Gombe part 2

 14^th – Having safely arrived in Kigoma night before, we get the boat to Gombe Stream National Park to see the Chimps. These guys have 50km² of forest to roam yet they walked straight through the park headquarters. Must of heard we were coming? Children arnt allowed in the park in the fear that they will be eaten by the chimps. Not an unreasonable fear according to some of the stories we heard. So Jonty stayed behind with me for the day while mum and julian went to find them (and then shortly returned behind the group that came straight through base). We built castles on the beach and went swimming.

Our boat to Gombe

We tricked Jonty into thinking we were going too

Jules and Jonty braving the storm

Bit of cassy love

Mum and Jules withe their, not particularly hard to find, chimps 

Me and Jonty watching the chimps from the safety of water

Mob mentality

Architecture at its best

Family posing at Gombe

15^th – We got the public boat back to Kigoma, a 3 hour journey that stops at all the villages on the way back to collect people, fish, goats – the usual. After arriving into Kigoma we collected the car and departed for camp, a 4 hour journey.

Sunset over the Congo as seen from Gombe

Making the most of the leg room

The public boat journey from Gombe to Kigoma

The hull