'Up and packed sleeping bag away. Too hot in sleeping bag last night god knows why I put my thermal leggings on to sleep in. Took them off in the night. Its 8.6 degrees out here and my hands are cold but I am loving it. Remembered Malaria tablet at 11pm last night. Rich (my tent mate) woke up ill in the night-allergic reaction or something. It is now 6.55am.
Now 4.43pm and we arrived at camp at 2.15pm, exactly 6 hours after we left. Some talk of getting a bit more distance covered and sleeping at shira 2 instead of shira 1 but porters were understandably reluctant to take tents down etc. We understood but Edie (our Guide) said we had done well and finished really early. I loved today, could not wait to get walking and loved it all. Lunch was a strange sandwich, chicken breast, boiled egg, orange, biscuits, banana and fair whack of dairy milk chocolate. Might of felt a bit of altitude today and was pleased to come down a little to the campsite. On approach to the campsite we saw Kili and we all admitted to being a little scared because we had barely scratched the surface. So big.
When we were at the campsite we splashed 
around in the water-glorious. Hot peanuts and popcorn before dinner, deleted some pictures from camera and now writing this-its 4.55pm. Feet are fine, not had a dump yet though. Just took a Diamox pill as daunted by the size of that thing. When you see it through the clouds-we are not really even on its slopes. Lunch was eaten n the clouds and campsite is often enveloped by clouds. Evidently we are quite high. 
Just gave the cook some paracetamol to the chef as his tooth is fucked, his whole jaw line is swollen-his name is Mula.
Idrisa, our guide gave us all names today: Charlie is Caca, Jo is Dadda, Rich is Cacca billy and i am Babba (Daddy!).
Milly felt a long way away last night.
8.10pm eaten and had a shit. Great.
Dinner was a Beautiful cucumber soup followed by beef stew and rice.
Temp now is 2.2deg C. Will check again soon I think the wind is the bad thing though as laying in the tent and using the toilet was fine.
Just checked temp again and its 1.0Deg C-its 9.25pm.
Chaz suffered with a headaches today.
Kili is a big beautiful ghost in the moonlight-its stunning.'
Thats the diary done but wanted to add that the river thing was awesome, just love that kind of shit. Perfect clear water, perfect scenery, great friends.
Now 4.43pm and we arrived at camp at 2.15pm, exactly 6 hours after we left. Some talk of getting a bit more distance covered and sleeping at shira 2 instead of shira 1 but porters were understandably reluctant to take tents down etc. We understood but Edie (our Guide) said we had done well and finished really early. I loved today, could not wait to get walking and loved it all. Lunch was a strange sandwich, chicken breast, boiled egg, orange, biscuits, banana and fair whack of dairy milk chocolate. Might of felt a bit of altitude today and was pleased to come down a little to the campsite. On approach to the campsite we saw Kili and we all admitted to being a little scared because we had barely scratched the surface. So big.
When we were at the campsite we splashed 
around in the water-glorious. Hot peanuts and popcorn before dinner, deleted some pictures from camera and now writing this-its 4.55pm. Feet are fine, not had a dump yet though. Just took a Diamox pill as daunted by the size of that thing. When you see it through the clouds-we are not really even on its slopes. Lunch was eaten n the clouds and campsite is often enveloped by clouds. Evidently we are quite high. 
Just gave the cook some paracetamol to the chef as his tooth is fucked, his whole jaw line is swollen-his name is Mula.
Idrisa, our guide gave us all names today: Charlie is Caca, Jo is Dadda, Rich is Cacca billy and i am Babba (Daddy!).
Milly felt a long way away last night.
8.10pm eaten and had a shit. Great.
Dinner was a Beautiful cucumber soup followed by beef stew and rice.
Temp now is 2.2deg C. Will check again soon I think the wind is the bad thing though as laying in the tent and using the toilet was fine.
Just checked temp again and its 1.0Deg C-its 9.25pm.
Chaz suffered with a headaches today.
Kili is a big beautiful ghost in the moonlight-its stunning.'
Thats the diary done but wanted to add that the river thing was awesome, just love that kind of shit. Perfect clear water, perfect scenery, great friends.
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