Off again for another early morning game drive where we saw more of the same animals as the day before. However, we would then leave for Fort Portal and then on to Kibale National Forest to track chimpanzees.The forest was gorgeous--a true rainforest with very little sunlight reaching the ground. After splitting up into small groups, we finally found some chimps playing together and eating fruit high in a tree. We definitely had to watch out for falling "debris" though (branches, fruit hulls being tossed down, and even urine from the chimps!!!). Thankfully, no one had that close of an encounter.
The hike was awesome...it felt great to finally break a sweat and get some good exercise. Standing for hours on end in the hospital will tire you out, but this kind of rigorous activity was really just what the doctor ordered--and just what I needed to work off all that matoke!...(a traditional Ugandan "mashed plantain" dish). We headed back to Fort Portal, ate some dinner--easily the best meal of the trip so far--and got to bed early.
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