed deer and pronghorn</p><p>Birds: harriers, kingbird, shore birds, tern, pelican, western meadowlark, sage grouse, barn swallows, gulls, great blue heron, not identified bird of prey - maybe an eagle?, night hawk, kill deer, crow/raven, mourning dove, and others I can't identify.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt85zSwjcohueSbWF9EhZG8swEMsE84iWI4ldjjeyuH9ny8QxHHZlAgAtBZ3JHoo7KfCpm-DROeaVVvZC19u4uhAmJKC5G429YsaKLbZ9QgTUpCbCQOd2thMsRGjrCN5byKt9pYT-LQzYUI7nzOipKmTHhRVug1KLrZPC7FzymCmZ-22rtHFg1g-y/s4032/IMG_5007.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt85zSwjcohueSbWF9EhZG8swEMsE84iWI4ldjjeyuH9ny8QxHHZlAgAtBZ3JHoo7KfCpm-DROeaVVvZC19u4uhAmJKC5G429YsaKLbZ9QgTUpCbCQOd2thMsRGjrCN5byKt9pYT-LQzYUI7nzOipKmTHhRVug1KLrZPC7FzymCmZ-22rtHFg1g-y/s320/IMG_5007.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wind swept prairie sunflower</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPDwL18ReJHcoVTxm01AGGhhrfyqerYOSqt4PJb_xtq1Iobfdcbyr7kq7OTjC_OFcDpgGriSbHSI_4GqXS1x7fvvnoKtqNnD4eNSWZQ9i9FqvYqU62baXQpLOHnY6QYbssoXyxNtqPmx_7yQgqt0TnaPYeTeECYrQZ_PK90f_nLElZc1qc6ppR9Rp/s4032/IMG_5019.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPDwL18ReJHcoVTxm01AGGhhrfyqerYOSqt4PJb_xtq1Iobfdcbyr7kq7OTjC_OFcDpgGriSbHSI_4GqXS1x7fvvnoKtqNnD4eNSWZQ9i9FqvYqU62baXQpLOHnY6QYbssoXyxNtqPmx_7yQgqt0TnaPYeTeECYrQZ_PK90f_nLElZc1qc6ppR9Rp/s320/IMG_5019.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset starting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bCfDLyNr3KqzE6xbXxeL9R23GDxgCCWS_a2pxP7vvD5ajEeLdAOi-nBXTR6frmwO62NAL2G2tXLhbb6f8TQzFljsTswrRZQUswl0PaZe_nvWTdXijPmQLWIZ6B682TPqW-CAtjZaH_nhByF64dUZT7E1URuvxpkIpknjFjTu9NEGsikX0EbSBngP/s4032/IMG_5025.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bCfDLyNr3KqzE6xbXxeL9R23GDxgCCWS_a2pxP7vvD5ajEeLdAOi-nBXTR6frmwO62NAL2G2tXLhbb6f8TQzFljsTswrRZQUswl0PaZe_nvWTdXijPmQLWIZ6B682TPqW-CAtjZaH_nhByF64dUZT7E1URuvxpkIpknjFjTu9NEGsikX0EbSBngP/s320/IMG_5025.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunset over Nelson Reservoir</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725497512715453319.post-23196510366739528072022-08-01T17:51:00.006-04:002022-08-01T17:51:24.991-04:00Mission Canyon, Little Rockies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YRUv0KACnumkjL9xtLWXAJyYCUOtT5mBx_kFf8OCk3G0NIW0VvF7KooygJhPb7TvZ8cPn5Eja5O0SO9fmi0s_NIC8Qj8_ZalwB8B-sQI8FSLueRJ7Fb7eDQhD07QEEeS7icAZxJN3eTnkIWpUnv-r_v2nsEDfNMyWZroCS14mHHS22PwvXKnUcw_/s4032/IMG_4912.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YRUv0KACnumkjL9xtLWXAJyYCUOtT5mBx_kFf8OCk3G0NIW0VvF7KooygJhPb7TvZ8cPn5Eja5O0SO9fmi0s_NIC8Qj8_ZalwB8B-sQI8FSLueRJ7Fb7eDQhD07QEEeS7icAZxJN3eTnkIWpUnv-r_v2nsEDfNMyWZroCS14mHHS22PwvXKnUcw_/w150-h200/IMG_4912.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>This morning's adventure brought us to Mission Canyon in the Little Rockies - about an hour away. As we left, an unlucky little prairie dog ran in front of my car and didn't make it. Sorry little buddy! You should look both ways before crossing the road! I can't believe the first prairie dog of the trip and I kill it... 1/2 a km later, we saw a dead badger on the road - stopped and took some photos for Sophie. What a beautiful animal! <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vT9_Cp0i72Aa2DCGhw3XYJKogOQ-4t25-SIkh2oAgV2nViunjv7uV5pPFzd65ko2MQGHf06ICJmWYhrcQ4uVnxymKtqwJv0xEC1xuS2sILdEUxIw8RiWZKxY7qtFdOorxatT77MDFtNxLyFERtORfTvelOQSXdO19FXgZXhUgPF4S6Mw1nIvTyFq/s4032/IMG_4938.