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14. No one masked except in the airport

Reply to Ziggysmom (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 08:44 AM

Jul 2021

They seem generally skeptical of covid here. But we were pretty isolated in tented camps with no contact with the population in general beyond seeing them from a jeep. The young man administering my covid test was of the opinion that vaccines didn’t work because he saw it on tv.

Kenya, on the other hand, had near universal masking in Nairobi, a curfew, and advertising promoting vaccines and health measures.

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I'm stuck in the Kilimanjaro Airport, ask me anything [View all] spinbaby Jul 2021 OP

could be worse; could be raining discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2021 #1

The biggest question is why are you there? Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #2

Safari spinbaby Jul 2021 #4

Oh! Very cool! What sort of animals did you see? Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #7

Everything! spinbaby Jul 2021 #11

Oh, I love the elephants! See any babies? They are so adorable. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #12

Yes, we did spinbaby Jul 2021 #18

That's pretty amazing. They must have gotten used to seeing vehicles. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #20

It was almost as if they didn't see them spinbaby Jul 2021 #24

Is it snowing? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 #3

Snow on Kilimanjaro spinbaby Jul 2021 #5

The CDC recommends avoiding travel to Tanzania due to Covid variants. Have you seen Ziggysmom Jul 2021 #6

No one masked except in the airport spinbaby Jul 2021 #14

Expanding on this subject spinbaby Jul 2021 #23

A friend died last weekend in Arusha (near Kilamanjaro) Thunderbeast Jul 2021 #27

I'm so sorry. I have a dear friend there too and I Neema Jul 2021 #29

Okay. taxi Jul 2021 #8

I have not seen the photos spinbaby Jul 2021 #15

la neige de kilimanjaro Crazyleftie Jul 2021 #9

Does Kilimanjaro rise like Olympus above the Serengeti? eShirl Jul 2021 #10

I bless the rains down in Africa. But they come in late our late fall sinkingfeeling Jul 2021 #13

Kilimanjaro is nowhere near the Serengeti spinbaby Jul 2021 #17

We were there too!! We started in Tarangire, then Lake Manyara, Neema Jul 2021 #30

Wish I was there. Wish I'd never returned from Africa in Dec. 2019. sinkingfeeling Jul 2021 #16

I'm sorry spinbaby Jul 2021 #19

And you will find the tribes, like the Maasai, do not believe they sinkingfeeling Jul 2021 #21

A Maasai boma is another matter spinbaby Jul 2021 #22

My grandmother spent time in Kenya, she was particularly impressed by the Maasai Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #25

Obama's father was Lua spinbaby Jul 2021 #26

I met one of the most stunningly beautiful men I've ever seen in a Maasia village. He was the Neema Jul 2021 #32

I'm so with you. Unfortunately I could never convince my Neema Jul 2021 #31

I've sat in that airport for a few hours as well. Not a lot in terms of amenities but it Neema Jul 2021 #28

Yes, tiny airport spinbaby Jul 2021 #33

Yep. Took that same route. Neema Jul 2021 #34

I was there in 1983. All my gear was in Nairobi. kairos12 Jul 2021 #35

I've heard it said that Africa changes you. DFW Jul 2021 #36

That sounds like a couple of great trips. Your daughter is an adventurer. Good for her. kairos12 Jul 2021 #38

Have they fixed the plumbing? tenderfoot Jul 2021 #37