[Uganda/Rwanda]: Days 4-9 Itinerary Update

Just a general update on where we've been and where we're going.
Overwhelmed with the newness, strangeness, and wonderfulness of Africa
-- so I'll provide more detailed observations in subsequent posts.

Sept 19: Arrive Kampala, Uganda. Make arrangements for onward travel
to Kigali, Rwanda. Sleep.

Sept 20: Travel from Kampala to Kigali. 10 hours by bus. Cross equator.

Sept 21: Attempt to secure gorilla tracking permits. None available,
very sad. Make arrangements for chimp tracking instead. Drive to
Gisakura, outside of Nyugwe Forest. Have I mentioned that Rwanda is
breathtaking in its beauty?

Sept 22: Early morning hike to find chimpanzees. Seriously intense
hike through thick jungle and bush. No chimpanzees, the trackers have
lost them. 0 for 2 in primate tracking. We do see a vervet monkey
and a squirrel, though. Afternoon spent touring tea plantation in
Gisakura.

Sept 23: Nyugwe Forest is also known for its troops of black-and-white
colobus monkeys. In fact, habituated troops of 400 can be seen. But
not for us, as the trackers have lost them; they also can not find the
chimpanzees. So 0 for 4 on primate tracking. We do manage to see a
smaller troop of colobus monkeys (40 or so). Emotional afternoon
spent visiting genocide memorial (more on this later). Ethiopian food
for dinner, night at "One Love Guesthouse" in Kigali.

Sept 24: Return to Kampala from Kigali. Horror story journey from
Kampala bus station to Backpackers Hostel. Straight out of Amazing
Race. No communication with contact in Kenya, no idea what's next.
Stay tuned.

- Ian
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