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vT9_Cp0i72Aa2DCGhw3XYJKogOQ-4t25-SIkh2oAgV2nViunjv7uV5pPFzd65ko2MQGHf06ICJmWYhrcQ4uVnxymKtqwJv0xEC1xuS2sILdEUxIw8RiWZKxY7qtFdOorxatT77MDFtNxLyFERtORfTvelOQSXdO19FXgZXhUgPF4S6Mw1nIvTyFq/w150-h200/IMG_4938.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>Anyways, enough of roadkills and on with the adventure. Mission Canyon... as you arrive, it's a small gravel road between 2 huge rock walls. Beautiful! We made our way to the trail head where we hiked 2km. Pretty much 1 up and 1 down. The trail brings you to a natural bridge and a "hole in the wall". This tiny single track trail on the edge of the mountain reminded me of the Alps. Not as glorious, but that feeling of fear of falling. Not a pleasant feeling. There are actually 2 natural bridges in the canyon. One we hiked up to see, the other was right on the side of the road.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>After our hike, in 34ºC weather, we made our way back to the hotel to just relax a little. Probably will go for a swim later on. </p><p>Tomorrow we finally get to see Sophie! Looking forward to seeing where they worked for the past few months! </p><p>Birds: pelicans, western meadowlark, crow, flicker</p><p>Roadkill: badger, prairie dog (my own roadkill), other little creatures, something that looked like a rabbit -could see a white pompom amidst the mess</p><p>Animals: Cows, horses, pronghorn</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuSwiaHeihF0R0cmuZU5zZFMjk7XvSe12XE7jWLc-GBGxzL6NZZvHWnL872QzAB-sYO6xq4IgNZuh8YYuvXZvllbeAmGo216-nz4R_H905l0svVFHThp6vXYA5r7rAdPNpAXcNKXlTXpSTael1RaoJ3OzRqfAjIdxuEmme_wl6I87pjWKoxYEDtIa/s5184/IMG_4214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuSwiaHeihF0R0cmuZU5zZFMjk7XvSe12XE7jWLc-GBGxzL6NZZvHWnL872QzAB-sYO6xq4IgNZuh8YYuvXZvllbeAmGo216-nz4R_H905l0svVFHThp6vXYA5r7rAdPNpAXcNKXlTXpSTael1RaoJ3OzRqfAjIdxuEmme_wl6I87pjWKoxYEDtIa/s320/IMG_4214.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTn9e54-w-WfS0ChS_xanVek9rb3BDoYOGNNjoGpeLw8sq3iczJ5euOibHK7x5_FQbD-Wm71Z7lVM6KadlgL3o1Pqj0oLZ3Za8D-4D8xklW4lV1KAr_ef0gJRR04Rb32Q7gR9Ybtv9zWTd5taZrUUGDmEqMkb9XjrujRmLbuxl--q6L8lTX4eqRgw/w200-h133/IMG_4162.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />We had an "easy" day today. We drove around Lake Bowdoin this morning - that took almost 3 hours. We saw tons of birds. This is also where I ran 3km. Bowdoin Lake is completely dry at the moment. How sad! I don't know if this happens every year or this is usual... it's just a big white patch of dirt. Supposedly during migration you can see a ridiculous amount of birds here. Not in the summer that's for sure! If you ever have the chance, take the time to drive around (it's 15miles) and stop often. Bring some bug spray! I don't know what those biting things were but they were vicious! There were also millions if not trillions of grasshoppers! It made running interesting! Trying to dodge them flying at your head, hitting your legs and arms - good thing they don't bite! