Travel. Africa. Wildlife.
How to Almost Run into Massive Hippos (Hint: Be Drunk)
Hint #2: Pay no attention to where you are going
Three of us lurched down the narrow path carved into the dense forest.
Weaving our way from one side of the path to the other, we paid no attention to the various squawks and rustlings produced by the creatures in the dense forest surrounding us.
Having consumed an intemperate number of Bell Lagers with our dinner, we were only minimally aware of the humid night air that coated our skins with moisture.
In fact, we weren’t paying attention to much at all, other than finding our way back to our hotel room.
We certainly weren’t looking where we were going.
Chasing chimps, playing tourist
Sharing the path with me that night were Jonathan, a Brit who was building a small eco-tourist lodge in the same wildlife reserve as the chimp project I was working on, and his brother-in-law, Jack. The three of us had enjoyed a day playing tourist in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National…
