Zimbabwe

Victoira Falls.

For some of us this was an end point to the journey. Others a new group.

Victoria Falls is a really well built city for tourists. Infact that is what is relies on.

I will digress later.

D.R.C.( Demoratic Republic of the Congo)

This will be one of the most interesting part of my journey. My day started at 5.30am wake up. A quick breakfast we had to make our lunch for the day as well. Our truck ride to the border was not long. Still dark.The crossing seemed to take a while. Waiting for ournpick up also seem to take a while.We boarded a alterain truck to take us to the park. On many occasions we were followed by young children up the hill. They were trying to grab on to the back of the truck. THe guards at eh vback of the truck had to show their guns inorder to send the keds away. THese children would make death signs to us and pretend to shoot us.

Our truck was to heavy to make it up the hill. We all got out and walked up 4 km. Local people followed us.
Arriving to Varunga National park. Now being close to 11am. Some of us ate our sandwiches. There were two groups of 6.

Our group seemed to take forwever to trek up the mistly mountain.

Gorillas in the mist. Literally that ius how it felt. Two hours or more later our group finally caught up to th e family of Gorillas. It was 7pm by the time we were back at the park office. I was getting tirsty, tired and hungary. Our drive back most of us fell asleep. Going through the border seem to take an extra long time.

Arriving back at camp was 10.45pm. Had a quick very late dinner and fell sleep.My next day was spent resing and to tired for me to do the day trip to Kilgali. I would be alone and would be to much. Laundry was done and alot of sleeping.

Uganda

On my travels I have not kept up with my blog. In doing so I have gooten ahead of myself and totally forgot a few weeks. Unfortunatle the downside is that it is not fresh in my mind. The memories arn't either. Uganda is actually a well governed country. The roads are surprizingly well surfaced. When I was volunteering in Kenya I was away frm any sort of news in fact i didn't knwo who won the world cup til a few days later when I was back in Nairobi. Nairobi this time I could feel I could walk around by my self.

I was talking to another travelier at the Nairobi youth hostel. I tld him of my soon to be overland trip east. He shouted "Your going to Kampala". Have you heard the news". I said what news I have been in rural Kenya. There was a bombing there a day or so ago. HMmm.

I checked out the news and it turnd out into be something to do with the Somalia conflict.

Kampala would be safer after something has happened. After the ctiy would be surrounded by high security there wouldn't been any attacks.

Crossing the border was a bit of a slow process. Our first night was in a town called Jinja, a few miles from Kampala. This is where we shall return to on our way back to Nairobi.

Our Camp site was suberb. Upon arriving I decided to do my laundry. Well, Not such a good Idea. Just as I put my clothes up to dry it downpoured. I forgot to close my tent door. My new never slept in Sleeping bag got soaked. My clothes were far from being dry.

None the less. A really good campsite. Located beside the Nile R. We past through Kampala. Crowded. A long drive before our next site. A big coke bottle statue centers a roundabout in the center of town. Must be to do with the World Cup. A big mosque stands on a hill. Skyscrapers sit in the city valley. Kirsoro is where we Camp. This is close to the the borders of Rwanda and the D.R.C. A slight confusion to those who plan to do the day trip to Kilgali. Using a Canadian Passport I could have gone for free. No Visa fee. Our tour leader gave me s stamp to the wrong group. Instead of my going to Rwanda on the next day I was going to the Congo.