The trip was amazing!! Kilimanjaro was harder than I thought it would be. The group I was put with was so much fun. Besides me, there was a pharmacist originally from Kenya now living in Oregon who was my tent mate, a woman from Seattle working for the government in Afghanistan, a man originally from California now living in Shanghai, a honeymooning couple from London, two work partners from London on a “boys trip”, and two friends from Australia – of which one was 67!! We had a snow thunderstorm the third night. It was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done, and will probably be the most memorable. My guide, Passian, really helped me on summit day. I was so fatigued and had no appetite. He knew I wasn’t suffering altitude sickness and continued to push me. I was the last of our group to summit, but the 5th one off the mountain. The cook “Spider-Man” always had gluten free meals and snacks for me. Truly a wonderful experience.
Thank you so much!!!
Kelly