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Treacle in Africa
Posted 20th August 2010 - travel companions - Lizz & Dan
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Distance Travelled = 88,936 miles
Evening!
I've started a brand new adventure. I've travelled south from Stockholm to Tanzania in East Africa, which is a scary place for a little bear like me, so I'm going to try to be as careful as possible! You can see me in the pictures at the Machame gate at the bottom of Mount Kilimanjaro.... the start of a very long hike, a 6 day climb up Mount Kilimajaro! The climb went through several different vegetation zones. The first one was the jungle. I got very excited and ran, but unfortunately I got lost. Fortunately some porters found me only half a meter from the track, phew! I spent my first night under canvas too, it was a lot of fun!
Another update soon!
*cuddles*
Treacle
Treacle Climbing Kilimanjaro
Posted 21st August 2010 - travel companions - Lizz & Dan
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Distance Travelled = 88,939 miles
Hello!
The second day of climbing Kilimanjaro was tough, but being above the jungle level meant that the view was brilliant. We were above the clouds and we could even see our destination, the peak! You could also see Mount Meru peaking out up over the clouds. Each day the very kind porters made sure that I had a good seat for dinner, which was very important, because it was very tiring walking! Only a short update, more tomorrow as we get higher and higher!
*cuddles*
Treacle
Treacle Still Climbing Kilimanjaro
Posted 22nd August 2010 - travel companions - Lizz & Dan
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Distance Travelled = 88,945 miles
Hello!
It's the third day of climbing up to the top of Kilimanjaro and it's really, really tough going. We have to walk very, very slowly. We've already reached 4700 meters, but we've still got 1200 meters more to climb before we reach the top! All the small vegetation has gone and I can feel the top is getting close, but it's very hard. More tomorrow!
*cuddles*
Treacle
Treacle at the Top of Kilimanjaro
Posted 25th August 2010 - travel companions - Lizz & Dan
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Distance Travelled = 88,950 miles
Hello!
I finally made it! After such a very, very long slow walk I made it to the top! You'll never guess who is also up here! The world is so very small. My very good friend Mini-Sven has also made it to the top! It was great to see him again, he'll keep an eye on me and make sure I don't get lost! It was so good to get to the top and I'm really, really tired now! Such little air up here, it's so hard to breath, so I can't write much!
*cuddles*
Treacle
Treacle Descending Kilimanjaro
Posted 25th August 2010 - travel companions - Lizz & Dan
Mweka Gate, Tanzania: Distance Travelled = 88,962 miles
Hello!
Having made it safely to the top of Uhuru Peak I was so excited and what with the lack of oxygen and everything I decided to have a go at my jumping up at the top and try to land on the fluffy clouds below. I thought it would be a much better and quicker way of getting down. So I jumped and I kept on falling, but I didn't manage to reach the fluffy soft clouds to land on. Luckily there was a kind porter who saved me and help me down the normal path for the rest of the way! I met up with Mini-Sven again at the bottom of the mountain. So we shared travel stories again before deciding to head off to a new country for a rest and new adventures.
*cuddles*
Treacle