The 12 hour flight to Africa was long but normal. Other than landing in Africa late at night and not knowing what to think, we were pleasantly surprised. A quick dinner at the Marangu Hotel and then to bed.
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We woke up in Tanzania. After Breakfast and searching for Wifi, our guide, Peter, met us and said we were going for a walk. Our “walk” ended up being a hike to the gate of Kilimanjaro. We hiked through a village and saw the cutest little bananas. We then made it to a waterfall and back to the village. Lots of kids, lots of Political signs, and a busy time.
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We found out when we got back that our “walk” was really a test to see if our guide thought we could make the summit – no wonder it was hard. We passed, so back to the hotel, where we went through the gear. Amy took a nap, and a quiet hotel dinner before we attack the mountain.