11/1/2020 1 Comment Sipi waterfallOne of the greatest moments in Uganda was today! We were in Kapchorwa one morning and hiked through a gorge and down a mountain to view the 100-meter Sipi waterfall. The hike was extremely hard and beautiful as we saw beautiful landscapes and felt the spray from the waterfall. We learned that I am not the most graceful of hikers and slipped a few times lol. Also, I have not lung capacity. I could barely make it back up the gorge at the end and had to sit for a while to get a real breath again. Afterwards we went with our tour guide to his guest house where he showed us his coffee business, and we got to grind and cook our own coffee. He taught us some of the songs that are traditionally sung while grinding. We went to lunch at this beautiful restaurant overlooking the waterfall we had just climbed to, and hung out with an adorable stray cat. We thought the morning was the peak of our trip. However, after lunch we went on another hike through a mountain to the 60-meter Sipi waterfalls and got to stand in the waters of the waterfall and hang out in the caves behind. It was an extremely exhilarating moment being under the rushing waters. We all swapped taking tons of pictures and hanging out under the water. It was very refreshing after the first hot half of the climb. We continued on to the top and got to see out beyond the entire waterfall and mountain area. It was one of the most beautiful views I have ever seen. We then had to cross the lake right before the waterfall across two logs. It was very shaky and absolutely terrifying but we made it across. This day was absolutely breathtaking and the views were some of the greatest in Uganda.
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Kenille Baumgardner
11/29/2020 08:51:10 am
What an amazing November you had with nature. The next few weeks will go too quickly. Thank you for keeping us informed. Just read where Uganda's politics seem to be going the wrong way. Now that you know "real" people there, the politics will mean something entirely different. I know your family will be glad to see you. I think you have been quite a trooper knowing your health situations. I'm glad you didn't let those get in your way. Kenille
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