Category Archives: travel

waterskiing

Posted on October 3, 2009 by jamesrub

for posterity i’m posting some video of me skiing… james waterskiing on youtube ill get liz’s up soon!

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Mt. Rainier! (nope Maine 5.0)

Posted on August 15, 2009 by jamesrub

Unfortunately, do to circumstances entirely outside of our control, we had to cancel our Mt. Rainier climb this summer. We are waiting to hear how it went from our Kili guide, Eben. Instead we packed the bags and used Liz’s … Continue reading →

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Raffles Resort – Canouan Island

Posted on July 4, 2009 by jamesrub

Yay! a week off in the sun… Used my free AA companion ticket to head down to Raffles Resort at Canouan Island. We had two sets of friends stay here for their honeymoons and they all loved it! Evidently I’m … Continue reading →

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skiing, climbing and weddings oh my.

Posted on April 6, 2009 by jamesrub

The last 2 weeks have been busy: Michelle and Scott’s wedding: congratulations! we had a blast at the wedding. My birthday – Liz surprised me with an hour private climbing lesson at Chelsea Piers. I forgot just how sore you … Continue reading →

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Noah gets married! (or 48 hours in New Orleans)

Posted on March 8, 2009 by jamesrub

Well, we spent a whirlwind 48 hours in New Orleans for cousin Noah’s wedding. Welcome to the family Missy (we hope you will guest blog for us). We had a blast with the fam. We ran, saw the garden district, … Continue reading →

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Africa – Recap

Posted on March 2, 2009 by jamesrub

Well, we made it up to the top and back. Had an amazing time and now have the post-trip blues. Altogether we hiked 61km (38 miles). From Machame Gate (1,800m) to Uhuru peak (5,895m) was 4,095m and back was 8,190m … Continue reading →

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Trip home

Posted on February 15, 2009 by jamesrub

So we landed in Schipol with a 6 hour layover. And like any good world traveller we cleared immigration, took the train to/from Amsterdam Centraal, walked the streets of the red light district, had a croquette and made it back … Continue reading →

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Safari – Day 3 – Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Posted on February 13, 2009 by jamesrub

Today we got to explore the interior of the Ngorongoro crater. The crater is about 19km across and has about 300 sq km inside. The crater walls rise nearly 700 m from the floor (quite steeply). Because of it’s shape … Continue reading →

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Safari – Day 2 – Ngorogoro Sopa Lodge

Posted on February 12, 2009 by jamesrub

Wow, we had a really full day today on our drive from the Serengeti Plains to the Ngorongoro Crater where we are stating on the rim at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. In addition to yesterdays wildlife today we saw: 1) … Continue reading →

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Safari – Day 1- Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Posted on February 11, 2009 by jamesrub

Early wake up today to head to Arusha to catch a puddle jumper to the Serengeti (‘endless plain’). We found out that unfortunately we aren’t spending any time in a tented camp but instead will be staying in all lodges. … Continue reading →

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