- 28 Aug And we're off!! SFO>SEA>KEF Easy morning making our way to SFO across the old Bay Bridge one last time.
- 29 Aug Huge waterfalls, an Israeli and wet pants We arrived at KEF at 630am after a night of rough sleep for me, none for Andy. It doesn't matter, we made it!
- 30 Aug Diving between tectonic plates in 35 degrees, hail pelting my face,ninja jumping Didn't sleep too bad last night. The loud rain kept me up more than the cold.
- 1 Sep Big events! Today was pretty special. We woke up at 930 after sleeping the whole night in a dry tent in Hverageroi.
- 1 Sep Taking it easy before the big hike Up at 530 from a magnificent sunrise lighting up our tent. Good thing Andy could get up and take pics, it was too early…
- 4 Sep Last day in the land of fire and ice Up at 8 after a well needed night of sleep. Taking it easy today and not walking if at all possible.
- 4 Sep Testing our limits Let me preface this by saying why I like to expect the worst. When I expect the worst, things can only go up.
- 4 Sep The Laugarvegurinn hike is on- let's do this! We didn't have to catch the bus until 10 so we got up, drank some coffee, got goods at the store and made some sammies…
- 7 Sep Paradise in Croatia We wanted to sleep in but we were up at 730 and ready so see some sights.
- 7 Sep Slovakia and fun in Bosnia Up at 630 to get an early start to the day, and to our surprise we have visitors.
- 7 Sep Wilkommen lieber Deutschland (Germany) und Ostersteriech (Austria) Up at 530 to quickly pack and head to the airport. Iceland was amazing and we'll be back to do the rest of Iceland,…
- 8 Sep Hvar today, Venice tomorrow (Andy's pun) Slept like shit last night. Apparently there's a club on the other side of the camp's wall and they get the party…
- 10 Sep Hiking in Switzerland with a thermal bath ending Slept in until 730 this morning, much needed after a couple days of going and going.
- 10 Sep More pizza, pasta, and San Marcos in Venice Up at 630 after a night of thunder and lightning with just a touch of rain.
- 12 Sep Family and delish food in Germany Up at 630 to get out of the camp spot and on the road. Once again there was no one at the gate so we didn't have anyone…
- 14 Sep Flip flops and shorts at a wedding I forgot how nice it was to sleep in a bed and its fantastic. Maybe it's waking up to a huge breakfast and coffee and…
- 15 Sep The big fat Germany wedding What can I say? Another delish breakfast at the Seigmann residence with the whole family.
- 17 Sep As much schnitzel as you can eat Today was pretty chill. Up at 11 for breakfast. We unfortunately missed Cathrin before she left for Munich to pick up…
- 16 Sep Why is packing the last thing we do? 9/15/18 It seems like the most important items is always the last task.
- 17 Sep Butter pretzels, schnapps, Lauterbrunnen I woke up in a zombie state from the damn sleeping pills. This is why I don’t take them.
- 17 Sep Let the holiday commence! 9/16/18 Woke up at 5:30 thinking of all the shit I need to do in several hours.
- 19 Sep Here's to the libation that enables glutony All 5 of us slept like crap last night. Maybe it was the dorm we were sleeping in. Beds touching.
- 19 Sep Hey GoPro, Take a picture Andy was happy to wake us up at 7am since he was awake for the last 4 hours.
- 21 Sep Africa!! No sleep, up at the ass crack of dawn to get to Zurich. Andy drove like a pro for 2 hours.
- 21 Sep Some people want to eat a vat of Crème Fraiche A full nights sleep (even w the mauling from the mosquitoes)!! Up at 8 to prep for the grand breakfast.
- 22 Sep Nairobi- check! (and a dead dude) 9/22/18 We slept really well last night. I slept the whole night through and woke up at 9. Time to get this day started.
- 23 Sep Baby elephants and our lovely new friend Sam I could not wake up this am. Not sure if it was the awakening in the middle of the night from the air compressor sound…
- 24 Sep Carb loading before Kilimanjaro 9/24/18 We didn't sleep last night due to the bloodbath, at least it was a mosquito bloodbath and not ours.
- 4 Oct Barafu Camp Day 6 9/30/18 We had a later start this morning because the hike was supposed to take less than three hours.
- 4 Oct Baranco Camp Day 4 3900M 9/28/18 We slept pretty well last night, I slept mostly through the night while Andy slept off and on.
- 4 Oct First camp in the rain forest, Mti Mkubwa Camp 9/25/18 I was up because of the roosters crowing, however, Andy was up at five.
- 4 Oct From rain forest to Pygmy forest to plateau 9/26/18 Andy woke up before five to the sound of thousands of songbirds chirping. We both had a solid night sleep.
