Monday to Wednesday, April 23-25
After more than week of observing and participating in mission and ministry, Lauren and I head north about 400 kilometers to Murchison Falls National Park where we stayed at Paraa Safari Lodge, a place Ernest Hemmingway made famous when his plane crashed near here and he stayed for some time.
On the way we have special treat - a meeting with Trinity Church's own Megan Reinders! Megan is on a 2-year stint with the Peace Corps. She was in Luwero for training, which was directly in our path. We spent only a little while together, as she was in language class and we had a ferry to catch, but it was very nice. We dropped off some gifts from her family and a card from the bilingual knitting group she was part of, shot a little video tape of her, and headed off to the north.
Paraa Lodge is an amazing place, given the remoteness of the setting. Think Blue Mountain Passport Club and you get small picture of it. We visited in what is the "off" season, and there were never more than three groups on site. This meant the wildlife was more accessible. In fact, we were able to see every significant mammal species in the reserve with the exception of the leopards and the male lions.
Rather than talk about it, enjoy some of the 200+ pictures we took of our guide Ally, the lodge, and the sights we saw. Click on any picture to see a bigger image.
After more than week of observing and participating in mission and ministry, Lauren and I head north about 400 kilometers to Murchison Falls National Park where we stayed at Paraa Safari Lodge, a place Ernest Hemmingway made famous when his plane crashed near here and he stayed for some time.
On the way we have special treat - a meeting with Trinity Church's own Megan Reinders! Megan is on a 2-year stint with the Peace Corps. She was in Luwero for training, which was directly in our path. We spent only a little while together, as she was in language class and we had a ferry to catch, but it was very nice. We dropped off some gifts from her family and a card from the bilingual knitting group she was part of, shot a little video tape of her, and headed off to the north.Paraa Lodge is an amazing place, given the remoteness of the setting. Think Blue Mountain Passport Club and you get small picture of it. We visited in what is the "off" season, and there were never more than three groups on site. This meant the wildlife was more accessible. In fact, we were able to see every significant mammal species in the reserve with the exception of the leopards and the male lions.
Rather than talk about it, enjoy some of the 200+ pictures we took of our guide Ally, the lodge, and the sights we saw. Click on any picture to see a bigger image.
