(We did write and intend to post this blog entry on Feb 14; however, we had no electricity all day at the Simba Safari Camp on Feb 14 and have had no internet access since... more to come!) In honor of Valentine’s Day, Donna and I have written four short poems (haikus) for the most important man in our life at the moment, Robert.
Robert, jolly guide,
“So shy, the bushbuck” he says
“very natural”.
Faithful Toyota
Navigating dusty roads
Our driver, hero.
Cell phone by side
Birding by sound and by sight
Peaceful, praying guide.
Gestation 6 months
Life span 27 years
African Mammals.
Thank you, Robert, for all you do for us!
In addition to Valentine’s Day, today was chimp trekking day for us! We woke early, had a candlelight breakfast (thanks to no electricity), and headed out for the morning. We met our guide Bernard at 8 am at the top of the Kyambura Gorge. The gorge is 16 km long and 100 m deep and home to 20 chimps that are habituated to humans. After hiking for about an hour, we found a group of 10 chimps eating fruit from a fig tree. We were able to watch the chimps for about an hour, and enjoyed every minute of it!
In the afternoon we went on a boat cruise through the Kazinga Channel (separating Lake Edward from Lake George) and saw MANY animals – elephants, water bucks, buffalo, hippos, and lots of birds (a highlight being a big group of great cormorants standing together and letting their neck skin flap in the breeze to cool them off). We ended our day back at the Simba Safari Camp meeting with Donna’s acquaintance, Jennifer, from Washington State University who currently lives in Queen Elizabeth National Park working for US AID.
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