Today we were able to get up a little later as we would be climbing Mt. Longonot. Mt. Longonot is a dormant volcano and was featured in Safaricom Niko Na commercial. We drove about an hour then we stopped as there was Great Rift Valley Viewpoint. We took tons of pictures. the scenery was gorgeous. We even saw some famous singer named Jimmie. We drove for another half hour or so and then the mountain came into view. The mountain was huge and alot steeper than Ngong Hills. We had two guides a friend of Wamai and actual guide. We started the climb a little ways form the base. I turned on my kindle and started jamming to music as I walked. It was exhausting but I was inspired when I saw a really old lady coming back down. I stopped often just so I could take in the beautiful natural land that Kenya had to offer. It became more gorgeous the higher we climbed. Because, we were escalating and fast pace sometimes my breathing would get bad and I had to use my asthma pump. We climbed all the way to the top where we could stare into the crater. It took us about an hour and a half to two hours to get up. I took tons and tons of pictures. this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I ate my nuttella sandwich and a yogurt. There was smoke coming out of the side of the inside of the volcano, just a small smoke.
Soon it was time to proceed downhill. That was the hardest because of how steep it was. I ran most of it because it was easier than walking sideways. I felt like tarzan! Johnothan, Asha, and I got to a part where we were kind of confused but we made it past there to come to a part that was even harder to go down so Asha and I decided to slide down we were already dirty anyways. I tried to stand but feel which Sam caught on video..smh.
We finished the climb to Wamai filming us as we emerged at the bottom. It was a fun trip. We then went to eat at a pricey restaurant in Naivasha.
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