Lake Bunyonyi

You may remember some photos of Lake Bunyonyi from October.  I brought my Mom and Grammy to the beautiful lake for one night, but knew then that a return trip was more than necessary.  Natalie, fellow KICS teacher, and I spent 4 days relaxing at the lake last week.  Here are some photos:

The forest is magical on this little island.  Fantastic moss everywhere.

The beautiful lake. (What you don't see is all the fish poop floating in the water on the surface.)  This lake is apparently one of the cleaner/safer ones in East Africa, so going off of that information, I dove right in.  If you know me well at all, I'm sure this doesn't come as a surprise.

Amazing, skeletal tree with even more amazing birds perched.

My favorite bird picture.

Birds (!)

Evas, our hostess who also hosted us when Mom and Grammy visited.  She sat with me awhile outside our tent (where this photo is taken).  She also strapped my backpack on her back and said "now, I am a mzungu!"  Apparently us mzungus are known for our backpacks.  LOVE Evas.

Beautiful bark. (I really need to buy a macro lens this summer.)

More moss / bark.  Gorgeous.

I got a lot of sun. And, unfortunately, a fever on the way back home.  It was totally worth it, however.

Look out.... its going to be a double post kind of day!  Next up: homemade pizza with the kids at New Hope Homes!