For those of you who are really interested I'll post my journal that I kept during the week; be warned - it's a bit random - just made some entries each day ; sentence structure may be absent...
Day 1
Pick up at Keys Hotel by Guide and porters Did a few errands on the way - extra batteries, etc. Bought some peanuts from a vendor - theft and misunderstanding - it was funny - (you'll have to ask me about this one) Shared some food with the porters while trying to get all of the names. Very muddy road on the way to Machame gate - really wondered if we would make it; some vehicles didn't and some climbers had a cpl extra km to hike ...
Got started on the trail through rain forest - very beautiful...only 6 miles today. Talked with German/Japanese couple along the way - Carl and |Riyoko. Some rain - enough to put on rain clothes - raining pretty hard as we arrive at the first campsite - Machame. Dinner - spaghetti ..
I'm a little overwhelmed at the amount of equipment they bring along - for one person - after backpacking and trying to take as little as possible this seems ridiculous!!
Slept -pretty well - after lying there for a while feeling anxious - can I really do this?
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