Merry Christmas from Uganda!

Joyeux Noel.... French.  Feliz Navidad... Spanish. 
Mele Kalikimaka... Hawaiian

I wish I knew how to say Merry Christmas in Lugandan.  It's okay, everyone here speaks English, so a plain "Merry Christmas" will do.

It's almost 8pm in Uganda and Tom and I are making calls home and writing this blog.  We finished a special "Christmas Meal" at our camp, and will likely join the loud crowd and louder music for a beer (or two) before bed.

We've had a great time over the past week in Uganda.  The highlight has certainly been gorilla tracking.  We hiked through the rainforest for about 2 hours to find a family of gorillas then spent an hour with them.  It was a really unbelievable experience, one we'll never forget.  Unfortunately we can't share any pictures with you until we get back to Cairo onto our computers.  We promise we'll put some up though.

Another thing we loved was paddling and camping on Lake Bunyoni, a lake with many many islands.  We paddled a dug-out canoe, which was a great workout.  It didn't glide quite as nicely as Willow (our Canadian canoe).... not for us anyway... the Ugandans who paddle them everyday didn't seem to have any problems at all... not even the woman carrying the baby.  Still, being on the water was really relaxing.

We're now back on the East side of Uganda, ready to visit waterfalls, do some white water rafting, a sunset cruise, and a safari (including a game drive and boat launch).  We'll update you (photos and all) when we get back to Cairo.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!