So long Uganda... It's been real! Real fun!!!

Here is a quickie update as I have little time....

We went out with the lion expert again yesterday and it was AWESOME! The Vet/Professor found three male lions that he does not see often. We all watched them for a while and then the vet darted the male so he could put a radio collar on him. After the lion was down (and the other two boys were scared off), we all got out and watched the vet do his magic... taking samples and putting the collar on the lion. We were just feet away! Then we went away to a safe distance to watch the lion come out of the anesthesia and walk off into the sunset. The researcher said our group gets to name the lion too! We are pumped! On the night game drive, we went out with him again and they played hyena distress calls which attracted several hyenas to us. Since we are with a researcher, we have been allowed to go "off track" and drive through places that tourists are not allowed. The opportunities we have had are just amazing and mind boggling!

We went on another game drive this morning and we ended our last full day in Uganda with me splurging again... We went back to the pool and we had a fancy-schmancy (you know, the kind with so many utensils you are not sure what to use what with) lunch at the same place. We even got ice cream which was a huge treat for all of us. Not only is the pool great fun, it helps get the days of dirt and grime off our bodies. I know, very classy, but you gotta do what you gotta do!

I brought my phone/iPod along with some portable speakers on this journey. Today we played music for some kids that were gawking at us crazies... before you knew it, we had a mob of all the kids around and we danced and had fun for a good 1/2 an hour.

It is funny to camp or eat at a place and the common scenery is warthogs cruising around, perhaps an elephant passing through, several marabou storks hanging out, mongooses scurrying about under your chairs and gobs of other Dr Seuss like reptiles and birds and insects galore.

Oh, I forgot to mention that we have seen a bunch of giraffes too.

Tomorrow we head off for a looooong drive down to Rwanda!

Again, thanks for the great comments! We have soooo many great pictures and stories to share.

Love to you all!

post script - I adore each and every one of your kids. They are all so great in different ways. Thank you for raising such smart, polite and really cool Homo sapiens!