Hi everyone,
We have now concluded the travel part of our trip and will head to Bagamoyo tomorrow to start our volunteer work at the Uhuru Youth Centre for African Arts.
We have just got back from mounting Mt. Kilimanjaro which was amazing. For the most part it was a nice easy climb to the top, but the last day was 1300 metres up and then 2800 metres down. We started our summit at 12.30am and made it to the top just after 6am. The trip up was made all the more difficult for Robyn as she woke up a hour before climbing with a stomach bug that had zapped her energy. All obstacles aside we both made it to the top which was the highest we have ever been (5895m).
We have tried to put as many photos as we could from the last 6 weeks and hopefully they give you a good summary of our adventures. We have had an amazing time and we hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed being here to take them.
We will keep you posted as much as we can of our time volunteering, but we are not even sure if Internet will be available.
We hope you are all well,
Till next time,
Glen and Robyn
Impenatrable Forest in search of the Gorillas
Our first Gorilla posing nicely
Up close and personal
The 1 month old baby
Another close up
And another
One of the gorillas crossing between Robyn and I
A performance by the locals after tracking the gorillas (Robyn also makes an appearance)
The performance continuing
The truck that we spent 4 weeks in
Camping by lake Bunyoni after the Gorilla trek
Controlling a dug out canoe is harder than you would think. We eventually got the hang of it though
Baby elephants drinking at the orphanage in Nairobi
Glen being french kissed by a giraffe
Now its robyn’s turn
We had to bribe the guard, but we got in to pat the cheetah
The whole crew from the tour
The Safari shots, there are too many to individually caption, but I think they speak for themselves. Enjoy…
After the safaris it was time to relax. We headed for the beaches of Zanzibar.
Glen trying his luck at climbing a coconut tree. He didn’t get very high!
Robyn relaxing by one of the nicest beaches we have ever been to. Kendwa beach, Zanzibar
This guy was making Zanzibar pizzas. Mmmmmmm…
After a few days relaxing we headed towards Kilimanjaro to attempt to summit the roof of Africa.
Robyn on the way up to the summit
Robyn taking a bath. We both really needed them!!
Dinner time in the mess tent. We spent the week with two Dutch guys who were great company
The moon rising over the summit of Kili
Some of the spectacular scenery on the way up
Nearing the top. The shadow on the right is of Kili. The mountain on the left is Mt Meru, the second highest peak in Tanzania
Robs happy to be at the top enjoying the views. She look a lot better than she feels after a tummy bug got to her on the way up
Sun rise from the summit
We made it to the roof of Africa