I entered the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (because there are paths!) in the South Western part of Uganda. It does make a difference seeing them in their natural habitat. Various named groups of gorillas are visited daily by a small number of tourists and after sheltering in the rain for six hours it was great to see them. (I’ll add some of my images and movies but at the moment my camera memory card seems to have corrupted with a formatting error which a few hours of googling and downloading tools should hopefully allow me to recover my valuable images).
The golden rule of transport in Uganda seems to be that it can only function when completely packed – and it takes longer than expected. The Bodo-bodo or motorcycle taxi is cheap and great for point-to-point jumps through the dusty and busy streets of Kampala.
I’m writing from Padangbai on the eastern coast of Bali, Indonesia in 31 degree C heat ready to take the ferry to the little islands off the coast of Lombok for some scuba diving. A hotel room here with bathroom and breakfast included for four British pounds is amazing value.
Update: here are my promised shots…
