Hey Everyone!
So, Em and I got the chance this weekend to go on a Safari! I'm just going to give a brief summary of what we did. We went with a group of volunteers from the orphanage and it was from Thursday afternoon - Sunday night. Really, the only "safari" day was Saturday, but there was A LOT of travelling involved throughout the rest of the weekend. We went to Murchison Falls National Park, which is about 7-8 hours away from where we are staying in Uganda. Plus, we had to go to Kampala first, which is the capital of Uganda, because that is where we stayed on Thursday night. Getting to Kampala wasn't too hard, but getting to the Red Chilli Hostel (Red Chilli was our safari company) was QUITE the adventure, as I had forgotten to write down the directions! My bad! So, we got a little lost and it was a littttle stressful, but eventually we arrived! :) We left early on Friday morning to drive to Murchison Falls, and arrived at about 4 pm. We then hung out that night and went to bed early because we were exhausted! We slept in two-person tents that had BEDS in them, which was definitely a nice surprise, and there were warthogs(Pumba!) just chilling all around the campsite. Saturday, we left very early for our 4 hour game drive, which was definitely a huge highlight. We saw lots of different animals and it was so sweet to experience them in their natural environment. My favorite was probably the giraffes - such beautiful and graceful creatures. We also went on a boat trip saturday afternoon and on that trip we saw lots of hippos, elephants and a few crocodiles. :)
Sunday was our last day, and on our way home, we stopped to see the actual Murchison falls and that was INCREDIBLE and breath-taking. Then we departed for the trip home, which felt like it took forever, but we got to see a lot of Ugandan people in their villages, as well as many different types of landscape. All in all, the weekend was definitely worth it, and now it's good to be back with the kids! It was so precious seeing them run up to us when we got back, saying "Auntie, Auntie!" :)
I'm not feeling 100% today, so I'm taking a bit of time off, but hopefully I'll be back to normal tomorrow!
Much love!
Alyssa
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Hey Alyss.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you're not feeling well. :o( I hope you feel better soon! Secondly, that is so exciting you got to go on a safari. We also went on one, but it was not the best season to try and find animals. So, we unfortunately did not see very many but it was still a fun experience!
sorry girls - I'm finally catching up again! Looking forward to talking with you! <3 this sure does sound INCREDIBLE!
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