Bula from Africa...
I hope you all had a restful and fun break over the holidays!
Well, I've been in Africa for a week now. I spent the first few days in Kenya - getting used to the tenting side of this trip, and the last four days I've been in uganda.
On Tuesday we went to Queen Elizabeth National Park where we spent three hours trekking chimpanzees. Unfortunately we didn't see any, but we did get to see other monkeys - Monty was very happy! We also go to drive around the park with a herd of elephants. They were huge!
My favourite day so far, was definately when we went to visit a children's orphanage. I spent time in the classroom with them and then got to teach for a little while. It's very different here. Their floor was made of dirt, there was no technology and each class had between 30 and 40 children. We are so lucky at Parnell! The children then took us outside and taught us a few songs and dances. Very fun!
Yesterday was the hardest day so far. We spent 8.5 hours trekking through the mountain jungle in Lake Bunyonyi searching for gorillas. It was extremely difficult and we were very high up! After four hours we found a family of 10 gorillas. There was one baby and one big Silverback male. It was incredible to be so close to them (we were allowed to stand 2 metres away from them). Unfortunately after an hour with them we had to leave. Because gorillas are so close to humans they can catch bugs and diseases from us so we couldn't spend very long with them.
Today is a day of rest. I need it after that long trek yesterday! We leave for a place called Ginga tomorrow. It's around 11 hours of driving but once we get there , there are plenty of new and exciting adventures to be done!
Say hello to Mrs K for me. Perhaps she can share this with the rest of the class.
I will write again when I can.
Be safe, be kind and keep smiling,
Ms Brown
Ms Brown I missed you so much! :( The gorilla is so cute!!!~~~ (>__<) Did you have a good time at africa... the view is very nice. +MONTE IS SO CUTE IN THE PHOTO!!!!!!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteLooks really fun. It must be exciting in africa. Hope to see more pictures soon!
Hi Ms Brown, Lili's mum here. If you are in Jinga you will probably head down to Bujagali Falls where our mates PK & Shirray live. You may even stay across the road from them at Nile River Explorers. I saw lots of overland trucks there. Pop over the road (literally) and say hi to them. They have quad bikes which are a lot of fun and you'd get a great experience through the villages on the River Nile. Have a fantastic journey, take care & don't forget to take your meds & lather on your Deet! Regards Heather & Lili Davies
ReplyDeleteWow! Thank you for that! It's so unfortunate that I just read your comment... we left Jinja this morning- and yes that is exactly where we were staying. So incredibly beautiful there. We experienced the Nile at sunset last night.
DeleteWe just arrived back in Kenya- off on a game walk and hippo safari tomorrow- very exciting indeed!
Hi Ms brown its Erin here it looks like your having a lot of fun!!! I wish I could be there with you. you always make everything fun :) ! I hope you come back soon we all (as in your class) miss you so MUCH!!!!
Deletewow, how different life is there especially for school children. I have just seen your blog post, hoping that you may have posted something and you have ! Tomorrow i will show room 4 and get them to leave a comment too! Hope you are safe and well. Bye for now, Ms Bridgman
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