Couldn’t sleep a wink last night, all I could think about was what the next 12 days may bring.  4 plane journeys (which is bad enough for someone who is scared of flying), sleepless nights in -20c temps, blisters, blister pads, going to the toilet in the great outdoors, altitude sickness, headaches, vomiting and not being able to breath comfortably.  Although these things were racing through my mind I couldn’t help smiling when thinking about the views, the people, the sights (elephants, monkeys and much more), the memories and lastly hopefully the summit of Kilimanjaro. CANNOT wait for this experience, thank you to everyone who has supported us on our quest to conquer… Read more

Yesterday Jodi and I went to the GP to get our injections.  To my dismay I needed 4 whilst Jodi only needed 2- one being Yellow Fever which we have to get at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.  After speaking to the nurse for around 30 minutes about the different viruses and/or illnesses we could catch whilst in Africa,  all I could think was “…and I was only worrying about altitude sickness?!”. Nervous laughs came from Jodi and me whilst we were waiting for our first lot of injections. I decided to go first, not being brave but to get it over and done with, and as the nurse approached me with the needle she asked, “Now Mia, you’re not likely to faint are you?” Looking at Jodi I replied “No” but thought Jodi might do with the look on her face.  To be honest though we were very brave especially for two grown women but considering my nephew Seth went for his 3 month injections and didn’t bat an eyelid… he put us to shame!!  After our appointment we went… Read more