6/30… Two Places @ Once

Waking up at 5 AM to finish packing and saying final goodbyes…for now…was by no means easy.  The number of people that woke up early to say their goodbyes to all of us was extremely heartwarming, also making it more difficult than I would have ever imagined.  How lucky all of us are to have all of these people to make it so hard to say goodbye to.  The following 6-7 hour car ride was a sad one, but our first stop at the equator started to help brighten the day.  Whoever said you can never be in two places at once has never experienced the equator!  Along with stopping at the equator, we kicked off our week of touring Uganda with a boat ride.  Seeing hippos in their natural habitat is a lot different than seeing hippos at the STL Zoo.  The best part of the day was spotting the first elephant in the wild, while the worst part of the day was starting the day with final goodbyes.