The Aftermath...or is the beginning (again?)

(Scene's from Kilimanjaro International Airport, February 11, 2006 (L-R): Jen shares a tender moment with Ajay's well worn sock; Jeremiah beginning to exhibited signs and symptoms of the dreaded East African Not Sleeping Sickness; 'Aren't vacations suppose to be relaxing?!')



It has now been exactly one week since we have returned to the U.S. from Tanzania. We all made it back safe although it wasn't without incident for all. Jeremiah picked up GI bug that starting kicking in somewhere on the flight from Tanzania to Amsterdam. His flight was extra special as a result. It was somewhat ironic since he was the most careful to try to avoid, this during the trip itself. Our return flights also coincided with a blizzard that hit the east coast of the U.S. last weekend. Although Jeremiah, Jen, and I somehow were able to make it to DC without any delay, Ajay's return flight from Amsterdam to Boston took him on a very special tour of Detroit, Michigan, where he got to spend an extra night of vacation at the Quaility Inn before they finally got the runway on Logan swept off the next day. A couple of days after returning, I came down with a respiratory illness that left me somewhat washed out and apparently Jen may have had something similar. All in all we can't complain. We all stayed healthy enough to accomplish our main objective of summiting Kilimanjaro, and overall, to have an unforgetable two week trip.