Moshi sits at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. It is a much slower pace city than Arusha. There is tourism and shops but over all it is a low-key place. Today we visit the local market called Central Market. It is lined with mixed stands going from fresh vegetables, to rice and grains to cell phone to clothes.
Everyone speaks good English and looks wealthier than in Morogoro. There are many Masai but they are dressed differently than in the south.
In the beginning of the day we feel weary of men coming up to us as we assume they are safari touts. But we quickly realize it is a mistake to think that way, as some people just want to make conversation. So we do just that.
We end up running into another westerner from England named Dan who was with us on the bus. He is looking for travel mates to do a safari and Kilimanjaro. I want to do a safari from Arusha and Heather is climbing Kili. So we decide to pursue our travels together and meet for dinner.
Before dinner, we do go back to the hotel room, which has views of Kili and manage to see it at sunset. During the day you cannot see it as it is always covered with clouds. I take a snapshot and before you know it, it is gone as the city has too little electricity to even light it.
We head out to another delicious Indian eatery for dinner and enjoy a nice conversation. It turns out Dan is 18 and has been traveling for 7 months all over Asia and now Africa. I feel like I wish I had done that at his age or in my twenties.
When we get back to the hotel room we watch a CNN special on the world food crisis and I am shocked to think CNN is not that bad after all. Or is that just everywhere else but the States? Anyway, the world food crisis is frightening.
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