2021 – Tanzania part 1

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Chad Anderson

Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, Moshi, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Oduvai Gorge

Unbelievable. Part 1.

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2020 – Egypt

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Chad Anderson

Egypt, Cairo and The Red Sea, Marsa Shagra, Marsa Alam

We saw the effin’ pyramids! Despite the craziness over COVID-19 and having to cut our Egypt trip 2 weeks short, we at least got in a few days of diving in the Red Sea and managed to spend a full day at the pyramids in Cairo, all during a global pandemic, historic rainfall in Cairo, shutdown airports, travel restrictions through Europe and a harrowing escape from Egypt to get home before all airports shut down.

Greg and Chad happy to be on the plane to Egypt.
We had a long layover at CDG (Paris) so checked in to the YotelAir ( terminal 2E - FYI ) for a 4 hour nap. 6 hour rental for 80Euro.
This is how I wanted to wake up for our first morning in Egypt.
The Sphinx is not as big as you might think.
Sphinx has seen better days.
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Greg distracted the scammer camel driver while I grabbed a few shots of his camel. Reverse scam success!
It was WINDY on the Giza plateau. At some points it was like getting sand blasted.
Closeup you can really see that the capstone is missing...the top is flat!
The top section has many casing stones still in place. The pyramids were all covered in smooth limestone casing stones that now litter the bases as they have fallen off or been used for other building througout the centuries.
These are the size of the stones of the pyramids. They are gigantic. Unlike the pyramids of the Maya, you can't really climb these pyramids because the stones are too tall.
The pyramids are WAY BIGGER than you think. Probably one of the most amazing things we've ever seen. It is absolutely mind-boggling to think about: 1) Someone had the insane idea to build these, 2) The amount of labor it took to build them 3) The engineering feat to pull it off, and 4) Why...just why?
The blocks are huge.
Late afternoon gazing out our hotel window.
Yeah, we saw the effin' pyramids.
This camel scammer followed us around for a good hour hoping we would finally give in to his offer for a ride. The camels at the pyramids are a very well known scam. They promise you one price, get you up 10 feet in the air on the camel, ask if you want a picture. You hand them your phone or camera, then they demand more money to give it back and let you down. Just don't do it.
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Smooth casing stones near the bottom of the smallest pyramid. They look very similar to stones we've seen in Incan structures in Peru.
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The pyamids are so much bigger than you think.
Cairo gets 1 inch of rain a year. We were there for the start of a 2 day storm that dumped more than 4 inches and completely shut down the city for days.
Very rare rainstorm in Cairo as we jet off to the Red Sea.
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Marsa Shagra at the Red Sea. While Cairo was experiencing biblical rainfall, the desert was raging with a sandstorm.
The sunrise and sunsets were blue during the 2 day storm.
Finally the sandstorm is over and the sunrise over the Red Sea is telling of a beautiful day.
The beach bawadi for afternoon tea.
The architecture at Marsa Shagra was very sureeal. Very arab. Looked something out of Star Wars, "Luuuuke....Luuuuuuke!"
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The stark contrast between the beautiful blue waters of the Red Sea and the desert is stunning.
The water looks so inviting, but pretty cold at only about 71degrees F..
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We were up every day very early, mostly because of the 9 hour time change.
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We had to book an emergency flight out of Egypt to avoid the government's shutdown of the airports due to COVID-19. We escaped to Germany, of course they have a beer tap at the hotel's reception desk!
Flyin through the fire to get home, the airports in Germany were literally empty.
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Nobody anywhere in Germain airports as they were on stay at home lockdown orders weeks before the US was.
Yes, the germans are my people. This makes me so happy.
Empty airports.
Empty planes.
We remain hyper vigilant in keeping clean but most importanly protecting others in the case that we are already COVID-19 positive.
Ghost planes. No people.

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2019 – Ecuador

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Chad Anderson

Ecuador 2019

Coming soon…maybe.

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2019 – BWCA

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Chad Anderson

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, MN USA & Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
July 2019

Stop the mining industry from irreparably damaging the BWCAW. This amazing natural resource is the most visited Wilderness Area in the United States. While not pristine (some of it had been logged long ago), Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is an invaluable resource for wilderness recreation to people all around the world!

SaveTheBoundaryWaters.org

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2019 China – Slideshow

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Chad Anderson

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