Uganda

It was a steep walk down, and it took an hour and a half or so. Once we were down in the jungle, the machetes came out and the chopping began. The bush was thick - thicker than any jungle I have ever been in. But then we saw him.

At first he looked like a bear, but when he ripped a branch of the tree you saw his massive hands, his nimble arms, and when he looked at you - his piercing eyes. He was a mountain Gorilla; so massive, so beautiful and so human-like. Amazing.

Such gentle giants, yet there are only 700 or so left in the wild, with Uganda having 300 or so left in the thick mountain jungle that they call home. They have been hunted and poached near extinction through the past 100 years, but their numbers are slowly increasing again through various programs and initiatives.

We spent an hour with the SilverBack and his family of 8 other Gorillas. They'd grunt at us, and we'd grunt back - this was their call to say hello, we are friendly. They would come close, look at us, then continue on to wherever they wanted to go. One time we were surrounded by them - wherever you looked, a gorilla was eating, another one was walking, and another one just looking at us, arms crossed almost wondering who we were and where we came from. It was pretty sweet. We got pics - Just no comps are sophisticated enough to upload them. Soon though.

In another adventure, rafting down the Nile was amazing. One of the coolest experiences yet!

I'm back to India, but first Dubai, UAE

Keep movin'

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