Tangled Up In Blue

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Most travelers to New Zealand's South Island choose to either visit the center of the island to see Mount Cook OR they travel to the West Coast to see the glaciers.  It just doesn't make sense to do both with limited time given the lack of road options connecting the two areas.  But all we have is time.

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Kili Me

Mt. Kilimanjaro
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It's 2am and below zero.  The wind is ripping into my face.  My hands are frozen.  My legs are numb.  I'm exhausted.  I'm scared.  Each step is a struggle.  I have no balance.  I can't breathe.  And as the oxygen continues to deplete from my brain, my thoughts are slowly turning to mush.

The obvious question is, why would any sane person decide to hike Kilimanjaro?

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