Departure on the first part of the summer 2008 trip is less than 10 days away! On May 2 I depart Nashville for Beirut, Lebanon, with layovers in Toronto and London Heathrow. The goals of the trip are:
From May 5 – 29 hike approximately 180 miles on the newly built Lebanon Mountain Trail from northern to southern Lebanon while hoping to avoid fallout from the ongoing political problems there. (Keeping my fingers crossed!)
From May 30 – June 5 visit my former college roommate Ron in Cyprus. Will also meet a long-time travel friend form the UK, Linda, and hope to explore the NE peninsula of Turkish Cyprus for a couple of days.
From June 6- June 9 visit friends Mark and Linda in London and attend the Epsom Derby with them.
From June 10 – June 21 Travel to Kenya and Tanzania, climb Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in northern Tanzania with 2 partners from South Africa and the Netherlands, and collect mineral samples from the new cone that has formed over the past 8 months.
On June 22 return to Nashville.
Updates will be posted when internet access allows.
Hello, please contact me before you arrive in Nairobi. I will apreciate if we can meet personally there. I am a pilot, Austrian, based in Nairobi and a hobby geologist with very good connections to the University of Nairobi – made Jan 2008 an expedition to the Lengai with the head of the geological department oft the university. Regards Gunther Van Winter, PhD
By: Gunther Van Winter on May 18, 2008
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