Friday 17 August 2007

Photos - Gorillas in the Mist and Southern Uganda

Photos from Southern Uganda and our Gorilla Trek in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Story to these photos is in the 14th August post below.


Chris paddling across the crater lake of Lake Bunyoni in a dug out canoe.


Chris enyoying a Nile Special beer with great views over Lake Bunyoni from our guest house restaurant Boonya Amagara on an island on the lake.


Zoe & Chris about to enter DRC on our way to see the gorillas in the mist - DRC hasn't been called Zaire for a decade, signs get changed at African pace!!


Children in DRC greet us as we get ready to hike into the Parc des Virungas to see the Gorillas.

Gorillas in the mist, Chris & Zoe meet a family of mountain gorillas in DRC. There are only 700 mountain gorillas left in the world and all concentrated around the volcanic parks on the shared border of Uganda, Rwanda & DRC.




Chris & Zoe celebrate with fellow gorilla trekers Helen & Baz from UK. Congo's premiere beer is called Pimus, what great fuel! For those that don't know, Primus is a British make of camp cooking stove.



Sunset on the Sesse Islands, Uganda.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You lucky........s getting to see the Gorillas - I'm green with envy.
See you soon.
Mum

Anonymous said...

Hi there Chris and Zoe!
We have made it onto your blog page then!
Hope you enjoyed the rest of your travels. Will hopefully have a CD ready for you when you get to England
Helen and Baz

Hed Gasket said...

Hi Chris and Zoe.

Wow -- what an experience. Neat photos. Keep safe on your adventure.

Rob B.

Tina Traini said...

thanks a lot for last night guys. It was so super great to talk to you and hear about your adventures!

I just finished my last book here so am looking forward to your reading list.

Safe travels!