I’m trying to stay awake later tonight because last night I went to bed entirely too early and wound up awake for the second half of the night. Right now we’re just hanging out in the hut waiting for dinner. We have just convinced Don to take Diamox. Now everyone in the group is taking it. No major side effects so far except for cold fingers and toes. I didn’t see any monkeys today but I did see three little lizards run across the trail.

Dad, with Kilimanjaro in the background to the left  

   Emergency Evacuation due to Altitude Sickness
When I was walking over to the hut today I saw two guides holding up a guy who was coming down from the top. He was stumbling, his jacket was halfway off and he was looking around all over the place like he had no idea where he was. He was still wearing his glacial sunglasses. He looked like he was really physically fit too, all the more evidence that the altitude can affect anyone regardless of their physical strength. Well that made me glad to know that we’re staying here for two nights for better acclimatization.