Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Today we went for a 1 hour car trip and then went on another 1 hour boat trip to a island which had orphaned chimps. We got told we could touch them, but when we got there and they said NO! But I had a good time. One chimp could not go with the group because he would jump the fence. AMAZING. There was another chimp that could not go with the group because he is sooooo smart that one night he escaped and went to a fridge, got a fanta and opened it without breaking it and drank it. Today I learnt that Chimps aren’t monkeys, they’re apes. Monkeys have tails and chimps and gorillas don’t, but apes have opposing thumbs and monkeys don’t. Then it was time to say goodbye so we headed off to the jetty back to Kampala then onto Jinja where the Nile river starts. ElijahHi. Kaz here. Had a great day with the kids, was worried to start with that we had forgotten raincoats, ended up needing sunscreen. Relaxing ride home all feeling a bit tired, a few early mornings in a row has a tendency to do that to you. We crossed the invisible Equator line in the middle of the lake (Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water lake in the world). Sat in the sun and Pete and I prayed for Will on the way home. Sitting now at the mouth of the Nile drinking Vodka and Lemonade doing home work with the kids - Yuk... I still HATE homework! Nothing’s changed. (PS We’ve crossed the equator twice in 2 days). Kaz..xxx
Today we went for a 1 hour car trip and then went on another 1 hour boat trip to a island which had orphaned chimps. We got told we could touch them, but when we got there and they said NO! But I had a good time. One chimp could not go with the group because he would jump the fence. AMAZING. There was another chimp that could not go with the group because he is sooooo smart that one night he escaped and went to a fridge, got a fanta and opened it without breaking it and drank it. Today I learnt that Chimps aren’t monkeys, they’re apes. Monkeys have tails and chimps and gorillas don’t, but apes have opposing thumbs and monkeys don’t. Then it was time to say goodbye so we headed off to the jetty back to Kampala then onto Jinja where the Nile river starts. ElijahHi. Kaz here. Had a great day with the kids, was worried to start with that we had forgotten raincoats, ended up needing sunscreen. Relaxing ride home all feeling a bit tired, a few early mornings in a row has a tendency to do that to you. We crossed the invisible Equator line in the middle of the lake (Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water lake in the world). Sat in the sun and Pete and I prayed for Will on the way home. Sitting now at the mouth of the Nile drinking Vodka and Lemonade doing home work with the kids - Yuk... I still HATE homework! Nothing’s changed. (PS We’ve crossed the equator twice in 2 days). Kaz..xxx
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Hi guys! Looks like the fun never stops with you does it! The chimps looked like a real laugh - give a big cuddle to your three from me - miss you all heaps and wish I could pick up the phone and have a chat! MWAH MWAH MWAH!!!! XXX Don
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