Day 8--the way home

We had a fantastic time heading down the newly regraded Mweka route today. The route was little more than a slipperly root-covered mudslide before improvements were undertaken in 2003.

The new Park building at the Mweka camp, Kilimanjaro in the background


Hiking through the rainforest

It's about a 2-1/2 hour descent, if your knees and quadriceps allow for it, to the gate at Mweka town. Our van was waiting for us and we hit the road after signing out and getting our summit certificates proudly showing that we had reached 19,341 feet.

We were back at the hotel around noon for a shower and a brief bit of relaxing before we headed for town and a beer with the crew...which turned into quite a few beers and a good number of laughs. It's great when you have a good group that gels together on the climb, and E expressed her sincere appreciation for all the help the crew gave her in her accomplishment.