Blogs from Western Region, Uganda, Africa - page 36

If you ever want to know what it feels like to be famous then go to Uganda. Then simply drive down the road in an open top truck. Every single local that you pass will smile and wave at you, children will run from their huts in hysterics shouting Muzungu, Muzungu how are you? (or in many cases Mzungu, you give me monnnnneeeeyyyyyyyy). The more excitable children will often start dancing and clapping until you are out of sight. In fact one of the hardest parts about travelling through Uganda, apart from the insane potholes, is the constant concentration you need to make sure that every warm wave is returned. It's election time in Uganda and there is a growing feeling of political instability that threatens to boil over at any time. This is to be ... read more

On se lève encore avant le soleil. Il fait encore noir. Pour déjeuner et démonter les tentes ça prend encore la lampe frontale. Ce n’est pas un achat inutile. Nous arrêtons comme d’habitude sur le bord de la route pour le lunch. Toujours la même chose au menu : sandwich composé au choix de viande froide (parfois d’allure douteuse), tomate, concombre, mayo ou moutarde, quelques fois du fromage râpé le tout, accompagné de Kool-aid à l’orange. Miam, miam un vrai festin. Ah! J’oubliais, on mange aussi les restes du souper de la veille. Mais le tout, que ce soit du spaghetti, du bœuf Stroganoff, du cari au poulet ou autre, toujours froid. Miam, miam un vrai festin. On mange assis sur des petits sièges de camping, notre assiette en équilibre sur nos genoux. C’est pas facile ... read more

We bummed around Kisoro for a day and then took a 2 hour taxi to the National Forest where we had booked to stay a night before our tracking. We were the only people staying at the Park entrance and things were very quiet. The next morning we got up and met our fellow trackers - a couple of professional photographers from Germany, and a Canadian tourist. There were 3 army guys with guns for our safety (we were quite close to the Rwanda border) and 3 trackers. The instructed us on the days activity: We would go to where the Gorillas had been seen yesterday and track them to where they were today (hopefully). We would then track them as they moved through the bamboo forest eating for one hour and then we would head ... read more