today we completed our hike up Mount Roraima (the highest of the tepuis mountains – it lies on the border of venezuela, guyana, and brazil). what an adventure!
days 1 and 2 we spent hiking to the base camp. throughout most of this time, roraima was covered with clouds, keeping us in suspense.
on day 3 we summitted the mountain after hiking up the steep face in the rain and clouds. the top was a bit unexciting at this point because we couldn´t see more than 5 feet in front of us. in the afternoon the sky cleared, and we got our first glimpse of the view. wow. it was worth it, even with the freezing cold and rain!
we spent day 4 exploring around the top. it was rainy/misty on and off, but we were able to spend time looking over the edge and all the way back to the small town that we started from.
days 5 and 6 (today) were amazing weather. we did our descent in the sunshine, looking back at the marvelous mountain. our legs can feel the burn.
tonight – a dreaded night bus to ciudad bolivar, then another night bus to caracas on saturday for our flight to peru on sunday! good thing we´re so tired – hopefully it will help us sleep in the freezing cold bus!
keep the emails and comments coming – it´s great to hear news from home!
we finally got a handle on the picture situation so enjoy.
