AFRICAN ENCOUNTER Overland Safari Blog January – May 1973 Part Three – Tanga Turn-off (Tanzania) to Nairobi (Kenya) Kilimanjaro as seen by a Tanzanian Artist Introduction The Tanga Turn-off in Tanzania was a parting of the ways for those who had joined the trip from Johannesburg and Lusaka and were planning to make their return journey through East Africa, maybe we will meet again back in Europe. 13-18 February 1973 Having made some attempt at drying out our very wet camping equipment our journey continued north-west wards until we arrived at Moshi, again on a decent tarred road, and from there we travelled to one of the starting points for the climb of Mount Kilimanjaro (Kili). Kili is the highest mountain in Africa, to climb it can take three days for the ascent and a further two days for the descent. To climb usually requires the services of porters to carry luggage which usually includes some fresh clothes and bedding. There ...