After a long week of hard work, we set out on an adventure. We "happily" awoke at 5:30am to begin our journey to Kasese (pronounced like 'Assisi' with a 'K'), with plans of taking a safari. The six-hour drive to Western Uganda was filled with laughter, food, and sleep, as well as some Zebra sightings. The terrain near Masaka, where we spent most of our time, was a bit hilly but while we drove we entered very hilly terrain. It was quite a shock to see the flatlands of Queen Elizabeth Park after the elevation/valley contrast of the road there.
Once we arrived, we dropped our bags at the hotel, had some food, and headed to Queen Elizabeth park to begin our adventure. We took a boat tour at five, which, I think most of us would agree, was the highlight of the trip. We saw water buffalo, kobs (like deer, but with bigger horns), waterbacks (even bigger kobs with bigger horns), hippopotamuses, and elephants, as well as a large variety of rare birds. We even got to see two elephants fight with each other!
From there we headed back to the hotel - we were all quite exhausted by this point so some of us went straight to bed while others headed to a local store to try and find some good snacks. We hit the jackpot with some peanut butter and nutella, yummy!!! The previous week had taken its toll on our bodies and minds, however, and so we made sure we went to bed early enough to fight off all the forming grumpyness. As we closed our eyes we were all looking forward to tomorrow, where we would go on a safari in search of lions!
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