Day 1

Well day 1 is nearly over and to be honest it has been very hard indeed.

Because of the snow we had to leave Milton Keynes several hours early. Our flight was understandably delayed, it was oversold and overfull. We were all packed into the back of the plane for 8 hours and didn't sleep.

Then we hit the delights of Kenyan customs which surpassed the worst I had ever seen. It was a nightmare!!

Still only a short coach journey to go.....or so we thought. Alas not.

Our 4 hour coach trip has taken 9 hours so far and we are not there yet! Most of the roads (if you can call them that) are being resurfaced and diversions are in operation literally across the country.

We estimate at this stage when we arrive at Kili we will have been travelling 28 hours non stop and without sleep. We are all shattered and more than a little apprehensive now about how we will cope with the climb early tomorrow morning. Oh - and it's raining!!!

Despite the travel difficulties everyone remains in good spirit- though we all look like tired travellers!!!

The fun part of today has been learning about how false the BBC Comic Relief climb is.

These wonderful 9 celebrities are having their own showers carried up the mountain (yes really). They are having personal and brand new toilets carried up, they have all refused to drink the local water so they are having hundreds of bottles carried up - and they are being given speical mattresses so they can sleep properly.

The 9 celebrities will have over 120 porters carrying stuff up the mountain for them!!!!!!

How do we know this? Because our guide Emmanual is taking them up after us.

Bet they don't show that lot on the BBC!!!!

They will also be given extra time on the mountain over and above the norm so as they can all acclimatise and make it up.

Basically one big fraud then.

What the BBC??? Never!!!!