Ngawaphi amagama achaza iKilimanjaro Erstway, ukuba angathethi ngcono kwaye umthamo, yonke into ichanekile. Sasiza kule nqanaba eliqinisekileyo ixesha elide, kodwa alikwazanga kuthatha isigqibo. Nangona kunjalo, yenzekile. Wabhabha kanzima kwaye ixesha elide, esebenzisa i-dubai, de babefumana e-Nairobi, kodwa nendlela yayingavalanga ukuba yi-MOSI, le yindawo eyayisiyo i-tulimanjaro. Sikhethe eyona ndlela ilula "yeCoca-Cola". Wathabatha iintsuku ezintlanu. Yintoni oza kuyithetha, kuya kufuneka uqaphele ngokupheleleyo ukuba kukusebenza nzima kunokuzonwabisa. Ewe, iintsuku ezimbini zokuqala zazintle kwaye zifudumele, emazantsi e-+30 Celsius, okuphakamileyo, kubanda, ukuya kwi-10 rius. Qiniseka ukuba uza kuthatha izinto ezishushu, i-sung cream, i-slulas, iibhutsi ezizinzileyo okanye izihlangu ezinamatye amatye, kwaye zingcono ukuba ingozi ibe ngaphezulu, kwaye ilunge ngakumbi emngciphekweni wokukhwela Imilenze kakhulu, kwaye indawo yeesokisi ezongezelelweyo ayonzakalisi. Ngamanye amaxesha kubanda kakhulu. Thatha izibini ezibini zegloves, kunye neigloves ezingcono, neentsomi, ukuze sibeke phezulu kwigloves, ke uya kusindisa izandla. Qiniseka! I-Gaincoat, ibhegi yokulala, i-seltramp ye-lentern kunye nempahla yangaphantsi yempahla. Sonke sayithatha, sifunda uphononongo lwamava, kwaye sonke sangena ngesandla, enkosi kubantu abacetyiswayo.
Ukusukela ngomhla wesithathu, olu hambo lwalusele lukuba nzima kwabasebenzi, kunjalo, izityalo ezimangalisayo zentaba, izityalo ezimangalisayo, amatye angenakuthelekiswa namatye angenasiphelo, kodwa sele silinde, xa ekugqibeleni ndilinde buyela ehlotyeni. Ezinye iisayithi zizama kakhulu kwaye zinzima ekuhambeni, eLizwini ukuthi, hayi zonke zafikelela phezulu, kodwa ofikelele, bavuya njengabantwana. Ngosuku lwesihlanu osiswelekileyo, sehla, siwe, sothukile. Izatifikethi ezifunyenweyo malunga noloyiso lwezahluko, kwaye zonwabile, zaqalisa ukuphilisa.
Ngentsasa elandelayo sasilinde ukhenketho lweSafari, sathatha iintsuku ezimbini kumfuzisi weMasai. Safari sisiye sachukumisa, sasinethamsanqa kwaye sabona phantse kakhulu kwindalo enkulu yendalo. Ivulwe kwinkampu encinci, apho abahlali bendawo behlala beza bazama ukutsala into. Iintaka marabou beza, zihlekisa kakhulu, kwaye zibanjwe kwiingxowa zomntu, kwaye ebusuku, iqela lendawo, lalichitha iingxowa kwinkampu. Ingingqi yathi banokungena endlovu, kodwa indlovu ingenasinga. UMassai Abantu banemibala, baqaqambile, bamba kwaye bathwele kakhulu. Iimpawu zininzi kakhulu, imvakalelo enjalo yokuba bahamba kwiimovie, kwaye bajikeleze imihombiso, yonke into iqaqambile kwaye ingaqhelekanga.
Sigqibe uhambo lwethu ngohambo oluya eZanzibar, kodwa kuthekani ngaphandle kolwandle? Ihlala kwi-bungalow encinci elunxwemeni, kude kakhulu kwidolophu yaseTim, i-Yanazibar ye-Itanzibar, kodwa indawo yeParadesi, yiyo yonke imbeko, yaphumla kwaye iphumle. Apho safumana phaya ukuhlamba ehlangeni elwandle, becinga ngobomi be-coral kunye nokufumana ulwandle olunobunzima kwimali engenamda, isidlo sangokuhlwa sazo zonke ezi ntlobo ze- $ 15. Ixesha elide, iinkumbulo ezininzi ziya kuwufudumeza umphefumlo, kwaye nokuba ndisaqokelela khona ukuba ndityelele eTanzania, andiyi kubona iphupha liphuma kude.