Arrival in Tanzania

Well, I've been here for just over a month and I'm thinking about leaving soon so thought it best I try and write something on here!

Arriving in Tanzania we flew into Kilimanjaro airport and got our first view of the mountain from the air which was very exciting indeed. We were picked up at the airport and driven to Arusha past lots of little villages and lots of not so little maize and sunflower plantations. Our accommodation, which was included with our Kili climb, was lovely. We stayed in a thatched bungalow, had a three course meal free every day and also were able to relax by the pool on what may have been the only hot day in Arusha in June. The lodge had a friendly dog called Skippy and a Crested Crane bird called Henry who was very keen on Naomi, but had a sad story - he's the sort of bird that only has one mate for the whole of his life. When he'd first come to stay at the lodge he'd come with his wife, but unfortunately she'd died and now he spends his days wandering alone, looking for her and staring at his own reflection in the windows. I think for some reason he thought that Naomi was his wife and I caught him dancing for her. It didn't work out though after he decided to use our drying washing as a toilet.

Anyway, we spent a couple of days in Arusha which is quite a nice little town with beautiful views of Mount Meru, and then we set off to climb the mountain...