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WorldTravel > ChrisKean1  > Africa > Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, January 2009
After K left Kenya for work, I took a couple of weeks' trip by bus through Uganda, Rwanda (including the mandatory gorilla pilgrimage) and Burundi. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda is among the more eye-catching destinations I've been to in Africa, and I was very pleasantly surprised by Burundi, which seems finally to be emerging from years of war. The gorillas were a highlight.
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ChrisKean1 > Flower, Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
ChrisKean1 > Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
ChrisKean1 > Lesser striped swallow, Uganda-Rwanda border.  Ordinarily I wouldn't take pictures at a border crossing, but I had to make an exception here.
ChrisKean1 > Kigali, Rwanda.  I came to Kigali to watch President Obama's inauguration and get my gorilla permit.
ChrisKean1 > Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda.  The weather at sunup was lovely, but it soon got cloudy and drizzly.
ChrisKean1 > Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda
ChrisKean1 > Gorillas, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda.  After 1.5 hours or so of slogging and scrambling we got to a small clearing to see the gorilla group.  The clouds were thick and there was little light even in this clearing for my little camera, but I did what I could.  The silverback spent about half an hour just lying there, turned away from us.  Then he sat up for about ten minutes, then he lay down again.  Meanwhile, some young gorillas roughhoused, and a mother nursed her baby.  Not to be missed.
ChrisKean1 > Gorillas playing, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda.  My camera was unable to get much of the play because of the low light (I was at about 1/80 or 1/60 of a second at ISO 200).
ChrisKean1 > Silverback, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda.  Pretty clear who the boss is here.
Flower, Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
 > Flower, Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Flower, Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
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