KIlimanjaro - Part 1 - the taster

Departure day - December 26th - about 1am.

Kilimanjaro Airport - we were greeted with a shower!

Dinner in the hotel: John; Cindy; Chris; Mike; Stephen; Shirley

Climbing the wall - this was one of the wetter times...

Camping with a fantastic view (about 3,500m) - evening

On the same site...

And the view of the mountain early in the morning

Plus the view the other way...

Christmas 2012

Down by the sea

Winter blooms in our garden

SES choir at the Kempinski

Dad's wall - thanks Nina!

Jebel Shams - Oman

Over the long Eid weekend we travelled to Jebel Shams in Oman. This place is nicknamed the Grand Canyon of the Middle East and has the highest peak in the region at just over 3,000m. We found a nice camping ground along with a friendly donkey...

The birthday girl

We celebrated Amy's birthday with doughnuts for her class and toad-in-the-whole for dinner. She looked kind of happy...

Nina's 9th at SW

We enjoyed Nina's 9th birthday at SW - about 30 children came to have fun in the pool and cake in the Dive Bar.,,