Positive Thinking

Today is a public holiday in Uganda and, as always, a trip out of the city lifted my spirits. Team Kili headed out to Mabira Forest for a long practise walk. Very specific instructions were given to the guide before we set off - we all plan to climb Kili and we need at least a 4 hour walk and no, we do not want to be told about the medicinal values of this plant and the Latin name of that tree, thank you very much! We got what we asked for - walking 9km through the villages and another 9km back through the forest. We filled the time by discussing important matters, such as whether we should dress as pirates or fairies on summit day (this from the teenagers!) and whether we should make a group playlist to motivate us to get to the top, or have a silent disco instead. And there was me, worrying about totally nonsensical things, like the fact that I don't have any thermals ...

Positively marching through Mabira!

I read somewhere, that it is a good idea to visualise success. Here are a few positive thoughts I have had:

1.  We live in the tropics already - the first day of the trek takes you through a tropical forest. Having trained in the middle of the day here, we should not have any surprises!
2. We live at an altitude higher than the starting point of Kili, in fact training in Kampala is similar to taking a run on the peak of Snowdon
3. We all have strong stomachs and immune systems from living here, so should not be so easily struck down by the usual travellers' tummies