Best way to repel mosquitos?

I'm off to a safari in Kenya later this month and I was wondering how acute
the mosquito problem is likely to be and how best to deal with it? Can
anyone advise?

Cheers.

Bobby

"Bobby" <bobby@europe.com> wrote in message
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> I'm off to a safari in Kenya later this month and I was wondering how
> acute the mosquito problem is likely to be and how best to deal with it?
> Can anyone advise?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Bobby

Rainy season = bugs. Use bug dope, wear long sleeves after dark, and take
your malaria meds.

--riverman

"Bobby" <bobby@europe.com> wrote in message
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> Do I really need long-sleeves tee-shorts?
>
> The idea of wearing these things in a hot climate is not appealing.
>
> Bobby
>
Yes you do.
The (early) mornings and evenings are worst for mosquitos, and it probably
wont be that warm then (I cant recall what Kenya was like in Feb when we
went, but other places/times I've been wearing a fleece to go out on a game
drive!). Definitely cover your arms and legs in morning/evening; you'll
probably be OK with shorts and t-shirt during the heat of the day (plus
repellant).

> Don't worry. During your early morning game drive you'll be glad to wear
> more than just a long sleeved T-shirt.

What would you recommend?

What sort of temperatures can I expect in late-Jan, early-Feb?

Bobby

In message <34iq55F4a5rj8U1@>, Bobby <bobby@europe.com>
writes
>> Don't worry. During your early morning game drive you'll be glad to wear
>> more than just a long sleeved T-shirt.
>
>What would you recommend?
>
>What sort of temperatures can I expect in late-Jan, early-Feb?
>
>Bobby
>
>
It`s still the hot season so on the coast thirty degrees plus, Nairobi
and up country upper twenties. If you go to Lake Turkana it will be up
to thirty eight degrees. We were on the lower Tana river for three
years where it was forty two and more, in the shade! I got fed up with
spraying the "Off" every night but when I did get bitten I sometimes
had a bad reaction to some insects, so I did spray.
Pat
--
Pat Anderson

In message <1gqa1kw.1h1ehlbdr5xocN%nomail@please.invalid>, Johan W.
Elzenga <nomail@please.invalid> writes
>Pat Anderson <pat@aicuk.> wrote:
>
>> >> Don't worry. During your early morning game drive you'll be glad to wear
>> >> more than just a long sleeved T-shirt.
>> >
>> >What would you recommend?
>> >
>> >What sort of temperatures can I expect in late-Jan, early-Feb?
>> >
>> >Bobby
>> >
>> >
>> It`s still the hot season so on the coast thirty degrees plus, Nairobi
>> and up country upper twenties. If you go to Lake Turkana it will be up
>> to thirty eight degrees. We were on the lower Tana river for three
>> years where it was forty two and more, in the shade! I got fed up with
>> spraying the "Off" every night but when I did get bitten I sometimes
>> had a bad reaction to some insects, so I did spray.
>
>Those are all mid day temperatures. I was referring to the early
>morning, when it can be really cold. It's not uncommon to be as low as
>fifteen degrees Celcius or less in the early morning, especially in the
>higher areas such as Masai Mara. The wind can also be quite strong.
>Bring T-shirts AND a sweater.
>
>
Johan,
Ja, it can be cool in the Mara early morning but in January and
February by ten AM it will be warm! It depends where you are. The
Coast at that time is still hot, plus Samburu, Tsavo, Amboseli will be
hot during those months by ten AM. It`s worth knowing! A sweater in a
bag is always useful.
Pat
--
Pat Anderson