Sunday 11th Oct 2020 In the morning, we walked to Wilsons Hire to rent some bicycles, bumped into some more woodhens on the road then cycled to Old Settlement and walked to North Bay with our freediving gear and a picnic and we chilled at the beach with no other beings around than just the … More Lord Howe Island – Days 4, 5 and 6
Saturday 10th October 2020 We had brekky then based on the recommendations of our neighbours Margaret and Andy, we decided to hike to Goat House Cave located on the eastern side of the island, near Mt Lidgbird. In green is some of the itinerary we did that day. On the way there, we bumped first … More Lord Howe Island – Day 3
Friday 9th October 2020 We woke up, had brekky and went for a hike on the nearby hills. The weather was beautiful, not too hot, a bit cloudy but not rainy, not too windy either, perfect conditions. In blue is where we went that day, first to Malabar lookout then to Kim’s lookout then to … More Lord Howe Island – Day 2
Thursday 8th October 2020 In the South Pacific exists a tiny island, Lord Howe Island, which is 10 km long and 2km wide and belongs to New South Wales, Australia. It is located 600km directly east of Port Macquarie, 780 km northeast of Sydney and 900 km southwest of Norfolk Island and that’s where we … More Lord Howe Island – Day 1
Monday 7th January 2019 MAP of the Northern Circuit – Copyright Ultimate Kilimanjaro Description from African Scenic Safaris about the last day: We woke up at 5am and started walking around 6am in the dark. It was sooo nice to not be freezing like the night before! Wearing the hiking pant and a T-shirt only … More Kilimanjaro – Day 09 – High Camp to exit
Saturday 5th January 2019 & Sunday 6th January 2019 Part #01 – The Summit Night – 10pm until 6am – 4,800m to 5,700m At 10pm, we got a wake-up call at School Hut where we had ‘slept’ for a bit. I had already put for my nap some of the layers on that I was … More Kilimanjaro – ‘Day’ 08 – Summit D-DAY
Saturday 5th January 2019 That day, we went from Third Cave to School Hut. Map – Copyright ‘Ultimate Kilimanjaro’ Description of the day by African Scenic Safaris: We woke up to a wonderful weather and a wonderful view of Kibo summit. We were getting closer!! We started hiking towards School Hut around 8.30am. Everyone decided … More Kilimanjaro – Day 07 – Third Cave to School Hut
Friday 4th January 2019 That day, we went from Buffalo Camp to Third Cave. Map – Copyright ‘Ultimate Kilimanjaro’ Description of Day 06 from African Scenic Safaris We started the morning with a beautiful view of Kibo, which had fantastic clouds surrounding the summit! Then we had brekky. Omelette on toast and fruits. There was … More Kilimanjaro – Day 06 – Buffalo Camp to Third Cave
Thursday 3rd January 2019 On that fifth day, we went from Moir Hut (4,200m) to Buffalo Camp (4,020m). Map – Copyright ‘Ultimate Kilimanjaro’ Description of our Fifth Day from African Scenic Safaris: In the morning, as each morning, there was less clouds than in the afternoon before. Everything was icy and cold and we couldn’t … More Kilimanjaro – Day 05 – Moir Hut to Buffalo Camp
Wednesday 2nd January 2019 Update, 4-Jun-19: I am posting these articles anti-dated with the date of the day it took place (It makes more sense to me somehow). While posting them, Karen Valenti from Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) has just made me aware of a charity walking challenge that the Intrepid Foundation is running … More Kilimanjaro – Day 04 – Shira 2 to Moir Hut
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