Tag Archive: Zanzibar

1. Happy 21st Anniversary!

   January 15, 2015 1:09 PM 2 Comments

   John started a new job in August, and since then he has been asking me (repeatedly) to gather some photos of the two of us to display in his office. So I purchased a frame that would hold 19 photos, and I came home to start picking the ones I wanted to include.

   The only problem was, I found over 100.

   So I decided to take a different approach. Using Shutterfly, I made two posters that would hold 30 photos each. I love looking at all of these reminders of how much fun we have together.

   I’m so lucky to have you as my partner John Hetrick! Thank you for 21 wonderful years, and here’s to (at least) 21 more.

   

   See if you can match the place to the picture.

   Anchorage	Ennis Ireland	Lake Bled Slovenia	Roatan Honduras
   Arusha Tanzania	Ennis St Patricks Day Parade	Lake Louise	Scottsdale
   Baltimore	Funchal Portugal	Lava Tower Tanzania	South Beach
   Banff	Glendale Arizona	Ljubljana Castle	St Lucia
   Buenos Aires	Governor’s Arts Awards	Madeira, Portugal	Summit of Kilimanjaro
   Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul	Guadalajara Mexico	McNight Gala	Superstition Wilderness
   Cliffs of Moher	Havasupai Falls	New Orleans	The Concorde Room
   Cork Restaurant	Inca Trail Peru	Olomana Peak Hawaii	The Modern Waikiki
   Costa Rica	Isle of Skye Scotland	PF Chang’s Marathon	Vancouver
   Cross Lake	Key West Florida	Phoenix Art Museum Fundraiser	Venice Italy
   Denali National Park	Kibo Tanzania	Phuket Thailand	Waikiki Beach
   Denmark	KoKo Head Hawaii	Prince William Sound	Western Breach
   Diamond Head	Kotor Montenegro	Puerto Vallarta Mexico	Whiskey Row Half
   Dublin Ireland	Krka Falls Croatia	Recoleta	Zanzibar
   Dubrovnik Croatia	La Récréation	Reid’s Palace, Portugal	Zion

    

2. Day 18: Zanzibar

   June 27, 2012 1:00 PM Comments Off on Day 18: Zanzibar

   

   Slyvester is 27 and is looking for a good wife.

   

   Saying goodbye to the group was hard!

   

   Larry and Kapanya, friends for life.

   
   

   

   Here’s the plane to Zanzibar.

   

   Here’s the view in the cabin of the plane. The pilot’s name was Jack.

   

   The view of Kilimanjaro from the plane.

   
   

   

   We made it to Diamonds Star of the East.

   

   Here’s our villa.

   

   A greeting in petals on the bed.

   
   

   

   Here’s the patio.

   

   Our private beach.

   

   We gathered for sunset pics.

   
   

   

   Enjoying the view.

   

   A boat floating by.

   

   In the pool.

   
   

   

   These boys know how to relax.

   

   iPads and cocktails on the patio.

   

   Here’s where we ate all our meals.

   
   

   

   Dinner.

   

   After dinner we went to the Hookah Bar. John said he likes the Hookah bar because you can sleep there.

   
   

3. 7 Weeks to Go

   April 21, 2012 12:00 PM 2 Comments

   
   
   
   
   The trip to Africa is getting so close. We feel nearly ready. Seven weeks from today we’ll be boarding a flight to Atlanta where we’ll then board a flight to Amsterdam. We will spend two nights in the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam recovering from  jet lag (it’s a 10 hour time difference) and touring around the city. John has never been to Amsterdam and I have not been there since 1991.

   From Amsterdam we have a direct flight to Kilamanjaro airport. Our guide will pick us up and take us to our home for another 2 nights, the Dikdik Hotel. We’ll have 3 nights total at the Dikdik, 2 before the hike and 1 after the hike. I wonder how we’ll feel before and after.

   Our climb starts on Thursday June 14. I give specifics about that in another post. The short version is we will be walking for 8 days and sleeping for 7 nights on the mountain.

   

   Kilimanjaro

   After a recovery night in the DikDik, we’ll head for safari to the Ngorongoro Crater. We’ll be staying at the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge.

   

   Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

   After 3 nights in the lodge and 2 days viewing wildlife in the crater, we’ll move on to the Serengeti. This will be a fun adventure for 2 nights, since we’re staying in the Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp.

   

   Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

   Our guide will then take us to the Serengeti Airport, where we’ll catch a flight to Zanzibar. We’ll have 3 lovely days and nights of recovery at Diamonds Star of the East.

   To get home we have to take 4 airplanes so I hope it goes well. Zanziabar to Dar Es Salaam to Amsterdam to Detroit to Phoenix. It will be a long day of travel and I think we’ll be plenty tired.