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Families – Day 16
(NB: I’ve been trying for the last hour to upload pictures of Isaac and Herbert, but the internet is not playing ball…..AAGGGHHHHHH!!!! So once I get back to Kampala and eventually London I will be uploading more pictures. Sorry there’s only copy for this post.) I’ve always been a keen traveller. I love exploring different […]
Sickness – Day 14
March 18, 2012
Moses was not himself at all today. He’s usually bright and sprightly every morning despite making the 4km schlep into camp on foot before we even begin our day’s forest hike. Today his shoulders sloped forward and he looked sad. “What’s the matter? Are you ok?” I asked gently. “Wewe chokka?” (Are you tired?). “Na…I’m not […]
Line 4 – Day 11
March 18, 2012
Today we finished off-line 3 and I was delighted to see a number of primates on the way to plot 10. There were black and white colobus monkeys as well as red-tailed monkeys, which were busy feeding high in the treetops, not far from our path. I also saw for the first time, two blue […]
Plots Completed – Day 15
March 18, 2012
This morning I was planning a lie in. It’s incredible how much a week’s worth of walking will take it out of you. I’ve calculated that this week I walked 50km in five days in 30 degree heat. The plots in W21 are finished and I can now think about the arduous task of cutting […]
Something Borrowed – Day 12
March 18, 2012
Last night I asked the project director if there was any ribbon on site or whether the villagers in the centre a few miles away might sell some. I’m fast using up the Elastoplast he bought me and I need to be able to mark and lay out all of my plots by Friday. He […]
Line 2 – Day 13
March 18, 2012
Before I left London, my supervisor said to me don’t be surprised if you don’t see any chimps while walking up and down your lines. Look out for signs such as nests or faeces. Well today I had the good fortune of not just spotting two chimps in the area where I was working; but […]
Rain – Day 10
March 18, 2012
Jaana, nvua ness-sa ming-gee sana (Yesterday the rain was very heavy). I woke up to what sounded like pebbles falling onto the tin roof above my head. I looked at my watch and it read 0305. The wind was howling and as I crawled out from underneath my mossie net and peered through the curtains, […]
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