Elephant knees

We had descended a little over 6000 feet yesterday and were in for the same again today. It was literally all downhill from the summit. I was a little sore from going downhill yesterday, but nothing like the pain in my knees by the end of today. We walked from heather, through moorland, down into the rainforest. It was supposed to take four hours but we were working on 5 when we reached the gate. To put this in perspective for you, think of walking down stairs for 10 hours over two days. My knees hurt so bad, I'm not sure I'll walk again properly. We were too tired to be ecstatic when we finally reached the park exit gate. We signed out and got back on the truck which had dropped us off over a week ago. Back at the hotel, we received a certificate from the park service for summiting the highest mountain in Africa. We will certainly cherish it, given what it took to get it. Our evening consisted of eating, SHOWERING, and spending time with our new friends.Read more