Life on an overland adventure

Hello all! A longer update now that I am here in Jinja relaxing at the bar. The day of the gorilla trek we had to be up about 430am and we had a two hour drive to the gate of Bwindi, where we left from. It was an amazing day, I think we saw around 15 gorillas, we had good clear views of maybe 5. The jungle elephant was really amazing as well, it was hard to imagine this huge animal on this jungle trail that we could hardly walk on. The gorilla trek was harder than expected because of the amount of bushwacking. Complete off trails, losing your footing, climbing up hills, no trail, slippery leaves underfoot. The day after the gorilla trek we had a pretty relaxed day at our beautiful base at lake bunyoni. Our camp was a beautiful spot right next to the lake. Around 10 we did a short hike up to Little Angels, a school for orphans. We did a bit of interaction with the kids, which was good. We got a canoe back to the resort in the afternoon. The next morning a few of us girls and one of their husbands walked up the road to a small resort and got our massages. The next morning we had to leave early for a drive to lake Mburo. We had a quick lunch inside the national park gate, and then we did a game drive. It wasn't anything too exciting, lots of little warthogs running all over the place, zebras, and different sort of antelop. We had a quick flash of a beautiful leopard, but not long enough for a photo. Today we had a long drive to Jinja, with a quick stop in Kampala for groceries and to drop off three travelers who were finishing their trip there. our group is down to 19 now, and all but 8 will finish in a couple days when we go back to Nairobi, and we will pick up some more travelers for the rest of the trip. Camping is going well, haven't had any bug disasters or anything. The tents are heavy canvas, and the mattresses are thin plastic, like gym mats. There is enough room for both of our flames, and our bags in between us. Most mornings we have to get up between 430 and 6 for breakfast. Breakfast is usually eggs, bread, sometimes sausages, cereals. Lunch is usually sandwiches, guacamole, tomatoes, cucumbers, bananas and pineapples. Dinner varies, lots of beef, potatoes, rice, chicken, pasta etc. Long days are spent on the truck ( rule number 1, it's a truck, not a bus). It's like a huge family road trip, people are stretched out wherever there is a comfy spot, singalongs burst out sometimes. Today we had a minor breakdown, while we waited, someone read our horoscopes from Cosmo. Showers and toilets are pretty basic, but nothing too horrifying. Last night we had drop toilets, so most of us just used the bush instead. We were only there for one night, so it wasn't too bad. It's going great. We've got a good group of travellers, just one bad egg. I will get a new tentmate in Nairobi, my roomie right now is great. Thanks for all your notes, everyone in my group is horrified by the temperatures you are having right now. Love you all so much, thanks for your support!