Said a teary goodbye to Wilson and boarded our first of two flights. Flight number one: Kishwa Tembo to Wilson, Nairobi. Uneventful. Emily fell asleep. Amazing airport staff and transfer to next flight, Wilson to Kilimanjaro. We got the front row, basically in the cockpit. Pilot pointed out Mt Kilimanjaro to AE appearing over the clouds. Met by driver and whisked away to Lake Duliti Lodge, about 15 min outside of Arusha, Tanzania.
Greeted by almost a dozen hotel staff singing and clapping, with a great welcome drink with ginger in it. Hot towels to wash our hands. A quick tour of the lounge area and taken to our room, which is actually our own cabin. Very romantic again. King size bed with fancy mosquito netting.
Our butler's name is Frank and he walked with us to stretch our legs for an hour, then we came back, showered in the fancy bathroom
and came to the lounge for a drink before dinner.
So here are waiting for dinner. Tomorrow's plans are to (a) sleep in; (b) meet the naturalist for a guided walk around Lake Duliti; (c) lounge by the pool; (d) eat and drink even more.
- Emily as dictated to by AE
Everything looks so fabulous - a tribute to the detailed planning that you both put into this trip! Mom
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