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Travel Blogs from Moshi
Running on fumes
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It's just around the corner!
Richard had warned us that it's better to go to Materuni by car, because the matatu doesn't bring you all the way to the park entrance. We convinced him that, since we wanted to do a full day hike, walking for another 15 minutes wouldn't make a difference.
Unfortunately, with no breakfast in my belly, the walk up the hill seemed like an endless climb. As we sit down to take a rest, ...
Day 6: Enjoying Victory
... summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place ? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know."
-- Rene Daumal
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Day 7 - Mweka Camp to Jason at the park gate :)
... Jas is already best mates with the driver after only being with him for half an hour - ah soccer, the great bonder of men everywhere. I get my certificate for reaching Stella Point, and some photos with my guide and the porters that have looked after me so well. And now its back to the hotel to wash off the layers of dirt, and then maybe sleep for a week :) See you all back in Melbourne ...
One day down, six to go ....
... an early start for a six hour trek tomorrow. It's great to have finally started after all the preparation and anticipation, and very excited about the days ahead. Our schedule of climbing is changing slightly to give us a better chance to acclimatize and reach the summit, which means that the day before we attempt the top we will be doing about 5 hours climbing instead of 9. See you on day 2 !! It's great to have ...
Kilema Caravan Day 3
... were more prevalent. I saw fewer patients as a physio today but interestingly saw two patients with hemiplegia from a suspected stroke. A young girl presented with severe (horrible) scoliosis but her mother could not afford the 150 000 shillings price tag that was required for her daughter to acquire a brace (she had visited a local hospital last year). CACHA offered ...
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