In early 2011, we hired a likely 4WD, appropriated a map and descended into the Akagera valley to spot some animals and camp on the Tanzanian border. Compared with some of the bigger parks in Kenya and Uganda, Akagera doesn’t receive much fanfare as a major destination but there was plenty to see! We were able to bring our own car in through the gates and camp by ourselves anywhere in the park (though we were warned about camping near the hippopotamus). After cooking an amazing sausage dinner, we finished of a bottle of wine and fell asleep with the wind whispering from Tanzania. An unidentified animal came sniffing in the middle of the night; it gave Annetta’s feet a fair bit of attention. We woke to a sulky day and jumped back in the car in order to surprise some warthogs en route to a crocodile beach…
Buffalo stare us down and wave us on...
did you know that Giraffes run like marionettes? Google it and see...
Baboons everywhere...They run in packs, sit in trees and generally cause as much chaos as they can...
Campfire and tent...tired campers and a couple of beers...
Sunset, y'll.
Sausages doing thir thing. Best enjoyed in a piece of bread with sauce. No problems...
We suprised a family of warthogs in the morning. The mother and babies ran away while the father stayed to let us know where things were at...
A zebra...
Crocodiles in the far north of the park.
A baboon peeing.
These little guys were everywhere hiding out...It became a challenge to see how many of them you could spot...
