A pretty cold but decent nights sleep, a quick pack up and left the campsite just after 8. Our tour leader George sat in the front with Ben so the truck was a bit quieter today. We stopped at a large supermarket in town to buy alcohol, snacks and whatever else we wanted (which meant we stopped at an ice cream store obviously). We arrived at our campsite Naiberi Overland Camp just after two, it was more like a resort than a camping grounds. The whole interior looked like a modern day cave with some glass and mats on the roofs. We were told we had a free afternoon which meant pool time, there was also a pool bar which we got very familiar with (as we were not allowed to drink our own alcohol on the property, bummer). There's also another overland 'bus' doing the same route as us and we've already got a bit of friendly competition going on (we think our truck is much better haha) especially since theirs is purple (not really suited for the natural environment). The only bummer was that there was no hot water and then soon after there was no water at all. For dinner I tried tilapia for the first time and it was good. Tomorrow morning we have an early start to make sure we get into Uganda quickly.
DAY 3
After a slightly late wake up call we packed our meals for the long drive. The border was quick and painless as we drove past 5km of waiting trucks. A few of us had to buy an East African Visa for $100. We also discussed crossing into Rwanda for a day so the visa covers that too. While waiting in the queue a guy pushed in front of me (I played it cool dispite being highly irritated) and then I watched him blatantly bribe the official, very interesting. Stopping at a garage while George went to get our gorilla permits I managed to use a restaurants wifi to give my family a quick call which included finding out my sisters phone had just been stolen in Cape Town. The forests in Uganda are breathtakingly beautiful, and incredibly different to the landscapes of Kenya. Red Chilli Camp was where we were spending the night. Their was a pool but rather than that we all practically ran to the bathroom to use the showers. I hadn't been that happy to have hot water in a very long time although brushing my hair was a terrible experience. We met our other tour mates soon after, another Australian and a couple from Johannesburg (yay more South Africans!). The group of us played uno on the benches by the pool while we tried the supposedly best Ugandan beer "the Nike Special" which I really enjoyed. After some of the girls painted their nails (some cheap nail polish from one of the supermarkets) we spoke about tomorrow's plans then went to bed/mat .
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