When Jess and I first arrived in Mbale, the mountain was the first thing we saw. And my first thoughts..."By the time I am done here, I will have climbed that mountain!" And that we did. About eight of us went up in the back of a pick-up - against all I was taught as a kid. No seat belts, no going slow, no nothin, haha! It was a grand time. Half way up, our truck broke down and so we hiked the rest of the way up. Needless to say, none of us were prepared for the journey up there. And boy did we get some funny looks! The view from the top was breath taking but because we had to hike half way, it made it all the better!!!
And by the way, sorry for the lack of communication. The internet has been very sparse. I tried to upload a picture of the view but that will have to wait for a later date. But hey, TIA (this is Africa.