Weather for my two days in Moshi, the base for trekking Kilimanjaro, will be ideal: partly cloudy with highs in the mid-80s and lows in the mid-60s.
Kilimanjaro itself is a different story; it creates its own notoriously fickle weather. Here’s an idea of the median temperature at the elevation I’ll reach each day of the climb up:
I bought the thickest thermal underwear legally available.
Departure for Chicago at 5:30 in the A.M. on Saturday, September 4th. Then it’s a quick connection in Addis Ababa before heading to Moshi. About 24 hours altogether.
As for the Covid situation? A paragon of public health crisis management:
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