A' Venture in Africa: River Boat Tour on the African Queen

We took a Tour Boat, The African Queen, up the Nile River to Murchison Falls early in the morning. There were many animals along the shore line to see and the scenery was breathtaking

The Hippopotamus or River Horse are plentiful.
The stay in the water of the Nile during the day and come out at night to graze on the grass.
The females hang out in herds of 10 or more and are watched over by a dominant male. There were about 35 hippos in one herd we saw. They are fiercely territorial and are responsible for killing more people than any other African animal.

The skin of the hippo is very sensitive to the sun so they stay in the water all day. The natives say that they are naked (they have no hair)
and that is why they hide during the day and come out at night.
Mothers of males have to remove them from the herd as soon as they are born or they will be killed by the herd. They raise the males by themselves till they can go on their own.

Many hungry Cocodiles along the way

Wow

We hiked up to the falls

Uganda Kampala Mission Couples

We thoroughly enjoyed the trip to Paraa Lodge with the other couples. It was the first time that we met the couples from Rwanda. It is great to work with good people with the same desires and interests. They are all doing great work in their areas of responsibility. There is a wide range of talents and abilities and they are all needed in this area of the world at this time. We are grateful to have them here with us.

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