direction but paved then entire way to the park. Along the roads, there were many small towns, mostly storefronts with people’s living quarters behind them. The wares are clustered so we passed several furniture makers, then several stores with brightly colored stools, then several stores with drums. There are several farms and people selling fruits and vegetables along the road, including sweet potatoes and large green jackfruit. We also passed some cows, which have huge horns, some of which appear to be three feet long.At the end of our drive, we arrived at Mihingo Lodge, which consists of ten tents and a common room. After a delicious lunch of cold asparagus soup, followed by potato salad and quiche for me (lamb for Jon), we freshened up in our room. The room is a wood deck with a thatched roof from which a canvas tent is suspended. Adjacent to it is the bathroom, which is also a thatched roofed screened in room. The shower is a pipe with the shower head from the ceiling that pours onto some rocks in a crescent shape and when you shower you have an amazing view of the entire valley. The entire lodge runs on solar power and it on a hill above the park with amazing views.
At about three, we left the lodge for a game drive in Lake Mburo National Park. We saw many bird species and several antelope species including the ubiquitous impala, duikers, waterbuck, topi and the shy and elusive eland. There were several zebras including the cutest zebra babies! We returned to the lodge and went to see bush babies! They are nocturnal primates that are sort of a mix between a small monkey, a squirrel and a cat. Unfortunately, because their eyes are sensitive to light, we could not take photos of them. We had a nice dinner but the weather got cold and blustery so we went to bed right after dinner.
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