Just a quick note from an exhausted man, to say, "Wow." Lion, and tigers, and bears, Oh my. This aint Kansas! We packed 14 people into 2 Land Rovers and headed out for a bumpy four hour drive to the Lake Albert arm of the Upper Nile (Blue or White? Help me all you 6th grade social studies kids) We caught the ferry across and got on a flatboat and took the 3.5 hour, 36 km (up and back) ride up the Nile to the falls. Along the way hippos, elephants, thousands of different types of antelope, warthogs, beautiful birds, giraffes, etc. Great.
After making the slow trip north along the edge of the river, coming within feet of these animals, we turned for home. I went up on the roof and enjoyed the breeze and setting sun, flat on my back. We got back to an open camp--no fence no guns--and were warned to keep all foodstuffs in our vehicles: Windows up. The warthogs with their fierce tusks roaming the camp and the babboons that jumped INTO cars that failed to heed the warning had us in full compliance.
Next day, 6:00 AM we go on camera safari, sitting atop the cars in search of Lion. We saw an incredible array of animals, some track, but the king, Like Elvis, had left the building.
I've got a ton of pictures but I am lame about this stuff (sort of like packing) when I get someone in my group to help me maybe I can go back and post post, ("Post post?" that can't be right) Anyway, just wanted to get something out there. Hope you are well.
There's no place like home, there's no place like home says dorothy
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