Saturday, 11 July 2009

On to Queen Elizabeth National Park

One camp site done.
Arrived at Kibale National park after a long drive.
Set up camp, all of the girls mucking in and no real dramas
Our Kirk Ezra and our driver Charles are both excellent.
Ezra cooked fish and chips on a two ring stove !

We where split into two groups for chimp trekking, one it the morning one in the afternoon.
Both groups had excellent sightings of chimps, ours involved watching a lone male eating high up a tree. He then climbed down within 8m of us and set off along the forest floor.
What ensued was a calamatous 30min romp through the jungle following the guides and the chimp.
The speed was incredible, the sight of the a chimp bum just ahead dissapearing into the undergrowth.
Just trying to keep up was an effort, we all tripped fell and laughed as we walked through vines, spiders and all the rest.
Simba the male chimp put quite a display on, bnaging the buttress of trees to signal.
A quite incredible adrenaline rushed adventure.
A swamp walk later gave us sightings up close of 5 species of primate and lots of birds.

So really excellent.

A quick toilet stop in Fort Portal and now on to QE national park. Games drive this eve.

The girls are doing brilliantly and dealing with all the challenges thrown at them

more later if and when we can.
sorry about typo's to sloooow here.

3 comments:

  1. Don't worry about the typo's...it's great to be able to follow your progress and hear that you are having a fabulous time. Looking forward to next installment

    Stuart Maxwell

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  2. Michele HarganJul 12, 2009 03:16 AM

    Hello All
    great to hear what has happend thus far sounds like great adventure, feel like I an almost there [well not quite true but trying hard to imagine]. Enjoy every moment, take care best wishes to all. Jim and Michele Hargan

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  3. Hi all. Enjoying the blog again thanks Peter. Your adventures certainly beat camping in the rain in Keswick. Chimps sound great but DONT let Kate bring one home please! Love to all, Joy and Tony xx

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