We descended from the volcanic mountains of the Albertine Rift to the Ugandan Great Lakes of George and Edward. We traveled 80 km through QENP on dirt roads. We had a flat tire and had a treacherous bridge crossing where a double semi had jackknifed with the back part in the river and the front portion blocking the bridge. We made it through but there was a long line of trucks backed up since the dirt road thru the national park is the main truck route into the Congo at this part of Uganda.
Our hotel was lovely,overlooking Lake Edward. There was a pool and a wonderful lunch buffet. No time for swimming tho, because after lunch we had a boat trip on the lake and channel. Lots of kingfishers, Sara. And hippos and crocodiles and water buffalo. Jim counted 43 species of bird.
Wildlife photography is difficult with a 300 mm lens, much more with a blackberry. Please accept my hippo picture.
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