We actually got off to a late start…. 8:15 instead of 7:30 as we were told. We had several absolute downpours this morning…. Sounds so noisy on the tin roofs. Each downpour lasted less than 5 minutes. Paul says we have a long way to go so it will be “pedal to the metal”.

Shortly after leaving camp someone spotted at least 2 cubs and 4 lioness. 2 waterbucks walk right on by the lions all unconcerned. Apparently if the waterbucks senses danger it will shake its head exuding a terrible smell.

7 in total…. 5 adults (1 with limp … right front leg) and 2 cubs…. Adults on the move….towards us as diversion away from the cubs (that are maybe month and half old) that went to a thicket. They went there for protection from several buffalo. The pride eventually were around 100 metres from us. It was great entertainment for quite a while. Just beyond that up the road, there were several guys weed whacking the grass along the highway. I wondered if they get danger pay.

There was a road off to the right were the police were checking vehicle licences, if any were over weight, etc. That road is to another part of the park where there are tree-climbing lions.

As we learned yesterday, the lion numbers are not increasing, unlike other creatures, because villagers poison them for killing their livestock. There are also some village spies that report what some of the others are doing.

Again I missed an opportunity to get a picture of hanging meat. It is hanging in the heat of the day…. Not refrigerated. It is slaughtered and sold daily consequently it doesn’t get to age. The result is that they only seem to have tough meats.

Grasshopper catcher. They are tin funnel-like with lights on at night. The light attracts the hoppers, then fall down into funnels and are trapper. They eat them.

Lots of single women with children….. abandoned by fathers.

Crested cranes… mate for life.

Schools run for 3 months and off for 3 weeks…year round.

Entering the Switzerland of Africa…. Very hilly….more than the rest which is saying something.

Stopped for lunch at “Food Stop” @2000 metres

Just up the road, I was able to rent a DSL camera for $60 USD for 2 days….. just so that I can get photos of the mountain gorillas.

OMG the hillsides just keep getting steeper, the roadsides more twisty.

Something about 900’ below sea level a lake, 1 of the biggest lakes in the country

Spectacular scenery.,…. Unbelievable!!!

95% of visitors to Uganda are coming to the gorillas. People breaking big rocks into small rocks. they are paid by the pile but they have to wait for the truck to pick it up before they are paid

Tomorrow we should have :-Long pants, Rain jacket, Gloves, Passport, Poles, Mask, Repellant on clothes before going into forest. At least 1.5 litres of water

Max 8 people per group….*8 am briefing