Hello, we are now up in the north west of Rwanda and have been to see the gorillas this morning 12 th and this was great, and it was not a difficult climb at 2500 m. We saw a whole group with a silver back, the oldest and biggest in the region. We got very close, within a couple of feet and one touched my leg as it passed by. Lots of great photos including some of the younger members of the family. This area and all that we've seen of Rwanda is very pretty with lots of hills and streams and cultivation everywhere except the parks. We had guides on the trek and two soldiers to protect us !!. We went up in a group of 8 and spent one hour with the family of gorillas. Words can't describe the area but we'd certainly come back as there are walks in the hills around here and other parks to visit as well. We've even got our certificate to prove we did it !!...sad huh?
We're off back to Nairobi over the next week stopping on route in Kampala and also at Jinja the mouth of the Nile on Lake Victoria for a couple of days. Lots of photos but they will have to follow I'm afraid.