Stream of the Pyramid and Crocodile!
We call thee fruitful, and that very while
A desert fills our seeing's inward span.
- John Keats, "To the Nile"
Getting to Gulu today involved a lot more than seven hours crammed in a hot mutatu.
It meant crossing the River Nile. Let's just let that sink in for a minute.
Just a minute longer...
If I'm the only history nerd around, then so be it. But it was the RIVER NILE. Yes, it is a big deal.
I wish I had pictures to share, but the police will confiscate your camera at the bridge if they catch you with it. I suppose you'll just have to take my word for it when I say that nothing can adequately express how magnificent it was.
Since we haven't really had a chance to explore Gulu yet, let's talk about my second favorite topic when it comes to Africa... the animals, of course. Our driver, Muna, warned us that baboons will attack as we watched a man on a bicycle swatting a seemingly agitated primate away with a stick.
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I hear a rooster crowing outside. Its four in the afternoon.
The adventure coninues. Don't worry, you will get to see your elephant!
ReplyDeleteThee River Nile. Wow! Must be awesome to see it for real instead of on television. Heard the female baboons are more attracted to the males with the reddest butts. Maybe you'll notice that and let me know.
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