Mini Safari at Murchison Falls

Our weekend excursion was a mini safari and hike in Murchison Falls National Park. This is a picture of Ugandan kobs, which are the national animal. They were everywhere. We definitely felt like the visitors in their home as they stopped to stare at us.

We also saw quite a few buffalo, one of the Big 5 of Africa.

We spent the first few hours driving through the park seeing elephants, giraffes, kobs, buffalo, and lots of birds.

In the afternoon, we went on a boat ride and saw hippos and crocodiles. (That's an elephant behind Warren)







Seeing Murchison Falls was the definite highlight of the day. We did a 1.5 mile hike to the top.










Here's a picture of us at the top!

We are very sad that there are only a few days left in Uganda. The first week was a bit of an adjustment, but the second week of teaching flew by. We've learned a lot about the culture through meeting students of all ages (the youngest was 11 up through university), talking with the local TATS staff, and lots of driving throughout the country. We leave for Tanzania on Thursday and after a 7-day safari, we'll head to Zanzibar where I'll celebrate my bday this year.