Mon 7 July - Sun 13 July Climbing Kilimanjaro was one of the best things we have ever done. It was hard work on summit day but def worth it. We took the 6 day Machame Route option which is also known as "The Whisky Route" but I can't remember why it is called that. We went with a local company and the best part was--it was just the three of us hiking (Myself, Rob and Dad) with about 12 people from the company including guide, assistant guide, cook and several porters. Here is a quick summary day by day. Day 1--We started out at our hotel and were to be picked up at 9am (africa time--they arrived around 10:30) and went to the gate. It took a few hours of our guide doing paperwork and
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