Leaving this...

Not that we haven't enjoyed the unique opportunity for some winter weather here in the valley, it's just that we've been snowbound for over a week. Beautiful, yes. We'll have a white Christmas. But our house is not accessible without chains, the kids missed an entire week of school and there's been no electricity for the past three days. Leaving this...should we be able to get out as more and more travelers are stranded at the Portland Airport, seems more attractive every day.

The Itinerary

December 28th:  Departure.  Portland to New York.  New York to Accra, Ghana.

Dec. 30th - Jan. 17th:  Elmina, Ghana.  Volunteering at the Elmina Urban Health Centre 

January 18th:  Ghana to Nairobi, Kenya.  Nairobi to Ukerewe, Tanzania.

Jan. 18th - Feb. 14th:  Ukerewe, Tanzania, a small island community in Lake Victoria. Teaching elementary and secondary school.  Kids attending school.  Ukerewe.

Feb. 15th - Feb. 28th:  Safari!  Tanzania, Kenya & Zanzibar.

March 1st:  Marathon!  Moshi, Tanzania.  The Kilimanjaro Marathon.

March 2nd - 3rd:  Zanzibar.  The "Spice Islands" off the coast of Tanzania.

March 4th:  Zanzibar to Nairobi, Nairobi to Capetown, South Africa.

Mar. 4th - 24th:  Capetown.  The 'vacation' from our vacation.

March 25th:  Return.  Capetown to New York, Atlanta, Portland.  

88 days.  5 countries.  25,000 flight miles.