February 1, 2006: The Rain Forest (cont)

Our chief guide, Bruce, was MIA the first day, apparently back assisting green porters. His half brother, Living, stepped in to answer the barrage of questions we had regarding the mountain. We didn't think we would stay dry forever, and as we began to approach the highest boundary of the rain forest zone, the skies finally opened up, albeit briefly. We quickly pulled out our rain gear as our 9 mile hike brought us toward our first campsite, Machame camp.
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