Friday March 12

Most of the morning was spent packing up the supplies we needed for the clinic and loading them on the trucks. Just before noon we were done and were able to head out with a short stop for most everyone to exchange dollars into shillings. Then we were on our way.

The roads were great for the most part, and traffic was not too bad as we went through Nairobi and out on the Mombasa Rd. We stopped briefly for a bathroom break about half way and then turned off the main road and headed towards Olitokitok.

The group got all excited as we passed giraffe, zebra and thompson gazelles. It was not long before we saw Mt Kilimanjaro rising up out of no where! The last 15k of the road were under construction so we bumped around in the trucks for about 30 minutes or so before crossing the last boarder patrol before Tanzania - and turning down our little road to Kibo Slopes Cottages - nestled in the trees on the foot hills of Mt Kilimanjaro.

There was just enough time to unload our goodies, shower and head to a hot supper. We opened the Sabbath hours with worship and then headed to our rooms for a good night of sleep.
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