Charlie and Matt vs The World
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Monday, April 30, 2018
All good things must come to an end.
Sorry for the lack of posts, I didn't have much spare time while visiting with family and in Iceland our van didn't have an outlet where I could charge my laptop. I was also pretty busy climbing on glaciers, walking behind waterfalls and hiking through the wilderness. I'll edit and post as soon as possible but I felt like I needed to make a quick post to mark the end of our trip.
These last three months have been the best time of my life and I couldn't have done it without Charlie. Clichéd as it sounds, I really do feel like the luckiest person in the world. No matter what comes next in our lives I know it'll be ok if I've got Charlie in my corner.
This trip is over, but this adventure is just beginning.
Monday, April 23, 2018
Friday, April 20, 2018
Thursday, April 19, 2018
A Hike in the Peak District
We made it to England and brought all the good weather with us. It's rained once while we were here but otherwise it's been warm and sunny.
Blue John Vein (it's a mineral that's only found in this cave) |
Fossils in the Blue John cave. |
Walked all the way up... |
Took a picture... |
...And walked all the way back down. |
Monday, April 16, 2018
Cambodia - Part 1
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum |
The ride to Siem Reap was a little more interesting. We had booked a VIP bus for the early afternoon and the driver was terrible. He destroyed the clutch driving out of station and we had to swap it out for a slightly less than VIP bus. After another 5 minutes of driving I bet Charlie that he would either keep the bus under 50 KPH or that he would fry the second bus as well. I lost the bet I’m pretty sure the driver took a good 5 years off the life of that bus’s engine. Later on while we were still 90 minutes away from Siem Reap one of the passengers had some kind of significant medical episode. He lost consciousness and his girlfriend completely lost her cool. I know a little bit of first aid so I went to the back to try and help but there was already a big crowd of people trying to assist so I figured it would be better to stay back. Someone tried to give him CPR but he regained consciousness as soon as they started (from what I saw they didn’t check to see if he had a pulse…) The guy said he was fine but Charlie and I offered up our seats at the front of the bus where there was a bit more fresh air. The rest of the ride had no other issues. (PSA: Here’s a video of Vinnie Jones explains how to actually do CPR)
Charlie, Phi and Me |
Lady |
On our last day we saw Ankor Wat at sunrise and then spent the rest of the day getting ready for the next leg of the trip. Most of the beer is ~ 0.50 cents so we also went out for a few drinks and a foot massage at a VERY up-scale massage parlor.
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