More pics from Murchison!

After the morning game drive we went back to the red chili campsite and spent a couple of hours sprawled across the wicker furniture of the bar. Under its thatched roof we at least had shade, though the heat was still intense, the air still and heavy and hot. We had lunch and chatted languidly; sweat pooling in-between legs crossed for even a moment. It was one of the hottest days of the year, and we were in one of Uganda’s hottest areas!

This little guy ran by while we were lounging



Then in the late afternoon we went on the launch trip up the Nile from Paraa to the falls.

Here I am on the boat.



Along the way we saw lots of animals coming down to the river to drink, such as elephants and waterbucks.







And then there were the water based animals. We saw hundred of hippos







And crocodiles, including some crocs with their dinner (poor baby hippo!)





We also saw some cool birds



And then we reached the falls, where we anchored by a rock and everyone climbed out to have a picture taken with the falls as a background.





The next morning we were up very early to go chimp trekking in the forest. The forest was gorgeous to walk through, but the chimps, when we found them, were very far away and hard to see. Here is the best of the (not so great) pictures.





And lastly, a very blurry picture of me in front of a giant tree!



Then we went back to Kampala, lounged around Red Chili for a while, and then celebrated our trip with a huge feast of Indian food and dancing till the wee hours at Ange Noir Nightclub.