Day 8 was Gorilla day - the day we had been looking forward to and a real once in a lifetime experience, although we were both a little nervous. There are 5 gorilla groups at the Volcano's National Park that range in size from 6 up to 32. Of course everyone of the 40 people trekking that day wanted to see the big group (Susa Group), they only take a small group of people and we didn't want to split up, so we got to see the second largest group, the Amahoro, which consists of 16 Gorilla's including 2 Silver backs, females and many young gorillas ready to show off for the camera. We had 2 guides, plus 2 armed soldiers to look after us - following the murder by poachers of a group of
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