Thursday, March 19, 2009

Overlander to Rwanda

Last night Nathalie and I met up with our Overlander tour. There are 7 others plus a driver and tour leader to this huge, new, garrishly yellow overlander bus. Basically it just takes us from point to point where we have the option of doing trips. We drove 9 hrs today (which wasnt so bad since we have tons of room) from Kampala to Kibale, heading to Rwanda to see the mtn gorillas this Sunday! The others are very nice, all from UK or Australia, and the setup seems very chill. We camp at night in fairly spacious tents and cook meals on a rotating basis. Since the trips are all optional, you can add as much or as little to your trip as you'd like. Most of this group has been on since Cape Town for a total of 8 wks. That's more than I could handle I think. It's a pretty good deal and relaxing in that you don't have to haggle for rooms or be lost on buses or worry about basically anything. It's a good option for the next few weeks. Nothing much else to share right now. Uganda is really wonderful: lush, green, hilly with very nice people. Kibale is hotter and dustier than Kampala though. And I think Rwanda will be even better :)

2 comments:

  1. Did you get a chance to do the cooking ? Make Broccoli Supreeze? Roast a chicken on the open fire? Or, was it 'almost homemade'? ;)

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  2. Hah i havent cooked yet...but yes, both of those crossed my mind :) Hope all is well with you! Anything new? Are you in Florida? How's Ruby? My dad said Rohde is doing really well...and eating! Send me an email to gmail...it's easier to check than this. Take care!

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