Preview of Travelling_jess's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania Entry Title: "Day 1 - Rongai gate to Simba Camp 2600m" Entry: "Finally, the first day of our trek has arrived, and I am up early to have what will be my last shower for almost a week. I feel somewhat distressed at the thought of not being able to wash my hair for a whole week. How on earth am I going to cope?!? After breakfast, the bag weighing formalities commence. When they're satisfied all our bags are within the 15kg limit, we all pile into 3 x 4WDs for the transfer to Rongai gate, a pleasant 2 hour drive through lush green forest and small villages. It's Sunday, so all the local villagers are out in the streets, dressed in their brightly-coloured-best and on their way to church. The number of young children is unbelievable - clearly birth control is not widely used here... Once we arrive Rongai gate there's a bit of milling around as we wait for the 3rd vehicle (which has broken down) to turn up. Hey this is Africa, and you've gotta expect at least one breakdown right? Charlotte and Emma are fascinated by the squat toilets and start taking lots of photos as they've never seen one before. Oh dear, I think they might be in for a bit of a shock on this trip... Once the third vehicle arrives, all the kit for the trip is laid out on the ground and ...
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