I've always found that the people of a place make it or break it for me when I come to thinking of the country itself. For Tanzania that is no exception - I'd give the people here a definite 11 out of 10 for friendliness, helping out crazy tourists and just generally being awesome! First of all - Abraham. The guy Alice befriended on the bus from Moshi to Arusha. He ended up helping us out finding somewhere to stay and sorting out bus tickets that weren't special...

So, I'm currently sitting in an internet cafe prone to power cuts so I apologise in advance for crappy typing as I'm trying to speedily get all my thoughts down before my computer crashes... Alice, Mum and I are successful Kilimanjaro climbers! We made it to the top - 5895m (and sometimes feeling like twice that!). To sum up the trip I thought I'd jot down some pointers for future climbers... First of all, keep your windows shut in the van on the way to park ...