Hey all, I guess that it has been a little while since I have posted anything, so I guess now is the time to do it. The biggest reason for this is that I have been no where near a computer for a while. So here it goes. I left London on the 6th of May in the evening and arrived in Nairobi on the 7th. It is a pretty crazy city to say the least. I got into a taxi to go to the Youth Hostel to try and get things figured out. I never made it. When I got into the cab along with me and the driver came another person who was there to sell, sell, sell. He took me to two different travel agencies. I told them both what I wanted and they set up an itinerary and gave me a price. I was a little hesitant to do this considering I had just arrived and had little information on the credibility of these agencies, but thought what the heck and took the second package. I left the city on my safari a mere 4 hours after I got here. My first stop was at the famous (or so they tell me) Massai Mara National Reseve. I had a great 3 days here. I saw all the animals I was wanting to with the exception of leopards and cheatahs. Oh well, I guess I'll have to go hunting around South Africa for them when I get there. The camp that I stayed at was really nice too. I stayed in a tent on the outskirts of the camp. The camp is not fenced in and there are 24 hour Massai (a local tribe) guards here to protect against predators. Pretty freaky. One Massai was killed just two weeks before I got to camp. He was trampled by an elephant. From here I went to the Nakuru National Park, which was about 6 hours, 1 flat tire, a gasoline leak, and a lot of rough road away from Massai Mara. Needless to say, it was an adventure. At Nakuru I saw more pink flamingos than I could possible have thought exsisted, as well as more Zebras, Pelicans, and Rhinos. I went back to Nairbo for one night following my trip to Nakuru. From Nairobi I went south, into Tanzania to a town called Arusha. I can now simpathize with those who are minorities back home. I got more stares than you can possibly imagine. Imagine that, a 6 foot 2 inch white guy in a town of 99.98% black people standing out. Who would have thought. I spent the night in Arusha and starting hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro. The starting point is at 1800 m and you hike roughly 5 hours a day. The first three days were no problem. The terain was relativly flat, but steadily uphill. I had no issues with the altitude either. The last day, or night, was something I have never experienced before. To make sure that it is clear when you get to the top, you start hiking at 11:30 pm. We did and the first two or three hours were fine. After this I started getting very tired, and the altitude set in. I got quite a headache, I got very sick to my stomach, and I was getting cold. With much encouragment from my guide as well as many rest stops, I made it to the summit, which is just shy of 5900 m, to watch the sun come up. It was amazing, but I didn't appreciate it as much as I could have, simply because I was so tired. I did make it down by around 8 am, to fall into bed before going on. I arrived back in Arusha the next day (which was yesterday) and then arrived in Nairobi today. I leave East Africa tomorrow. I fly to Cape Town and will spend about 2 weeks in South Africa. I am very much looking forward to it. Keep in touch and I will update you sometime in the next couple of weeks.