I have blogged each day of the trip and you will find the links down the right hand side in date order and with a short description for each. Some of the best photographs will be seen in the blog pages. However, I will eventually upload all the photos to picasaweb and make them available there.
I woud like to thank a few people here who helped make our trip memorable:
God, or whoever is ultimately responsible for the weather! We had fantastic weather for the trek and didn't put our coats on until summit night. Trekking without rain is infinitely more comfortable than with it and the views even more glorious in the sunshine.
Henry Stedman, the author of the top selling book on Kilimanjaro was very patient during all my questioning in the months prior to the trip. We certainly made a good move choosing his company climbmountkilimanjaro.com to organise the Kili trek. We are also grateful to Team Kilimanjaro, who Henry organises his treks in conjunction with. We hope we did our trekking crew justice. We ensured our tipping ceremony recognised everones contribution and Simon called each crew member out by name when distributing their tips.
Henry introduced me to the East African Safari and Touring Company and the owner Simon King organised a great private safari for us, a real 'off the beaten track experience' with the part Masai owned Boundary Hill Lodge in Tarangire our favourite - despite the Tetse flies!! Our driver James did us proud and found us everything! He found us a leopard - a rare sight indeed and also a pack of African Wild Dogs, which are even more difficult to find than leopard.
Joice Kimano gave us a wonderful stay at her Songota Falls Lodge 7 kilometres from the hustle and bustle of Arusha. Songota is a charming example of warm African hospitality. The food was great and the lodge itself has been developed in harmony with its surroundings, demonstrated by the wildlife that is present there.
The Echo Beach Hotel on Zanzibar gave us an excellent end to the holiday. Sue and Andew the owners have developed a lovely little hotel in a nice quiet corner of the island. Also Moray will be remembered for always on hand to assist, working incrediby long hours!
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I will also add a thankyou to the very nice man who delivered my lost suitcase to my home late last night. I wasn't expecting to see it for a while. I just have to wash all the contents now!
