Tandem kyaking the Nile - an epic day! Marc and I both parktook in this adventure, each having our own kayak and professional guide. And when I say professional I mean they are hoping to head to Canada for the Kayaking World Championships in three weeks (visas pending). My lunatic chocolate grandfather (Peter), who ate too much dark chocolate (mind you, 8 years my junior) decided he was going to take me - his white chocolate granddaughter who ate white chocolate ...

One of the expected highlights of our visit to Africa was the Gorilla Tracking in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. At USD600 per person for a day trip and no guarantees of seeing the endangered species during the hike, it was going out on a limb a bit. But we both agreed that seeing even one of the remaining 880 mountain gorillas in their natural habitat before possible extinction was an opportunity we couldn't miss. Besides, the money from buyi...

A visit to our campsite by Izzy the volunteer prompted our small group of overlanders to trek down to the Little Angels School for Needy Children and Orphans. A visit to a facility like this is considered to be a rite of passage for many first-timers to Africa, and for me at least was an opportunity to see how the schooling process differed between Australia and Uganda. Little Angels was built and opened by a local named Duncan who had international sponsors wil...