Twas an early beginning to get to our animal kingdom. We had to leave by 6:30am to get a coveted spot on the early ferry...and you can see why. It only held about 10 cars!
We lucked out with a cool morning that lasted until at least noon. In a way, it felt like a huge park for off-road go-carts where you could choose from a myriad of tracks based on a hunch to try to spot some wildlife. There were some typical watering holes that raised your chances of seeing something, but it really was all chance! I'll just post a list of some of the highlights below.
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| Couple o' Baboons causing mischief near the ferry |
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| One of the many elephants we saw. This one was with about 8 others. |
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| There were about 8 giraffes in this group. Two of them were "necking"...literally ;) |
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| A male hippo and his harem of females. He must really know what he's doing! |
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| Water Buck |
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| I love this one. Just a lonely water buffalo, looking for a friend. |
We spent the whole day in the safari van, but barely sat down. There was so much to see, and it was a much better view from the pop up top. HOWEVER, it also became a battle for your balance that rivals a NY subway ride! This is a view of the crew rattling as we go along.
We took a boat ride up the nile and ended up seeing the motherload of hippos (see the pic above) as well as some crocodiles and elephants. We stopped before we hit Murchison Falls, which we explored from above the next day. I got some video of that and will try to find a way to post the clip! For now, I'll leave you with a teaser...from kinda far away ;)
Just take note, this is about the 7th day straight appearance of those jeans. My luggage has yet to arrive, so my wardrobe is...shall we say...limited.
oh, amazing! I see these fantastic pictures of this marvelous nature and the exotic animals just now. It must be really a unique experience, to be able to douse into such a fascinating world. It is funny. I am talking with my children of the kindergarten about different species of animals and they are particularly fascinate of all the exotic animals of the savanna and the jungle (like elephants, giraffes, hippos...).. And now I see how near you have come to exactly these animals. It must have been really magnificent. The pictures of the animals and the marvelous nature are really so impressive.. Many, many thanks!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can take your kindergarten class on a safar! Well, if not a real one, then maybe one around the classroom with pictures and sounds :)
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