Good Morning,
Mbarara Hospital had arranged for the IOP team to enjoy an afternoon at the Queen Elizabeth National Park today. With an early wake-up call of 0500, we were off to enjoy a safari adventure. We are very fortunate to have the support of our driver Simon, a native Ugandan, to drive us 3 hours north to this park. Simon is a father of four children (two sets of twins ages 8 and soon to be 4), and is a driver for Mbarara Hospital. The roads leading to the national park are very winding, and go back and forth from stone to ash fault. There are no speed limits posted on the road, and many drivers weave in and out through traffic, but Simon kept a steady pace to get the team to the team there safe and sound . We only had a few hours to enjoy the park, for we are all invited by the Dean of Mbarara University, for a farewell dinner. The temperature rose quickly today, from about 18 degrees in the morning to about 35 degrees by noon. At the national park we were so lucky to see elephants, alligators, hippopotamus, water buffalo, gazelles, wart hogs, and many species of birds. This was a lovely adventure built in to our time here in Uganda. We are back at the hotel and we are now getting ready for the Deans’ dinner.
As we were we enjoying each others company at the Deans farewell dinner, we were also celebrating Saramin and Ed’s Daughter Isabelle’s 21st birthday! We placed a call to her, and we all sang happy Birthday to the young lady!
Until tomorrow,
Marnie, Jessica & Saramin
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