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuRIVDosRvUC5hKqx2dWf8Fz-BVy3U54Qq_OXnQPKEV55Tq9cRi-xfzmE_jthGt0YUt4KqAc76JDu9eXw3Al-BU5VwcO8LTSJAaC1RRiOOejHU8xbgPPbAoH0JqFKBewb7fYsHXUWby1-F5GqeDA_kUjAiNc6nQaVfbMXA3a7FO_BQcKPZvbWfGou/s5184/IMG_4135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuRIVDosRvUC5hKqx2dWf8Fz-BVy3U54Qq_OXnQPKEV55Tq9cRi-xfzmE_jthGt0YUt4KqAc76JDu9eXw3Al-BU5VwcO8LTSJAaC1RRiOOejHU8xbgPPbAoH0JqFKBewb7fYsHXUWby1-F5GqeDA_kUjAiNc6nQaVfbMXA3a7FO_BQcKPZvbWfGou/w200-h133/IMG_4135.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>After this, we went back to the hotel, watched some tv, just relaxed. We went for a paddle - the water was so gross! Remi fell in twice... I'm thankful I didn't fall in! The water was just full of little bits of algae. I guess the water is so low - the motor boats are must mixing everything up and it comes up to the surface. A big old YUCK! </p><p>I watched the beautiful sunset and plan on doing that again tomorrow! </p><p>Not sure what we will be doing tomorrow.</p><p>Birds - too many to name them all - red tailed hawk x2, lots of different ducks, nighthawks, kingbirds, yellow warble, pelicans to name a few.</p><p>Wildlife - pronghorn antelope mixed in with cows, rabbits in the back of our hotel</p><p>Road kill: none</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPDKRx3TSuU-2Xwwn7v4FkuxJuZ8QdKOpAo69FKdrU8WA2Yf5rlmQcRh3BYZZFgJQ4hSOo8SFCFbK9QRK_CZnYZM-669t0vUxF-QqkNbFUklzuB4NFB00X1NcK1rXfeFNxTXUdg99JI1fCx3L-f32wUtRxFCdW1ULfR4HybEH73O16v_o59ueFlvH/s5184/IMG_4146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPDKRx3TSuU-2Xwwn7v4FkuxJuZ8QdKOpAo69FKdrU8WA2Yf5rlmQcRh3BYZZFgJQ4hSOo8SFCFbK9QRK_CZnYZM-669t0vUxF-QqkNbFUklzuB4NFB00X1NcK1rXfeFNxTXUdg99JI1fCx3L-f32wUtRxFCdW1ULfR4HybEH73O16v_o59ueFlvH/w200-h133/IMG_4146.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScfD9e0UdO679fNOQWxqWgtB2tL7xBfbsT63kA8qZiUw-J18kIqKGF6cyiqKSBOrCI5ZH5-yUzHE-hHUle4dF0o-IAF9e_rDghM4ZkdfpaGA5fk8ZJQh23jfX-pBImgbtRY9DJz77yHyGW82tKML3QbwAiaksZr9Po9fQYgSNyl5PG_S8A0J1TdHc/s5184/IMG_4164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScfD9e0UdO679fNOQWxqWgtB2tL7xBfbsT63kA8qZiUw-J18kIqKGF6cyiqKSBOrCI5ZH5-yUzHE-hHUle4dF0o-IAF9e_rDghM4ZkdfpaGA5fk8ZJQh23jfX-pBImgbtRY9DJz77yHyGW82tKML3QbwAiaksZr9Po9fQYgSNyl5PG_S8A0J1TdHc/w200-h133/IMG_4164.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lark Bunting</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0CfYwsUWCXuQGLyM54KZK5eVBBIu_OEUMBJZAXtNiJAkRgfG6IgmvYnN-e5A6JYmQao9KXCitLw2n4V52aWOENDau5lPrDlmZcCuKnlrJMA3I8UWn1v2z186Psih0cnY5ocjBzoeadm4e826S05ouxspJNZAyPJVu-RuxMFDQkvFQ4WtM0slhtDi/s5184/IMG_4185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0CfYwsUWCXuQGLyM54KZK5eVBBIu_OEUMBJZAXtNiJAkRgfG6IgmvYnN-e5A6JYmQao9KXCitLw2n4V52aWOENDau5lPrDlmZcCuKnlrJMA3I8UWn1v2z186Psih0cnY5ocjBzoeadm4e826S05ouxspJNZAyPJVu-RuxMFDQkvFQ4WtM0slhtDi/w200-h133/IMG_4185.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HgS7drotDMDxh5Xj4-zWM5caTEwZFxpDNgqBHOy8Zd6J8o4cw9aVuT-ZrGhSG51LoSd_bHcCibNEb77qI9Rv2FiFd8qeMscosu6TOXY6a4xQGVcJONQwpz9ymGeoCzJRXhSVLkB0LcDWd2g5WjbcH4eHqCYGVtQ3Phab9XuA_hdmCMI8eJbJ7b2g/s5184/IMG_4177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HgS7drotDMDxh5Xj4-zWM5caTEwZFxpDNgqBHOy8Zd6J8o4cw9aVuT-ZrGhSG51LoSd_bHcCibNEb77qI9Rv2FiFd8qeMscosu6TOXY6a4xQGVcJONQwpz9ymGeoCzJRXhSVLkB0LcDWd2g5WjbcH4eHqCYGVtQ3Phab9XuA_hdmCMI8eJbJ7b2g/w200-h133/IMG_4177.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cows are branded early...</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768100245875895042noreply@blogger.com0