Day 12  - 27/7/03  - Sunday

Picked up by Alex and 2 'dala-dala' about 9 am, due to the late change of plan and the lack of communication Modestus Anthony also turned up, not a happy man! He stormed off muttering about money. We left with Alex and arrived in Marangu (our base for the week) after about half an hour, in the rain. Pitched tents quickly had lunch, looked around. The Kibo hotel, a nice place, expensive mountain retreat for tourists. Art Deco building, with period wall coverings and carpets! But were camping so it's cheap. We get a covered cooking area, toilets and showers (which don't work!) So we also get a key to a room with showers that do work (although they are cold.) Put packs on and off for a walk, went to a old religious point (which has been taken over by Christianity), the top of a hill, nice view but sadly rather misty so we couldn't see far. Back to camp, dinner, afterwards we sit in the bar talking, around an open fire (vented out of a large room though a huge copper funnel coming out of the ceiling), Lovely. To bed.