Day 54: October 28. You say goodbye and I say hello

Today we were released from the hospital. Graham and his friend Chris came to be our knights in shining armor and picked us up from the hospital to take us back to Arusha. Alicia finally stopped feeling as dizzy and Karla made a miraculous recovery.

We went home to Ubetu and packed our things, saying goodbye to all our friends who had quickly become like family. We were really sad to leave! Poor Graham and Chris were exhausted from the drive and couldn't understand why we weren't rushing to get back to Arusha. In our sick state, we hadn't had time to pack! Thankfully, they were patient and grew to love the place even during their short two hour stay.

We began the long long drive to Arusha around three in the afternoon. As the car was small, it couldn't handle the short cuts Hellen suggested. They were just far too bumpy. Leaving, we saw Kilimanjaro from new perspective.

We arrived at Suzanne's house - Graham's aunt- in Arusha and settled into the bungalow that Chris and Graham had already moved into. Soon, we were walking into the big house to meet Suzanne and Jan, her Belgian friend. They had prepared a lovely dinner for us, and we chatted away. After dinner Jan, knowing the way to our hearts, made us some scrumptious lemon-ginger tea, and we went to bed.
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