A Dream Come True

Okay, so there has been no progress on the adoption front, but nonetheless, I wanted to post some photos that I never had the chance to on my old blog due to lack of space.

In March of last year while in Kampala, Uganda attending the conference: "HIV/AIDS and Children: The challenges of care for and protection of children in Africa." I decided to take a little side trip outside the city and venture into the town of Jiinga to go white water rafting down the NILE! Yeah the Nile! Anyone who has known me for years knows that I've had a fasination with ancient history, particularly ancient Egyptian and Kushite dynasties so visiting the Nile sometime in my life was a dream of mine. Though someday I hope to make a trip from the beginning of the Blue Nile in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia to the end in Alexandria, Egypt, (which is not legally possible currently due to the fact that you have to travel from Ethiopia into Sudan and then Egypt) it was an amazing experience. And I certainly didn't think I would have the guts to go all the way to the Nile by myself and then end up asking, "Is it possible to do this by kayak?" Reviewing the pictures now, it must have just been the adrenaline rush that had me talking rubbish! But that would be great to do someday too!

Here are just a few photos I've been wanting to share! I just can't recommend the trip enough.

Oh I think we're going to tip! Yeah that's me in the peach helmet, in the water.

Yep! We tipped! And I didn't think I was going to survive. I was literally sucked underwater 3 or 4 times. What is that they say, "Don't panic?" Yeah right!

Oh where is Bettina...That would be STILL UNDERWATER!

This little guy was swimming across the river. Brave little iguana.

Yeah..this picture looks crazy. If I had had this view, I wouldn't have gone!

And we're going over!

And we're on our way down

I like this picture because there are local people in it!

I'm so glad I can enjoy the scenery after the fact

And the final view of the Nile, safe on shore.