Sutterlin “Spinal Health International – Klimb 4 Kidz” Kilimanjaro Climb and Safari Dispatch
September 1, 2013 – Farewell Party with the BAI Staff at Mweka
Yesterday, we arrived at the “end of the trail” on Kilimanjaro. A celebration of our accomplishments together before “Family Vacation, Part II, the Wildlife Safari” was in order.
What a great team we have had! Our final afternoon together did justice to all the great adventure we have shared.
The first indication that the climbing was over and the party had begun was when our chef, Yona, presented us with a congratulatory cake, which he had baked in a tent at 10,000 feet above sea level.
Not the Sutterlin’s, not the Griswalds, this “Family Vacation” was for Dr. Chet’s tribe, “Mganga Family”
At the trailhead, with the vehicles waiting to take us back to Arusha, Autumn gives her thumbs up for a great trip.
Colleen was not too tired to begin celebrating with the staff.
“Mama Africa” was awesome on this trip.
Landon at trail’s end: No more hiking or climbing, and only 24 hours from the summit of Kilimanjaro.
Kornel and Autumn at trails end
We could not have done it without lead guide, Emmanuel
Papa Chet Mganga at the trails end and ready for the celebration to begin!
How did Colleen get all this energy to dance at the end of the trail?
Mama and Papa share well deserved Kilimanjaro beers.
Then it was time for buffet lunch – our appetites were keen and the food was awesome.
Autumn with the man who set our slow pace the whole way: Bryan.
Proud Family
As we were enjoying our lunch, the performers began.
A special Berg Adventures tribute to a great climb.
Wow, the acrobats were amazing – on uneven dirt no less. You could see these kinds of performances at Cirque du Soleil, here at Mweka, with Berg Adventures.
Landon could not sit still, and it didn’t take long for the Sutterlin’s to join in.
They seemed tired only a while ago, but there was plenty of energy to party
The Sutterlin Stomp, in Africa
Tomorrow our Wildlife Safari will begin. The family will be off to look for the real “Wally World” – somewhere in Serengeti.
We will always remember the wonderful mountain staff.