Hotel Butembo
, North Kivu Butembo, Congo - The Dem. Repub.
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Hippos are very big
Jan 6 We're heading out early to Lake Mburu for another game drive and to camp there for the night. The drive is terrible, especially once we reach the park, two hours of bouncing and trying to remain upright. By the time we reach the ****** looking campsite, I've had enough of the truck and refuse to go on the afternoon game drive. I still have several game parks on this trip, so doubt I'll miss anything. A few others feel the same way, so that ...
The Day After
Jan 5 Ian talks us into walking into the little town of Kabale. He swears it's all down hill and should take an hour. Should have listened to the bartender when he looked at me like I was crazy and said it was at least 2 hours. Took us two and a half. First half of that was all uphill, don't let Ian tell you any different. We argued about this the rest of the day. Anyway, first half is all up hill, the whole road is red clay, very messy. The trucks loved to speed up when ...
Best. Birthday. Ever.
Jan 4 Today is my 40th birthday and by happy coincidence, also gorilla trekking day! So we get up around 4 am, are divided into three groups in order to visit three different gorilla families (there can be no more than 8 visitors per family per day). I'm put in a group with people I'm already friendly with and generally like, so it should be a good day. Each group is picked up in a separate van for the 1-2 hour drive to the starting point. It is, as ever, bumpy, slow ...
Orphans can be adorable
So, this morning, Duncan, the founder of Little Angels Orphanage is picking us up to go see his school in action. Unaware we were walking there, was not prepared for the uphill trek, which doesn't bode well for the gorilla trek. Anyway, he wanted us to pass through the village and meet the "crazy old lady" who lives at the top of the hill with her 9 grandchildren in a tiny shack. She did not disappoint. She's hilarious and even though we don't speak the ...
More driving
Jan 2 So, another day in the truck, and NZ douche still insists on sitting with me, even though he doesn't talk to me or seem all that happy to be here generally. Anyway, Uganda is spectacular! I highly recommend a visit. Yes, the roads are rough, the internet is spotty and slow, things make no sense most of the time and you'll probably get diarrhea, but it's still worth it somehow. The people are really friendly and welcoming. The children are ...
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