The way down was short and in a few short hours of hiking down, we leave the clouds and snow above us and plants welcome us back from that barren land.
By the end of the day, after an easy four-hour hike, we were at camp, back in the land of trees without trees just 100m above the camp on that first night, which seems so long ago now. Everyone is pleased to be out of the cold. By this point everyone was ready to be home, or at least back at the hotel where we can shower.
By the end of the day, after an easy four-hour hike, we were at camp, back in the land of trees without trees just 100m above the camp on that first night, which seems so long ago now. Everyone is pleased to be out of the cold. By this point everyone was ready to be home, or at least back at the hotel where we can shower.
Walking down, although much quicker than the way up, was far more painful. The downhill hiking was not good on the knees, even with the hiking poles that were supposed to be helping.
But we were almost down and we pushed through the last day’s 3-hour hike back into the rainforest that surrounds the foot of the mountain and finally back to the parking lot where the bus back to Moshi is waiting for us. The climb was undoubtedly a great experience, but we are all glad to be back to civilization, with a bed, shower and some more variety in the food.
But we were almost down and we pushed through the last day’s 3-hour hike back into the rainforest that surrounds the foot of the mountain and finally back to the parking lot where the bus back to Moshi is waiting for us. The climb was undoubtedly a great experience, but we are all glad to be back to civilization, with a bed, shower and some more variety in the food.
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