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East Africa Journal

This is the journal I kept while traveling in Uganda and Tanzania in February and March of 1997. A printable text-only version (78 pages) is available in PDF format for off-line reading.

February 4	Knoxville to Amsterdam
February 5	Amsterdam
February 6	Flights to Nairobi and Entebbe
February 7	Drive to Fort Portal
February 8	Kibale Forest
February 9	Begin Rwenzori Circuit
February 10	To John Matte Camp
February 11	Bigo Bog, To Bujuku Hut
February 12	To Elena Hut
February 13	Margherita Peak Climb
February 14	Kitandara Hut to Guy Yeoman Hut
February 15	Return to Kasese
February 16	Drive to Bwindi
February 17	Bwindi to Kisoro
February 18	Gorilla Tracking
February 19	To Queen Elizabeth National Park
February 20	Game Drive and Boat Excursion
February 21	Return to Kampala
February 22	Free Day in Kampala

February 23	Entebbe to Kilimanjaro
February 24	Kilimanjaro - To Camp Machame
February 25	Kilimanjaro - to Camp Shira
February 26	Kilimanjaro - to Camp Barranco
February 27	Kilimanjaro - to Camp Barafu
February 28	Kilimanjaro - the Summit
March 1	End of the Kilimanjaro Climb
March 2	Arusha: Begin Wildlife Safari
March 3	Camping on the Sarengeti
March 4	Herds on the Serengeti
March 5	Ngorogoro Crater
March 6	Tarangire National Park
March 7	Arusha to Zanzibar
March 8	Zanzibar Spice Tour
March 9	Zanzibar: Monkeys and Stone Town
March 10	Zanzibar to Mombasa
March 11	Mombasa to Nairobi
March 12	The Flight Home

This is a transcript of the journal I kept during the trip. Some errors have been intentionally maintained to accurately reflect my impressions at the time.


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