After our time in Tanzania, Tasha and I headed to Uganda. Nearing the end of the fellowship, we decided to splurge some saved-up fellowship funds on a two-week safari through Uganda's national parks. Before doing that, we had to get some coffee and tiramisu.
Tasha's favorite dessert is tiramisu. She is excited about it.
A view outside our Airbnb.
For the safari, we found a company that let us rent and drive a Toyota Rav-4 which came with camping gear and other niceties. Our first drive from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park took about 6 hours. We both enjoyed getting to drive in Uganda, though acclimating to being on the left-side of the road took some time.
A trail of kerosene lanterns at our first safari lodge in Murchison Falls.
Inside Murchinson Falls NP.
After driving through the park on our first day, we started our second day by visiting the falls that give the national park its name.
A view of the river beyond the falls.
The roaring falls.
We encountered a few baboons on our way out of the park.
After visiting the falls, we drove for 4-5 hours to our next destination. Just before reaching our guesthouse, we followed what seemed to be a road on google maps only to find it was a more of a walking path. We came across a few people who were very confused to see a car on this path.
Don't always trust google maps.
A view of the Rwenzori mountains outside the first house.
I tried some crocodile meat at a restaurant. It wasn't very exciting but made a good photo.
We then went chimp tracking in Kibale National Park. The video below was the tracking part.
A chillin' chimp.
We got some burritos after tracking chimps
Then we found this narrow road that cut across the park. We were unsure if we should have been driving on it, but no one stopped us.
At the equator.
Heading to our lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The next morning we woke up and kept driving about.
The buffalo didn't like us lingering next to the herd so they started moving towards our car. We got the hint.
Hyena's caught in the act.
The outside of our safari tent.
We had a different kind of cat visit us in our tent.
Saying goodbye.
From the main part of Queen Elizabeth NP, we drove to the southern end called Ishasha to see if we could see some tree climbing lions.
Heffalumps!
We were the only tent in the campground, though the hippos in the river kept us company. And just in case things got dangerous, we had a pair of armed guard with AK-47's who kept watch of the campground.
Still no tree climbing lions, but the park was still beautiful!
A whole herd of heffalumps.
I think the video is really funny. I got so nervous when the elephant moved. I thought it was moving towards us!
The road we were driving down ended going to the Democratic Republic of Congo, so we decided it best to turn around. On the plus side, we got to see the elephants again.
We stayed the night at a lodge near Mhingo, a fancy lodge were we would spend our anniversary.
