40 - 4

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Wake a slight bit lighter. I'm on the mountain now, but the air still feels heavy. A long hike up to Kikelewa Caves (11,811ft). The legs are itching to run up the hills in the distance and my mind is day-dreaming its way up ridges and crags as we plod our way upward. Pausing for the primates to photograph themselves by a set of rocky caves, the wanderer skips up and over the caves, taking the opportunity to put boot to rock. My mountain guides look on, bemused, as I take the craggy "hard" routes wherever possible. They've already had a conference (in private) about me scampering my way up the mountain. You see, the pace is too slow for this goat's legs so the only way I can find to make this entertaining is to indulge in my self-created passtime of rock-surfing - leaping from rock to rock, attempting not to step on the dusty earth below.

Second night is restless - my mind is climbing in its sleep.

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Photos

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Still a long way off...

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Afternoon cloud base rolling in below

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Mawenzi

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My wee mountain home (and Mawenzi in the background)