"Chilling" out in Mombasa

Sorry about not posting anything recently, but we've been basically camping for the last two weeks, either in an airport, in the Serengeti or on Mount Kilimanjaro.
The safari was incredible, and we saw and photographed all of the "Big Five;" Lion, Leopard, Cape Buffalo, Elephant and Rhino. Our guide Pesa was quiet, persistent and very experienced--when we hadn't seen a rhino yet and it was our last day, he drove all over the Ngorongoro Crater and eventually found one, which was not at all afraid of the vehicles and even charged one of them. Doug has fabulous pics of all these animals, even the leopard in the tree. We were told it is very hard to see a leopard and so we were very lucky. I'll second that!
The trek on Kilimanjaro was an amazing experience, even though I wimped out and didn't make it to the summit. Doug did summit, and has a certificate to prove it! Seven days of slowly working our way up from about 5000 feet to 15000 feet, then a midnight push to the summit. Our Camelback water systems froze in the first hour. I was wearing five layers on top, three layers on bottom, and a ski mask, gloves, etc. and was still freezing! The temperatures got colder as we ascended, and finally a combination of nausea, headache and, frankly, fear made me turn back. I got to about 16500 feet. Doug and the assistant guide continued on and made it to the top just as the sun was rising! They turned around and hiked down hill a total of about 9000 feet elevation loss, total hiking time of 16 hours. Thank God his knees were tired but not injured. (He had bilateral arthroscopy in mid December.)
Now we're "chilling" in Mombasa, at sea level and about 100 degrees, watching the Indian Ocean on our balcony, and getting geared up for the next phase of the trip. As we travel through Africa we are again struck by the warmth and hospitality of the people, the many times they have helped us out, waived the extra baggage fees, allowed us to store things at the hotels, etc. I only hope I would be as kind and generous to strangers as the Africans have been to me.
Will be more regular about posting once I get to Kigali, which will be on the 6th of March.
Sue