LAKE MBURO
We stayed at Mihingo Lodge overlooking Lake Mburo for just one night, enroute back to Entebbe. Mihingo is built on a huge, non-arable rock outcrop.
Our one dinner there was memorable for several reasons, but two are most notable: First, we were visited by a bushbaby (which cannot be photographed because flash temporarily blinds it). Second, dessert was a dense chocolate brownie in the mug with a dollop of fresh-whipped cream and accompanying pitcher of warm, rich, bittersweet chocolate sauce. We will be talking about that brownie for years.
Waterhole
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Bee eater
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Grey backed fiscal
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Anakole-Watusi longhorns
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Alert to arachnophobes: you should probably avoid East Africa. One of the three identical and gargantuan visitors - the ones we know about, anyway - sharing our cabin at Mihingo Lodge.
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| One of the triplets enjoys a refreshing shower with Joe. |
Eventually they ran off. Frightened that we'd pull a Chris Christie on them, perhaps?
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Topi
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Vervets are smart and playful, but...
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| Not welcome at the lodge |
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Sunrise over Lake Mburo
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First world problems, solved
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ENTEBBE BOTANICAL GARDENS
Afrer driving through the purgatory that is Kampala -it makes the Cross Bronx look like a scenic leisurely drive - we visited Entebbe Botanical Gardens. The Brits created it, preserving the native flora and also transplanting some species endemic to the U.K.
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Guide Alex says he hates Kampala (understandable), and resides on the premises where it's cool and quiet
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Africanus, aka the "crocodile tree"
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Alex insisted
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Hornbill
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Another type of hornbill. There are dozens
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Sunbird
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Sunset over Lake Victoria.
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