Baby Gorilla

November 15th 2011
Day 9 - Day 8 of tour This is the big day! Ridiculously early start at 4:30am for gorilla tracking. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a 2.5 hour drive from Lake Bunyonyi and much of it is on a very rough road. Bwindi is also an extremely mountainous park, has about 50% of the world's gorilla population and can be very rainy. 😞 Gorilla tracking is something of a misnomer. They used to ... read more

Africa » Uganda

Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more

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I'm 50% of a rice/risotto eating couple. One day I want to run on "The Amazing Race" with my other 50% (when they allow non-Americans). I love to travel (but who doesn't)!?! I've been to Ecuador, Thailand, Egypt, India, Guatemala, parts of Europe, etc. and have tried keeping a handwritten journal (on and off again) but never go back and read it. If I commit to the world or whoever is reading this, I figure I will continue writing about my travels. I was inspired by my cousin's father-in-law when he blogged about his trip to Africa. Which one of us likes rice, and which one likes ... full info

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