Kilimanjaro Day 2
Last night was a bit rough. I slept well until 1 ish but then had to nip to the bathroom and couldn't get off again afterwards. I don't know if something I'd eaten has disagreed with me or if its the particularly lumpy bit of ground my tent has been pitched on but I was tossing for hours.
We got up at 6ish, the sun rising from behind Kibo Peak to the East illuminating great views of the valley and surrounding peaks. There was a definite chill to the air this morning, more so than last night and as it tens out it wouldn't ever warm up much. It was comfortable enough walking in a thermal base top but it was chilly when we stopped. Breakfast was another overload of food - melon, porridge, toast, sausage and egg. Last nights dinner was essentially a full roast dinner which tasted amazing but we couldn't finish it. Full marks for the food provision so far.
We started walking at about 8am, a fairly short but steep day ahead of us ascending 800m to the Shira camp. The ground is pretty wet under foot and there are a few very short rocky bits we have to negotiate but these barely require the use of hands and its all pretty straightforward. The going is a bit harder than yesterday but come 1pm after a few breaks, we have arrived in camp ready to have lunch and chill out time this afternoon. Physically it was pretty straightforward again, a couple of taxing bits but that's it. Just need to relax, eat and drink to give as much energy as possible for a longer day tomorrow and to help as we climb higher.
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