Friday March 27, Day 5: Travel Day
Our last day in Bushenyi began with heroic attempts to pack a small SUV. This included: a trunk, a generator, a projector screen, a huge rubber maid container, boxes filled with leftover binder and bags, Ann’s large orange hardshell suitcase and drum, Alissa’s two duffel bags, Sue’s oversized backpack, 3 day packs and the driver’s large canvas sac of matooke (plantain). We took the scenic route home through Queen Victoria National Park where in the savannah grasslands we saw elephants, kobs (antelope), warthogs, a troupe of brave baboons and water buffalo. During a small detour (1 ½ hours later) through a rural area we saw crater lakes and learned the difference between plantain and banana trees. Yompa (our driver) plucked part of a coffee bean tree and was chased down by the farmer, just to show Sue who had never seen one before. Ten hours later we fell out of the car, dusty and exhausted, but managed to go out for a night on the town with some of the JGI staff as a final farewell.
Our last day in Bushenyi began with heroic attempts to pack a small SUV. This included: a trunk, a generator, a projector screen, a huge rubber maid container, boxes filled with leftover binder and bags, Ann’s large orange hardshell suitcase and drum, Alissa’s two duffel bags, Sue’s oversized backpack, 3 day packs and the driver’s large canvas sac of matooke (plantain). We took the scenic route home through Queen Victoria National Park where in the savannah grasslands we saw elephants, kobs (antelope), warthogs, a troupe of brave baboons and water buffalo. During a small detour (1 ½ hours later) through a rural area we saw crater lakes and learned the difference between plantain and banana trees. Yompa (our driver) plucked part of a coffee bean tree and was chased down by the farmer, just to show Sue who had never seen one before. Ten hours later we fell out of the car, dusty and exhausted, but managed to go out for a night on the town with some of the JGI staff as a final farewell.
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