Sunday, September 1, 2013

Uganda Day 5

Today is our 5th day in Uganda.  It is pretty exciting that we finally adventured out to Coffee at Last place right down the road from our house.  We needed to get out of the house and adventure around the town that we live in.

The last few days have felt like a total dream.  We went to Lake Mburo for a safari trip.  We had a drive through the national park and saw zebras, bushbucks, and black faced monkeys.  Then we took a boat ride around the lake and were able to view a wide variety of birds, hippos, crocodiles, and a water buffalo.  After the boat ride, we sat down and were able to relax before our night safari.  We were on the lookout for leopards.  Dr. Bryan’s friend said that he knew of a leopard and her baby near the lake.  All of us were hoping to see the baby leopard.  The first animal that we saw was a hippo out of the water.  Of course I took a picture even though it did not turn out very well.  Then after what felt like forever we spotted the leopard.  I was able to capture the moment in a picture but everyone was so excited, the driver, our tour guide, and of course all of us girls.  After we saw the leopard, everyone was ready to go and get some dinner.

The resort that we stayed in was amazing.  It was called the Eagle’s Nest and the staff was so amazingly nice.  The food was delicious and so was the view.  Everything about the trip just seemed surreal.  I mean, I went on a safari in Uganda.  I’m still thinking about how in the world I got this lucky to come and experience this life.

Last night, we went out for a night on the town.  Natalie picked us up from Claire’s and we went to a very delicious dinner.  Then we went to a few dance clubs.  The first one that we went to made Brittney and I a little uncomfortable.  I think Natalie and Paul could sense that so we went to another place and there we felt like we were home.  There was a wide variety of people and it was a lot of fun.


Today, we are spending the day with Natalie and exploring more of the city.  I’m so excited and I really look forward to staying. 

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