January 31, 2006: Pig Summits Kilimanjaro

Having come from the east coast of the United States in the dead of winter, it didn't take much to convince us that the rest of the day prior to starting our trek should be spent lounging by the pool. It did take a tremendous amount of self control to refrain from starting a running tab of Tanzanian beers which seemed liked the perfect antidote to the equatorial sun. Not sure what to anticipate on the climb ahead, we decided not fully test the effects of alcohol on adapting to altitude.

The evening was spent trying to figure out how to make the 15kg weight limit with our gear bags. I pretty much gave up and called it an early night.