Safari Dreams: The Heart of East Africa

That morning, we woke up to our final Ugandan sunrise. Golden light spilled across the Kyambura escarpment, casting long, dreamy shadows over Queen Elizabeth National Park. From the deck of Pumba Safari Cottages, coffee in hand, we watched the wilderness slowly stir to life—elephants grazing in the distance, birds soaring lazily across the savanna sky….

Dust & Detours. Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda

At this point in the journey, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve washed my clothes. T-shirts have been rinsed and wrung out more often than they’ve been worn fresh, and let’s not even talk about the socks. Safari life is glorious—but it’s also dusty, sweaty, and delightfully unpredictable. We  started day 13 with a…