So...........for those of you who have been patiently waiting. I am back and will see how much I can get done. Well I know I can only post 20 photo's a day and seeing as I have almost 1000 of them.............this is going to take awhile just to post some of them.

Let me take you back to Oct 29. This is the day that I was suppose to run the marathon. It is also the day I am booked to climb Kili. Well, as you all know........Killi won. I met someone who did the half marathon and he told me that there were 3000 participants. OUCH! That is amazing

Off I go..........the first leg of my trip up the highest mountian I will ever attain. I have a guide and 6 porters. All of this just for me. One of the porters is the cook and another one is the spare guide. Yup....I am again on my own. I sure would have liked it if I could have joined another group but that was not meant to be.

We left the hotel at 9am. Drove off to the gate for the Machame trek. That is where we picked up the porters. After getting all signed in and the porters all organized we started up at 10:30. The path is totally groomed. We walked for 2 hrs and them took a 15 min break for lunch. My lunch was huge. I am thinking that it was for both my porter and I as he had no lunch but he says no. I make him eat more than half of it anyway as it is way to much food for me. In this food box are 2 pieces of chicken, 2 pieces of bread, 3 cookies, an egg, bottle of juice, 2 baby bananas, a orange and a chocolate bar.

Off we go again. I pass two young guys (younger than me that is) who started out about 15 mins before me. This always shocks me. An hour and 45 mins later we are at the first but we must wait for the porters as I left them in the dust. The porters arrive and camp is set up in a jiffy. It is a wee bit chilly out and I need to add a few layers. I am a princess again. HAHAHAH Here is what the porters are carrying up the mountian to make me feel like a princess. A dinner tent c/w a table and 2 folding chairs. Ohhhhhhh it gets better............They also have a port-a-potty and tent for that potty. Oh my god.....no wonder there are so many porters. I do not keed this stuff. Of course I will use it......they packed it. How could I not use it.

The guide is starting to get on my nerves. Right after lunch he started to talk about his tip. WRONG! What the hell is he thinking? He does not let up. It is on going even after I told him to stop. Then the icing on the cake. I know....some of you think that this should have been a nice thing but I hated it. He started to hit on me. Insisting that I needed a warm body to keep me warm at night. He actually said.........I have been waiting my whole life (31 years) for you. Yes, this was on the very first night. I know that I said that I was going to meet my hubby on Kili but not like this. I took to my tent by myself and read to get away from him.