Well folks we have less than 4 weeks until take-off! We have to pack up our house for our tenants, finish work, get all our gear, pack & go!

We depart to Colorado for a family & friend w/e & then 10 days in the Mountains to acclimatize & get fit! Then off to Amsterdam & on to Kilimanjaro to start our climb on Rick's Birthday: September 1st!

We have 4 months in Africa for safaris, climbs, hike, Nat’l parks, cultural visits, exploration etc. We hope to include Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa.

We then return to TO for 2 weeks Dec.21, 2004. We depart to LA/Fiji/NZ June 7-14. We have 3 weeks in NZ, 5 weeks in AussiLand, and then off to Bali, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore until our return June9, 2004!

We hope to keep in touch with updates, email and photos. Please keep us apprised of all your news too! Here are our Get Ready Photos! Can’t Wait! J&R

Here's our preparing for the Safari with a Zebra.

Here's our preparing for the Safari with a Rhino.