Top Kili

That was the subject line for an email my dad sent me as well as the only thing that will be running through my head until we summit early Monday morning.

We got back from the parks yesterday and saw every animal that you can imagine. Giraffes, lions, cheetahs, leopards, thousands upon thousands of wildebeests, probably just as many zebras (my favorite), jackals, tons of beautiful birds, cape buffalo, families of elephants (they come in a close second as my second favorite), warthogs, baboons, hippos, flamingos, rhino, vervet monkeys, byraxes (the closest relative to an elephant -- its about the size of a rabbit) and pretty much everything else.

We stopped at Oldupai Gorge, which was a lot cooler than I thought it would be, Shifting Sands, a dune that moves 17 meters a year. We visited a snake park (where I held two snakes and an alligator), then rode camels and visited a Masaai museum. The Masaai live as nomads and they're wealth is determined by the amount of cattle they have. Their food (except for the porridge that babies are fed) consists only of milk, meat and blood -- all from cows. Can you imagine? Can you imagine the faces we made when they told us? Haha.

We would all love your prayer for the climb and for our safety!
Feel free to email me! I won't have internet on the hike, but I would love to hear updates from you!
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