There are a couple of details I haven't been thinking about that I finally attended to last week. First, I paid my first visit to a travel health office. This is like a one-stop-shop for vaccinations and other travel-related medical needs. I am fortunate not to have any medical issues or allergies to contend with so the questionnaires were pretty painless. I ended up with 4 shots that covered a variety of ailments such as Yellow Fever, Hepatitis, rabies and others. I also received a prescription for anti-malaria pills. This seemed like the most serious medication of all, complete with rumours of bizarre side effects that my travel nurse assured me I would not succumb to.
4 needles and two prescriptions later I'm all set. There were no side effects from the shots other than a bit of a sore arm on the first day.
The other thing to get done was my Visa. I hadn't worried too much about it before now as I was told you can get one upon entry to Tanzania. I had just about decided on that path but I called the Tanzania High Commission in Ottawa to get some advice. The lady who answered the phone was friendly and practical. She reiterated that I could get the Visa upon arrival but that I still had plenty of time to apply in advance. She insisted that either way was fine but naturally an advance application is safer. Best to find out about unforeseen complications before I get on the plane.
So my application is now in Ottawa along with $75.00. I should see it back in a week or so.
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