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Paula Umbalunga Chandler - Heritage
... and then drove to Marangu via a busy local market to buy cook group stuff. It was interesting to see how those early fears and feelings of intimidation have been replaced with relatively confident haggling techniques and even jokes with the market traders!
The campsite turned out to be lovely and upon arrival Vikki promptly bombed into the outdoor pool with all her clothes on!
We set up the tents ...
The sun set, and I´ll make the moment last!
... says hi, still laughing, probably at me… I can live with that! There is a funny little fellow next door, he´s 2 years old, and as I sat in the sun in my backyard studying my books and taking notes, sipping my cold drink as a true mzungu he stood there, looking at me for several minutes, no ...
We climb higher and higher
... cloud below you and lush vegetation around. There are lots of shrubs and some flowers, which are unique to Kilimanjaro and some unusual palms. I started getting a niggle at the back of my foot, so we stopped to put bandaids on immediately, no point taking risks! Our lunch spot was a beautiful rock and again some fantastic views high over the clouds. It was the usual dry chicken, boiled egg, banana and biscuits combo. You don't even need to guess what it's ...
Day 18- Nairobi to Arusha- Travel Day
... left the clinic our guide walked us to a nearby Maasai village. This village was different from the one we visited in Kenya because these Maasai villagers are not nomadic people. We were met by a gang of Maasai children who greeted us with "Jambo" which means hello in Swahili. We got a chance to tour their small village and discover that all of the 25 children ...
DON'T AFRAID THE MOUNTAIN -IT'S YOUR TIME TO CLIMB
... would consist of biscuits, popcorn & MILO!
We also discovered just how close we would be to the tour guides from day 1. Every morning and night we did an individual medical check with them. The funniest part is how open and honest we had to be as we had to discuss how we were feeling, if we had a headache, if we were breathing ok, if we had done a number 1 (wee) and a number 2 (poo)? Bodily movements they called it! It was a good thing to **** basically...so we ...
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