Medium Fat Spread

After summiting Kilimanjaro we decided to ‘relax’ on a 4 day Safari through the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Carater.  We were joined by three new members of Team Calgary; Louisa’s parents, GG (Gheorghe) and Tuna (Adriana), and Jeff - bringing our total crew to 17. We managed to do the Safari trip at the perfect time to witness the Wildebeast migration – it was a surreal sight with millions of Wildebeast slowly moving north through the Serengeti towards the Maasai Mara in Kenya...

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Pole, Pole!

Mount Kilimanjaro was a harder climb then Louisa and I originally anticipated.  Per usual, we did little research and left it up to the Sawatzkys and our new found yoga strength to make it to the top of the 19,400 foot peak.  Amazingly, all 14 dodgy Canadian team members made it to the summit; however, this astounding achievement came with many struggles: The Ferrungus on the summit!!! Diamox – this wonder drug for any extreme mountaineer helps reduce the symptoms of high altitude sickness. ...

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