Terri Heads to Kilamanjaro

Greetings from Moshi, Tanzania - or Moshi-town as the locals call it. After another long haul of travel we have arrived to a beautiful and serene part of Eastern Africa. After dealing with lost luggage issues and logistics stuff, we got a chance to test the local food and get a sense for the area. It looks as though we will be eating a lot of rice and, veggies and meat - which works well for me.

The people here are as lovely as the geography. Our head guides for our climb, speak English quite well which has allowed us to learn that they are as interesting as they are interested - excellent qualities to hang out with on a mountiain for a week.

Louise's bag has been lost with all her climbing gear so we've needed to spend some time outfitting her properly for the climb. Other than that everthing is a go for our departure this morning. I am quite excited! I have a feeling we have a very visually pleasing adventure ahead of us.

We will have support from a staff of about 12 people to get our 4 asses up the mountain. I'm not used to having people carry my stuff and cook for me so its quite a luxury. I feel fortunate to just be able to hike, take some pictures and enjoy the climb.

We'll be doing the Machame Route on Kili, which is one of the most beautiful. I do not have internet access on the mountain, so I'll be back at you after our ascent.

Happy Holidays to all - I know I'll be celebrating in fine style!
xoxo
Terri