Saturday, January 19, 2013

Quick update

Hi everyone,

Just a postscript: we're safely in the Amsterdam airport and everything's looking like it'll be ontime coming into Minneapolis. We were shocked by seeing our breath on the jetbridge, but we are all excited to see our loved ones again.

See you soon,
PIGHers

Our last day!!

Today has been a relaxing and productive last day in the beautiful sub-Saharan sun. We bought awesome pants, among other things, and we look like zebras. In other words, shopping today was very successful. But we don't want to leave Uganda! We would love to come back with our families very soon.

Jeff is about to enjoy his last time reading outside for the next 3-5 months... he's going to soak up the sun. We all can't wait for the -14 degree weather in St. Paul. But we all want to try our best to get back to Uganda, whether to travel or work - to eat more fried plantains, matooke, pineapple, papaya, and rolex. Overall it's been a very productive trip - we've done so much in just two weeks. Thank you SO MUCH to our wonderful professors and of course to all of you, for supporting us both financially and personally. We literally wouldn't have been able to be here without you, and we are so so grateful. With that, we will bid you adieu until Sunday afternoon or whenever we see you next. Webalenyo! ("Thank you very much" in Luganda).

Best wishes,
PIGH

Friday, January 18, 2013

Back in Kampala!

Today, we left Queen Elizabeth for the last time, and drove all the way back to Kampala, arriving twelveish hours, two flat tires, three tire changes, and road construction later. When we arrived in Kampala, we saw Demi, our favorite Dutchman, back at the Bukoto Guest House. We had a lovely dinner at Mama Ashanti’s West African Restaurant (the most delicious food Yuris has ever had). We enjoyed a fun last night. Here are some pictures of the last three or four days. Captions are sparing so that we can get a good night's sleep before our travel day. Enjoy!


































Lion droppings!








Dr. Sheifer, our vet/expert extraordinaire


The National Geographic Tree - go back and look!




















Our friend Andrew, the criminologist from Arizona who is mapping poaching in Queen Elizabeth to help save the wildlife

Look - cattle, wildlife, and people all in the same area. What a breeding ground for brucellosis!