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Safari Time! Lions-Lions-Lions!

22 April 2017 As I write this post, I’m super envious of the group that went to Murchison Falls National Park today! They saw lions on their first game drive!! At the last minute, Dr Manning was able to accompany … Continue reading

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The Trip Home Begins

17 October 2016 A Blog Post By Dr. Edward Foote People view long journeys from different perspectives. Me – I tend to take a leg at a time (“let’s drive 2 hours to lunch and not think about the travel … Continue reading

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The “Big 5” – and students saw them all!

16 October 2016 A Blog Post By Dr. Edward Foote Our day started very early. Some coffee and cookies at 6 AM and then an early-morning safari at 6:15. Our trusted guide Arthur has been an invaluable source of information. … Continue reading

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Goodbye Kampala, Hello Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

15 October 2016 A Blog Post By Emily Today we said goodbye to Kampala as we left to go on safari with our guide Arthur! It was a long drive to the park. We left at 6:30am and got into … Continue reading

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Murchison Falls National Park Safari Day 2

April 25, 2015 We thought our Safari experience couldn’t get any better than seeing 2 lions plus a cub on our first outing, but we were wrong. The day started out with a lovely boat cruise up the Victoria Nile … Continue reading

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Murchison Falls National Park Safari Day 1

April 24, 2015 Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda truly is a gem. It is smaller than the large game parks in Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa, but it has most of the same animals and is very non-commercialized.  I haven’t … Continue reading

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Wild Things at Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, continued…

This in not an official U.S. Department of State (DOS) blog and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the DOS.   During our three game drives, I think Jeff and … Continue reading

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We Went “Where the Wild Things Are”: A Safari To Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

This in not an official U.S. Department of State (DOS) blog and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the DOS. This is my 4th trip to Murchison Falls but I … Continue reading

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A Collage of Photos from Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Getting ready to go on the boat ride on the Victoria Nile River- it seems gray is the color of the day. “Eye” spy multiple hippos! Wow, double rainbows at the top of the falls! Stacy’s smile is saying “take … Continue reading

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A Morning With The Hippos & Croccodiles

This morning we woke up to the sounds of a heavy rainstorm at 6:15am. We were getting up early anyway because we had a boat ride scheduled at 8am but this didn’t bode well for seeing many animals. Luckily, as … Continue reading

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