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Taking the cheapest methods to get to the bus station, in an expensive city like Dar, took time. We arrived just as a bus was leaving for Moshi, and were ushered aboard and paid our money to whom we thought was the bus-boy. We need to come out of our chilled out zone, and have our guard up again, as it could have been anyone we gave our money to. Luckily, it all worked out but we learned to be more aware once again.
It was a hair-raising 8 hour ride to Moshi in the big bus. Seems like the newer and nicer the bus, the faster the driver can go. As we approached Moshi, we knew we were at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, but couldn't see it. It was a ghost looming overhead!!
Moshi isn't that great of a town, but what it has around it is world class. Within an easy drive from here, there is of course Mt Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, World Heritage Site Ngorongoro Crater, Mt. Meru, and a handful of other parks thrown in. There is lots to do here...... but it comes with a price. A big price!!! Being on our budget, it is hard to fathom doing too much in the area, but how can we come to this part of Africa, and NOT do something like the Serengeti or the Crater. We will HAVE to splurge a little here within reason.
And, as some of you may know, we definitely want to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for a special reason (more later). In fact, Kilimanjaro is the reason we are touring around Africa in the first place.
So, we were here to make some plans for activities here, and thought that we would have a better chance of a reputable company by actually meeting them, and finding out the details and pricing in person, rather than on the internet. And making plans for the future because we actually have a friend coming to join us for a couple of weeks in mid-Feb. Bernie Sauter, from my Western Star days, then Freightliner is coming out from Vancouver!! It will be so great to see a face from home!! We are thoroughly looking forward to his visit!
So, Moshi was just that - research and planning, with a few street food meals thrown in between. We will return on Feb 13th, but on the morning we left, we finally got our first glimpse of the summit of Kilimanjaro - I'm getting nervous now!!! *Stub
Taking the cheapest methods to get to the bus station, in an expensive city like Dar, took time. We arrived just as a bus was leaving for Moshi, and were ushered aboard and paid our money to whom we thought was the bus-boy. We need to come out of our chilled out zone, and have our guard up again, as it could have been anyone we gave our money to. Luckily, it all worked out but we learned to be more aware once again.
It was a hair-raising 8 hour ride to Moshi in the big bus. Seems like the newer and nicer the bus, the faster the driver can go. As we approached Moshi, we knew we were at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, but couldn't see it. It was a ghost looming overhead!!
Moshi isn't that great of a town, but what it has around it is world class. Within an easy drive from here, there is of course Mt Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, World Heritage Site Ngorongoro Crater, Mt. Meru, and a handful of other parks thrown in. There is lots to do here...... but it comes with a price. A big price!!! Being on our budget, it is hard to fathom doing too much in the area, but how can we come to this part of Africa, and NOT do something like the Serengeti or the Crater. We will HAVE to splurge a little here within reason.
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| Finally, A View of Mt Kilimanjaro from Moshi |
So, we were here to make some plans for activities here, and thought that we would have a better chance of a reputable company by actually meeting them, and finding out the details and pricing in person, rather than on the internet. And making plans for the future because we actually have a friend coming to join us for a couple of weeks in mid-Feb. Bernie Sauter, from my Western Star days, then Freightliner is coming out from Vancouver!! It will be so great to see a face from home!! We are thoroughly looking forward to his visit!
So, Moshi was just that - research and planning, with a few street food meals thrown in between. We will return on Feb 13th, but on the morning we left, we finally got our first glimpse of the summit of Kilimanjaro - I'm getting nervous now!!! *Stub
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