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I’m coming up on the rough side of the mountain – Day 4

I believe I was thinking “What the hell am I doing up here?” Please excuse the ratchet $13 braids…no further comment.

I woke up not feeling well at all today.  I could only take a few bites of bread. It’s crazy how your mind can be so on board and ready to reach your goal but other factors that are out of your control prevent you from getting there.

Each day I have hiked 5-7 hours.  It’s been raining, cold, and difficult as heck.  This has seriously been the most physically challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life.  Leave it up to Venus to just walk off of the plane and decide “Oooh that mountain looks nice…I’m going to climb to the top” 😐 Continue reading

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I’m coming up on the rough side of the mountain – Day 3

Camping in the clouds

It was the same shennanigans with the guide today. I slipped and fell on a huge boulder and hurt my hand and this cat was so far away that he had to yell back at me at the top of his lungs and ask if I was ok 😐 . If I hadn’t seen first hand the level of attention that the other guides were giving their clients I wouldn’t even be sweating this dude.  Thank God I’m smart enough to know how to follow footprints and scents otherwise I’d be lost out in the wilderness.  Continue reading

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Lord, don’t move that mountain. Give me strength to climb it.

I’m ready. Let’s go!

It is 5:30 pm local time and tomorrow morning I leave to conquer the tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro.  I’m not even going to lie, I woke up at 2 am  nervous as heck at the thought of taking on this huge beast.  My nerves were so shaken up that I had to get up and “use the bathroom”.  This was actually a pro since my system had taken a leave of absence since the safari.  Continue reading

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