- 4 Oct Hakuna Shida Kilimanjaro Summit 19.5k 10/1/18 I was really nervous when we laying down to go to bed last night.
- 4 Oct Karanga Camp Day 5 4K 9/29/18 (Andy) We woke up at about 6 o’clock in the morning to ice all over the tent and it was cold.
- 4 Oct The Cathedral, Shira 2 Camp, Day 3; 9/27/18 The Germans were restless last night. At about 1 AM in the morning, they woke up and started having a full-blast…
- 6 Oct Best animal lover day ever at Tarangire National Park 10/3/18 All kinds of crazy noises throughout the night at the hotel. There were dogs howling, dogfights, drunk men going home…
- 9 Oct Arusha and it’s fine citizens 10/9/18 Today was our first day on our own since the previous days were all tours.
- 9 Oct Black Rhino in Ngorongoro 10/8/18 Up at 5 so we could head to the crater at 6. The road down into the crater was the worst of the bumpy rides since the…
- 9 Oct Serengeti day 1, Lions and Leopard 10/5/18 We stayed at the Njake Campsite last night by mosquito river. Andy got mauled on his feet (that’s why people don’t wear…
- 9 Oct Serengeti day 2, Lions and all the animals 10/6/18 Another amazing day! A full day safari. We saw: A buffalo’s tail was eaten off, birds were eating from the hole…
- 9 Oct Serengeti day 3 cheetahs!!! 10/7/18 I can’t get over how amazing this park is! We started early at 6 for a morning game drive.
- 9 Oct Sleeping by mosquito river and Lake Manyara 10/4/18 Last night wasn’t as a rowdy as I expected. We both fell asleep with our clothes on because it was way too warm to get…
- 10 Oct Glad we took the plane to Uganda 10/10/18 This am I emailed the gorilla tour group to confirm pickup for tomorrow.
- 14 Oct Gorillas in the mist 10/12/18 Let me just talk about how terrible I feel. I've had food poisoning for 2+ days and it's not getting better.
- 15 Oct The land of banana trees, tea leaves, and one less hippo 10/14/15 I'm finally feeling better. Godwin got me some pills from the pharmacy for $2; one to fight the amoeba in my stomach,…
- 16 Oct Alas, our private tour has come to an end... and chimp cuteness! 10/15/18 Up early again to start the day for the chimp tracking. It's easy to get up at 5:30 when you go to bed at 8 every…
- 17 Oct WHO cleared us of Ebola- you may now enter Rwanda 10/17/18 Yesterday we chilled at the lake. We took a tour of the lake. Actually, I should say we made a donation to elders with…
- 20 Oct Crazy beautiful Golden Monkeys at Volcanoes NP 10/18/18 Up early to catch the golden monkey tour, plus we just don't sleep late.
- 20 Oct Genocide and a day in Kigali Rwanda 10/19/18 I was up early, 4:30. It looked like there was sun outside our window but we were tricked.
- 21 Oct A bitch of a travel day to paradise with kitten 10/21/18 I don't feel bad for myself but I'm going to complain anyways because it was a MFer of a travel day.
- 22 Oct Driving on the wrong side of the road outside Stone Town 10/22/18 After breakfast today we headed into town to get the rental and explore.
- 24 Oct Super hero scuba and playing in the rain 10/24/18 We took our time yesterday am, we are definitely embracing the island life.
- 25 Oct Running on empty 10/26/18 I woke up in the middle of the night because the rain was so hard on the roof, it was a crazy downpour.
- 26 Oct Dubai- the most ridiculous city in the world 10/26/18 We got to the hotel by the airport at 12:30am. We thought we were making good time since we landed early, but the bus…
- 28 Oct Pyramids of Giza- a fantastic impromptu diversion 10/27/18 Up at 7 although we went to be at 2am. Sleeping in isn't going to happen.
- 29 Oct Old stuff, mummies, lovely Alexandria 10/28/18 We had a yummy breakfast again, my favorite meal of the day. We first walked through Tahrir Square (Liberation Square).
- 30 Oct What a day to wrap up Africa- in Alexandria 10/29/18 We had the most fantastic breakfast this am. Cheeses and meats and fresh warm breads as far as the eye could see.
- 1 Nov Bye Egypt; bring on the butter pretzels, käsespätzle, meat, beer, schnapps! 10/31 Yesterday was our last day in Egypt. We first hit up the local grocery store beside our hotel in search for spices.
- 4 Nov A fabulous intro to the lovely Innsbruck Austria 11/1/18 Simon's roommate, Jonas, was nice enough to let us sleep in his room while he stayed at his girlfriend's house last…