Uganda, 2013

In the background — that's the Congo! Lake Albert in between.

In the background — that's the Congo! Lake Albert in between.

The next thing to run across in front of me was basically Jurassic. A giant monitor lizard. (No time for camera, too busy being wide-eyed and a tiny bit petrified! ;) )

Butterfly hobos :)

Those are elephants! We just couldn't quite believe it. In the wild, not even a national park. I'll set the scene over the next couple of photos and then we'll get back to the heffalumps.

Our little savannah Toyota :)

You've already seen the first one. Now wait for it...

Those are freaking elephants! We were SO excited.

Just the other side of the Nile from our tent. Oh yes, the actual Nile, too. ;)

The lovely people at the Nile River Lodge allow camping which means that you spend just $20 but get access to their incredible views (and the terrace built out over the river), their bar and restaurant, and apparently also their pool. They also insisted in providing us with our very own security guard all night. We wondered who on earth might trouble us this far out, and then we realised... not humans, but these guys! To them, tent equals food. The guard went way beyond the call of duty though, putting up little petrol lanterns, making a bonfire, and even washing our car for us!

And here is Ravvie the morning AFTER being washed by our lovely security guard. Unfortunately, it had rained overnight – actually two enormous thunderstorms had converged on our position! – and the roads became just a little less passable than they had been on the way in to the campsite...

A bit like Woolwich. Well, they're both yellow.