Just a quick hour drive in a matatu, and we found ourself in this rainforest wonderland.
Though, to be honest, an hour in a matatu feels like an eternity.
It was worth it.
Mabira forest is constantly being threatened by the sugar industry. A few years ago, President Museveni agreed that they could just chop it all down. Just want to reiterate, this is the rainforest we are talking about. Something about the entire earth's ecology.. I don't know. Seems like a bad idea.
But for now it stands, and the Ugandans fight for its life. So should we.
This little girl just walked up from behind me and grabbed my hand, haha
A grub I think? was about the size of my hand.
The forest spelled an "A" for me!
Our little friends running barefoot through the forest. Made me proud. I wished I was wearing my huaraches sandals when I saw them. Then we had to walk through like gallons of sticky deep mud and i was thankful that I was wearing real shoes.
sketchy bridges carrying us across the sicky water
Another of many sketchy bridges we crossed
This crazy spiky canon ball sized things were falling from the canopy
forest friends
I have seen people carry the craziest things on their bikes here. 5 person families, banana trees, innumerable sugar canes, etc.
Last two countries we've lived in (outside US) unite:
My fav parts: 1) all of the monkeys, way up in the canopy of the rainforest, making sounds at us all day 2) butterflies EVERYWHERE- like more than i have ever seen in my life. i felt like i was in Ferngully 3) walking through the villages where all the little kids would run up to us
sneaky eyes on the way home in our matatu. I would fall asleep for a few minutes, wake up, and she would still be watching me.
This is what it feels like to ride in a matatu with 22 other humans in an 8 passenger van. To get a realistic feel, imagine a bad case of body odor, ridiculouly bumpy roads, and no air conditioning.
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