Maundi Crater: a Teensy Bit Farther Up Kilimanjaro
Monday, Septe
mber 5, 2005
After we'd caught our breath and had some lunch at Base Camp, we decided to climb on a little further to reach the Maundi Crater.
From here it was said to be possible to see one of the peaks of Kilimanjaro, although it had clouded over so there was not much chance of a good view today.
It was only 800 metres or so up the trail, and after some thought, we decided that we'd come all this way so it would be worth it to go a little further.
I'm glad we walked the extra few metres because although the view was indeed obscured by rolling mist and cloud, the change in the scenery told us we'd reached another zone on Kilimanjaro's slopes..
Up by the Maundi Crater, the mossy rainforest we'd been travelling through gave way to moorland with fields of yellow tufty grass, plants that smelled delightfully of curry, and many different wildflowers. One of our guides picked a bouquet of them for Gill to hold.
mber 5, 2005 After we'd caught our breath and had some lunch at Base Camp, we decided to climb on a little further to reach the Maundi Crater.
From here it was said to be possible to see one of the peaks of Kilimanjaro, although it had clouded over so there was not much chance of a good view today.
It was only 800 metres or so up the trail, and after some thought, we decided that we'd come all this way so it would be worth it to go a little further.
I'm glad we walked the extra few metres because although the view was indeed obscured by rolling mist and cloud, the change in the scenery told us we'd reached another zone on Kilimanjaro's slopes..
Up by the Maundi Crater, the mossy rainforest we'd been travelling through gave way to moorland with fields of yellow tufty grass, plants that smelled delightfully of curry, and many different wildflowers. One of our guides picked a bouquet of them for Gill to hold.
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