Kia ora from New Zealand! 🇳🇿 60 by 60 —> 60 befor Kia ora from New Zealand! 🇳🇿 
60 by 60 —> 60 before 40! 

“The dreams I have today are only a shadow of your dreams for me”

About 8 years ago, I gave myself a goal of visiting 60 countries before 60. I was at 21 countries then. 60 seemed so far away! I honestly didn’t think I would get to it before (age) 40. 

Growing up I would watch people like Samantha Brown go to all these amazing places around the world and dream of one day being able to do the same. Up until I was 18, the only time I left Sri Lanka was to visit Singapore when I was 10. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would one day set foot in 60 countries! 

While the goal was definitely random and arbitrary, I wanted to finish what I had set out to do. I’m not extending the goal from here on. I don’t have the desire to visit every single country in the world. I have about another 40 new countries on my bucket list but I’ll also be visiting new cities/places in countries I’ve been to before going forward! 

Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey!! And to God, who took my dream and said I’ll make it come true 20+ years ahead of schedule…my eternal gratitude “for the mighty God has done great things for me and holy is his Name”

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Looking forward to my biggest travel milestone in Looking forward to my biggest travel milestone in T-30 days! 
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    Kia ora from New Zealand! 🇳🇿 60 by 60 —> 60 befor Kia ora from New Zealand! 🇳🇿 
60 by 60 —> 60 before 40! 

“The dreams I have today are only a shadow of your dreams for me”

About 8 years ago, I gave myself a goal of visiting 60 countries before 60. I was at 21 countries then. 60 seemed so far away! I honestly didn’t think I would get to it before (age) 40. 

Growing up I would watch people like Samantha Brown go to all these amazing places around the world and dream of one day being able to do the same. Up until I was 18, the only time I left Sri Lanka was to visit Singapore when I was 10. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would one day set foot in 60 countries! 

While the goal was definitely random and arbitrary, I wanted to finish what I had set out to do. I’m not extending the goal from here on. I don’t have the desire to visit every single country in the world. I have about another 40 new countries on my bucket list but I’ll also be visiting new cities/places in countries I’ve been to before going forward! 

Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey!! And to God, who took my dream and said I’ll make it come true 20+ years ahead of schedule…my eternal gratitude “for the mighty God has done great things for me and holy is his Name”

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    Throwback to turning another year older 👵 grateful Throwback to turning another year older 👵 grateful for the year that passed and looking forward to the year ahead!
    Kilimanjaro Trek Days 7 & 8 - We made our way up Kilimanjaro Trek Days 7 & 8 -  We made our way up the mountain at 12:40 PM. We had about 4km to Stella Point. We were only going to get a 5 minute break every 1 hour. 
The climb up to the 1st break was relatively easy. But then things got unbelievable tough half way up to the 2nd break. I was fighting off the wheeze since day 4 but it hit me hard. Already at reduced oxygen plus narrowed airways my lungs struggled to get much needed air. I asked for more breaks to catch my breath. Just 30 seconds to breathe deeply but I had to keep going. We were well over 17000 feet/5200 meters and the incline was insane at this point. The volcanic rock and gravel really hit the calves hard. 
I don't think I've ever been that cold before. My lips and cheeks were completely numb and every other body part was on absolute fire.
Finally our guide, Armani said we were almost at Stella Point. Sitting at 5756 mtrs or 18560 ft, Stella Point is the rim of the crater. We had a break here but my hands were in so much pain I thought they would fall off. We still had another 1 hour to 45 minutes to Uhuru Peak. I started to feel a bit better. The wheeze had subsided. The first rays of light were greeting the horizon. The incline wasn't too bad now and we made our way slowly towards Uhuru Peak. 
6:10 AM at Uhuru Peak! Exactly 5.5 hours after we left camp! We watched the sunrise at 6:20.
After a few more pics, we made our way down! Ashrof and Yves made a run for it. Their long legs were almost built for this moment. I knew I couldn't catch up with them so I started going down on my own. Then Calvin linked arms with me and we came down the mountain together. Skidding and skiing in the volcanic scree. It took us just under an hour to make it to camp. We were back 7.5 hours after we set out. The team sang and danced for us! They really were the best!
After a quick change of clothes, we packed our bags, had brunch and left camp to descend another 6000 ft. It took us another 4 hours but we made it! The longest and most exhausting day of our lives was finally over!
The next day, after our last breakfast and official farewell from the team, we trekked the last 10km to the gate! 
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