Murchison Falls

Between many excursions out to the villages, we scheduled time to give Andrew a Safari experience. So, Andrew, Jessica (my Nairobi Adventure Friend) and I went on a road trip. A popular destination spot in Uganda is Murchison Falls. It is a narrow place, that the entire Nile River is forced through, creating a violent display of water that is awesome to be near. Giving a spectacle that looks similar to a firework display show, but just with water. While the falls are the highlight, it is also a National Park, full of giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and my favorite the elephant. We took a boat trip up the Nile to the base of the falls and along the way we saw hundreds of hippos , with probably another hundred more below the water, since they can hold their breath for…. Also, of interest that most people aren’t aware of is that the Hippopotamus is the number one killer of humans by an animal. So if caught between a hippo and a lion, choose the lion! We also saw plenty of crocodile’s, with their mouths open, strangely enough. But, it turns out , that is how they cool themselves on a hot day, when they are guarding on their eggs and can’t get into the water. We camped out in tents in the middle of the park. In the morning we would wake up to a Wart Hog lying right next to our tent. We had been warned to make sure that we left no food in our tent or they might come right in. Now, this entire Safari Adventure would have been more fun if I hadn't been hiking around on crutches the whole time... but I was still. If a lion gave chase then my friends wouldn’t need to run that fast, all one had to do was run faster than the girl on crutches.