email from Rob 07/28/13
We arrived about 7:30 pm on Sunday evening Tanzanian time. 24 hours in planes and airports . Clay and Samantha's bags didn't make it because of their late arrival in Dallas from Austin. Flights from DFW to Amsterdam and Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro Airport went smooth. KLM is a wonderful airline. We are staying at the Dik Dik Lodge outside of Arusha. A Dik Dik is a small deer looking animal. We are going to sleep late and take it easy tomorrow and get everything ready to start up the mountain on Tuesday. 5 days to the summit 19,346 ft and 2 days down. Temps at the summit have been 18 to 19 F. We have a great team of climbers and a great guide in JJ Justman who was my guide on Elbrus and Acongagua last year. More tomorrow.

Love From Tanzania,
Rob Junell