Dawn Over Africa

Sitting on the summit in freezing temperatures we waited for the coming dawn.

Spreading Dawn

The sky was clear and the landscape was stunning

Spreading Dawn

Encore!

Taking It All In

After the struggle getting there it was hard to leave the summit

Walls of Ice

Global warming may have taken a toll on Kilimanjaro's glaciers but there are still walls of ice on the summit.

On The Way Down

In some ways, the climb down was more difficult (especially on the knees) than the climb up.

Leopard

But the safaris afterwards provided many visual delights

Elephant

We did safaris in the Serengeti plains and Ngorongoro crater.

Lion

We saw everything we hoped for

Lioness and Cubs

Straight out of National Geographic