Leg 100, Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania via Kenya to Gelai, Tanzania
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I did not get to see Mount Kilimanjaro today, hidden in the clouds. However leaving those clouds provided much more spectacular views than the mountain itself.
11-30 Kilwa Masoko HTKI 3:58 AM
11-30 Songo Songo Airstrip HTLV 4:21 AM
11-30 Mafia HTMA 4:31 AM
11-30 Mchukwi Rufiji HTLQ 4:47 AM
11-30 Amani Gomvu HTAG 5:14 AM
11-30 Dar-Es-Salaam Intl HTDA 5:26 AM
11-30 Kisauni HTZA 5:51 AM
11-30 Chake Chake HTPE 6:26 AM
11-30 Tanga HTTG 6:48 AM
11-30 Funzi Island HKSH 7:11 AM
11-30 Ukunda Airstrip HKUK 7:20 AM
11-30 Kwale HKKW 7:27 AM
11-30 Moi HKMO 7:34 AM
11-30 Bamburi HK0H 7:40 AM
11-30 Buchuma Gate HKVB 8:01 AM
11-30 Rukinga Ranch Airstrip HKVF 8:08 AM
11-30 Voi HKVO 8:19 AM
11-30 Wanjala Mine HKWD 8:31 AM
11-30 Kangetchwa HKWN 8:35 AM
11-30 Finch Hattons HKMQ 8:46 AM
11-30 Loiyokitok HKLT 8:58 AM spiraling to gain height
11-30 Kilimanjaro Intl HTKJ 9:55 AM
11-30 Arusha HTAR 10:19 AM
11-30 Kitumbeine HTLO 10:34 AM
11-30 Gelai East HTLX 10:49 AM
Flight time 6:51 24 stops
First up, Dar Es Salaam, coastal city on the Zanzibar Archipelago
Askari monument on the left, in honor of local soldiers who fought with the British Carrier Corps in WWI.
Aania Front church on the right, constructed in the late 1800s by German missionaries.
Karume International Airport airport, Kisauni, Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Chake Chake at the end of Chake-Chake Bay
Tanga back on the mainland
Amboni limestone caves close to Tanga
Shimba Hills National Reserve, great waterfall there
Mombasa, known as the white and blue city in Kenya
Fort Jesus, 16th-century Portuguese coastal fort, and Heller park where you can pet Giraffes
Ngutini wildlife conservancy
Hill next to Voi
Wanjala iron ore mine. Traces of gold were found in the iron ore in 2012
Tsavo West National Park, clouds all around, clear over the park
Finch Hattons, 5 star luxury camp not far East of mount Kilimanjaro
This is as close as I got to mount Kilimanjaro, well hidden in the clouds
Kilimanjaro is 19,336 ft high, out of the Bonanza’s reach (I did get it that high once, takes a long time climbing at 30 fpm with nearly empty tanks and no co-pilot)
I managed to get the drone on top of the clouds but no sign of Kilimanjaro
At least the view was stunning when emerging from the clouds
Then I looked behind me
Back on the ground at Kilimanjaro International Airport
Mt Meru was more cooperative
Situated in Arusha National Park
Mt Meru is a dormant stratovolcano, 14,980 ft high
Mt Meru Forest Reserve
To the South of Mt Meru
Approaching Kitumbeine
On to the last stop for today, Gelai East
Amazing area to fly through, great finish to the 100th leg. I’ll wait here for the sun to come back.