My last post from Uganda, how sad:(. I have completely mixed feelings. I adore Uganda and really don’t want to leave as I am so comfortable here. However we are going on to India. I am so excited as I’ve wanted to go for years (but I am a little nervous too).
Our last 2 weeks in Uganda have been amazing. We picked up James’ mum from the airport which was so nice to see family. We had a huge catch up in Kampala then headed off down to the south of Uganda. It was exciting as we have not ventured down there yet. Our first stop was a place called Lake Bunyonyi. It is a huge crater lake. Very beautiful but very cold! A big change from what we were used to. We borrowed a dug out canoe and James paddled us round the Island. It was so peaceful.
We then went on to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Here we went Gorilla tracking. This was unreal. We were so close to the gorillas, I was a little scared! They sat there eating and farting… It reminded me of humans. It took 4 hours to find them but was well worth it.
The next day we headed onto Ishasha. This was to see the tree climbing lions but they clearly were not bothered about seeing us as they didn’t show their faces. We were a little sad but instead we saw many elephants. They were huge and one of the elephant’s trunks was hanging on by a thread. The guide said it had been in a fight.
We did however get to see the lions the next day. There were 6 lying in front of us. (We were in the safety of the car of course). They were so sleepy and cuddly… (well maybe not cuddly.)
We saw many hippo’s, croc’s, cob’s and buffalo. It was amazing to see and it was the Africa we all see on TV. We also went chimp tracking and stayed in the most amazing lodge overlooking the set of King Kong. Well not quite but it could have been. It was such a contrast from what we have been doing for the last 3 months. It took a while to get used to having access to a hot shower every day but I soon got used to it!
The rest of this week we have been showing James’ mum around saying our farewells. This was very hard. The children in the school sang to us and the teachers and directors made very emotional speeches. I was in tears by the end of it. But as they keep saying it’s a necessary evil and we must head on!
So we are spending our last day in Uganda in Jinja (the source of the Nile). We are relaxing in the sun and getting ready for the crazyness of India. We are flying into Delhi then making our way down to Goa for 2 weeks to hang out with my mum and dad. Then we are off to Kolkata to start work again.
I hope everyone is well and happy. Sorry the photos have been few and far between. I will try to upload some soon. Also sorry individual emails have been thin on the ground. Time is running away with me but I shall sort it out! Lots of love xxx
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