I made it to the top of Kilimanjaro! I reached Uhuru peak at 7.30am on Sunday 24th May after a 7 and a half hour hike to the top! I arrived at the hotel I was booked into the night before my trek to find that the two people I was meant to be climbing with had cancelled and so I would be climbing by myself! Luckily there were two other girls at the hotel who were also meant to be climbing the next day but via a different route. However, they were considering ...

There are a few photos up now of Zanzibar. I will load the rest later on as it works about 10 minutes per photo! Shahida and I went to Irente yesterday which is a town near to Lushoto. I went there with school on my last visit and so I was keen to go back again. We went to the children's home which cares for orphaned and abandoned children whse parents have died during child birth or due to illnesses such as aids or malaria. When they reach two years they a...

I arrived in Lushoto via bus yesterday. It was a six hour jourey from Dar but it went quickly! I am here with my friend Shahida whom I met last time I was in Tanzania. I am staying here with her family fo the next week. It was lovely to see her family again after five years! They were very welcoming and I think I now have a grasp of their name as Shahida is one of nine! We are spending this week visiting some of the places I saw last time as well as meet te...

I arrived in Lushoto via bus yesterday. It was a six hour jourey from Dar but it went quickly! I am here with my friend Shahida whom I met last time I was in Tanzania. I am staying here with her family fo the next week. It was lovely to see her family again after five years! They were very welcoming and I think I now have a grasp of their name as Shahida is one of nine! We are spending this week visiting some of the places I saw last time as well as meet te...

Went snorkling yesterday which was really good! I went with the four irish girls from Jambo Brothers (where im staying) and then there were about 10 others who had booked on too. We went out to the shores of a private island and were able to snorkle. The fish came so close to the surface it was amazing to see them! There were loads of bigger fish and many brightly coloured ones. Much better than the snorkling on prison island as it wasnt raining! Afterwards...