We had an early wake-up on Thursday to catch our first train of five for the day that would take us from Bruges, Belgium to Grindelwald, Switzerland in the Bernese Alps. Today was proof that travel isn’t always easy, and we were thankful that none of our trains were delayed…
Whitewater rafting
Arapahoe Basin
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Colorado Multi-sport
When it’s time to escape the summer heat in Texas, we often flee to Colorado since it’s an easy, non-stop flight for us from Austin. With the long weekend for Memorial Day, we did just that. We flew into Denver on Wednesday night (delayed, of course). When we arrived at…
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Full Circle
The agenda for the day on the river was fairly simple. Pack up camp, reload the gear boat, and paddle for about 45 minutes through our last stretch of calm water (Class III) to the take-out. But, first, we had to get past Lower Moemba. Lower MoembaA spectacular waterfall! If…
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Zim->Zam->Zim via the Zambezi
No hiking necessary today! After (optional) yoga and (not optional) breakfast, we packed up camp and headed downriver from our campsite. Everything from camp was packed onto a gear boat. The raft was loaded down, and it was a feat to ensure that it stayed upright through the rapids today….
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Zambezi II: The Wrath of Nyami Nyami
My Nyami Nyami pendant necklace came untied yesterday. When I took off my life jacket at lunch, I noticed that it wasn’t around my neck anymore. I thought it was gone. But, thankfully, I found it in the lower part of my shirt around my torso. Not wanting to lose…
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🎶 The Time has Come 🎶
It was finally time to load up the rafts and head into the famous whitewater of the Zambezi River! We were transported in the morning from the Old Drift Lodge back to The Lookout Cafe where we had our safety briefing from Stewart, our local rafting trip leader. I would…
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The World’s Best Take On 26.2 in Track Town USA
The travel chaos of Summer 2022 (increased consumer demand for “revenge travel” after two summers of the pandemic, as well as airline staffing issues) resulted in us having to fly into Portland, Oregon a day earlier than planned, but it ultimately worked out best for us. We arrived on Friday…
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Adventure! in BV
We escaped the Texas heat for a long July 4th weekend by heading to the mountains of Colorado. We flew into Denver on Thursday evening, and we made the 2-hour drive west to Leadville on Friday morning. After these two carnivores mistakenly found ourselves at a plant-based restaurant for lunch,…