after a few quick days showing my mom around bujumbura, we were off to uganda and for a 4 day safari. we traveled to the west, visiting two national parks and seeing all types of animals, my favorite of which is the hippo. i still think i am a bit more intrigued by local people rather than animals, but we were guided to incredible landscapes and families of zebra and elephants along the way.
if you know me, you know i’m not one for the resort lifestyle and tour guides, but it was a good trip and we arrived back in kampala yesterday. my mom and i were both happy to not have to wake up before 7am (mornings and evenings being prime animal viewing time on safari) and i dutifully spent the morning lounging around, enjoying having no agenda and the beautiful views of kampala and lake victoria from our hotel here.
it’s nice to share some time with my mom as well. i don’t know too many other people (or moms) that would voluntarily go chimpanzee trekking through the rain forest while fighting off tsetse flies for two hours… so she makes a good travel companion. we’ll be taking off for kigali tonight with only a few more days left in africa and i’m trying to soak in the rest of my stay before i have to return home and figure out what to do next.