No lye in for us! 6am rise and shine. hot chocolate and coffee brought to us in bed by the porters. the porters were all hovering around everyone, hinting at stuff they fancied in the hope that we would leave pieces of kit for them as a thankyou. After breakfast the porters sung and danced for us one last time and we all joined in, able to exert our energy now that the altitude didnt leave us breathless! We left camp and headed down the final part of the mountain to the Marangu park gates at 1900m. It was a long 7 hour walk that took us down back through forestry. where we stopped for lunch we saw Columbus monkeys fighting and swinging from trees. The temperature became hot again and our pace had really picked up. my toe nails became black from walking downhill.
In the distance we could see the gate...the exit to this mountain. we were all fantasising about having a shower...a toilet...clean clothes that were all waiting for us back at the hotel. one by one we made it through the gate and to our delight, tara waited for us...looking clean and fresh as she had spent the past few days in the hotel.
All 23 of us had gone from a group...into a family. We each helped each other get to the top and i am so lucky to have shared the most amazing, yet hardest experience of my life with such fantastic people. It is definitely something i will never do again if you paid me a million pounds but i have the memories that will last me a lifetime. if any one ever has the chance i will say DO IT, CLIMB KILI...but just be warned, ITS DIFFICULT!!!
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