Day 7 started early in Athens and we flew to Dubrovnik. We spent the day and night in Dubrovnik. Here are my favorite photos.

We did the rim-to-rim hike in the Grand Canyon and we stayed at Phantom Ranch for 1 night. It was 13.8 miles from the North Rim to Phantom Ranch and about 9 miles back up to the South Rim.

My trip to Ethiopia was very successful! I used most of my gear and here are some thoughts about the gear I carried with me.

Osprey Porter 30 Backpack

This pack is great! It is comfortable and easy to use. It has a comfortable hip belt that can be completely stowed along with the shoulder straps which makes it easy to stow the pack on a plane.

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I’m taking my first trip to Africa and I am going to visit Ethiopia. I have planned 10 full days in Ethiopia plus 3 days of travel for a total vacation of 13 days. After reading through the guide book for awhile, 10 days seems a bit short. Oh well. I have other vacations to take this year, so 9 days off of work is already quite a bit.

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