Monthly Archives: June 2011

Climbing Kilimanjaro: Life Lessons from the Top of Africa

Trekking Kilmanjaro, Day 2 - Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

A few ideas on how walking up a big pile of volcanic rocks in Africa can teach you something about life. For some, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro is another check box on a “to do” list. For me it turned out to be a journey

The Homemade Ice Cream Machine

Homemade Ice Cream

Childish excitement aside, the prospect of ice cream is a wonderful thing. I must confess I was more of a sun lolly kid myself- ingeniously designed like a PG pyramid tea bag to prevent kids on a sugar high flipping the contents out onto the floor

Microadventure: A Pedal/Paddle/Pedal Experiment

Bike Rafting Experiment

I must have misread the map, because the road to Pilton turned out to be a rutted bridleway. No chance of riding the road bike down there, I thought