Second & Third Gorilla Trek Day in Images

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This photo report is being sent from a tiny island on Lake Mutanda where mobile internet is patchy at best; please pardon our high compression and brevity. Over the weekend we will be in a similar situation, so allow us to complete the story on Monday.

It is early in the morning and the going is alredy getting tough; photo by Grace Shrewsbury
It is early in the morning and the going is alredy getting tough; photo by Grace Shrewsbury
Remember Mountain Goat? He first went up this hill, then down again to collect people's bags; photo by Grace Shrewsbury
Remember Mountain Goat? He first went up this hill, then down again to collect people’s bags; photo by Grace Shrewsbury
Brave people who hiked through the Echuya Forest swamp pictured above Lake Kayumbu; photo by Jane Mulungi
Brave people who hiked through the Echuya Forest swamp pictured above Lake Kayumbu; photo by Jane Mulungi
Volunteers who avoided the exceptionally hard Day 2 enjoyed pretty views from the bus; photo by Madison Jay
Volunteers who avoided the exceptionally hard Day 2 enjoyed pretty views from the bus; photo by Madison Jay
Mt Muhavura (4,127m:13,500ft) is a dormant volcano whose name means %22the guide%22; photo by Grace Shrewsbury
Mt Muhavura (4,127m:13,500ft) is a dormant volcano whose name means %22the guide%22; photo by Grace Shrewsbury
Sun always sets behind Lake Kayumbu in a way that charms a photographer; photo by Frankie Lawrence-Thompson
Sun always sets behind Lake Kayumbu in a way that charms a photographer; photo by Frankie Lawrence-Thompson
Morning departure on Day 3, to walk from Kayumbu to Kisoro Town; photo by Miha Logar
Morning departure on Day 3, to walk from Kayumbu to Kisoro Town; photo by Miha Logar
Motorboat ride to Gahiza Island with Mutanda Island Lodge; photo by Frankie Lawrence-Thompson
Motorboat ride to Gahiza Island with Mutanda Island Lodge; photo by Frankie Lawrence-Thompson
Evening swim in Lake Mutanda, on Gahiza Island that we had to ourselves; photo by Miha Logar
Evening swim in Lake Mutanda, on Gahiza Island that we had to ourselves; photo by Miha Logar
Feasting at Mutanda Island Lodge - they usually serve rabbits that reside on the island today they were hiding; photo by Miha Logar
Feasting at Mutanda Island Lodge – they usually serve rabbits that are abundant on the island but today they were hiding; photo by Miha Logar

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