January 22, 2016:
Got an early start on the day and headed into the Queen Elizabeth NP. It's one of the few NP where you can ride a motorcycle because main routes run through the middle of it and there's a few villages located within the boundaries. I wasn't allowed to ride any of the game viewing routes, which you must pay entrance fees, however there's plenty to see along the main routes and on the side roads to the villages.

Just by curiosity I took a small road, more like a trail, heading west towards Lake Edwards which took me to the small fishing village of Kisenyi. I past through the village and stopped at the waters edge to visit with the local fisherman. Close to where they keep their boats was an area where buffalo, hippos and crocodiles congregate.
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There was also a very large bull elephant feeding in the bush a couple hundred meters out. A local guy told me he often hangs out in the area and has a very bad attitude towards people.
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He eventually came down to the lake for a drink, he's a big bruiser.
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The local told me the hippos were the worst as being dangerous to humans. He told me a story about his Uncle getting to close to the hippo pool with his boat and one attacked him. It bit his head, opening up the the right side of his face from almost the top of his head to under his jaw. Surprisingly his Uncle lived. It was a bit strange that they beached their boats so close to the hippo pool, 100 meters or less.
The fisherman normally go out in the evening and return early morning. There were a few of them repairing nets and preparing the boats for the nights work.
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I had a half tin of Pringles chips and gave it to one of the boys, he and the others had never seen them before. He was just happy to have a bright red canister, didn't realize you could eat what was inside. He was very good about walking around and giving a chip to anyone that wanted to taste one.
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Once he figured he'd given out enough, he and his two friends sat down to share the remaining.
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A couple fisherman returning after being out since early morning. They had given the hippo pool a very wide berth coming in.
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This guy was very interested in my camera and photo taking. Finally he got up the courage and asked if I would take a photo of him.
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Riding back through the village of Kisenyi:
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I rode into the village of Katunguru and found a place to stay for the evening. It was still early 1 pm, however I wanted to shed some baggage and spend the afternoon exploring the area.

Once lightened up, I rode out to the fishing village of Kesenyi which is located on Lake George, stopped at local shop and got a bottle of water and visited with the locals. Everyone was friendly and very interested in the moto.
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Some local wildlife, this guy was amongst the huts and cattle:
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I'd really like a set of these horns:
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The area has a lot of crater, this one's just outside of Kasenyi holds water along with having salt that can be harvested. One of the workers took me on tour to explain how they collect the salt. He didn't ask for any money, he was just proud of what he did and happy that I was interested in learning the process. They get, 20,000 Ugandan Shillings for each 50 kilo sack of salt, about $5.90. A lot of work.
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They wear socks that go above the knees when skimming the salt to protect themselves from getting cut.
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This guy was really wanted me to take his photo, I think I took six photos of him.
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While the women work, the young girls take care of the children:
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It was getting towards evening so I headed back to the lodge in hopes of getting close to and viewing a herd of buffalo I had seen hanging around the area earlier. As luck would have it, I was in for a bigger surprise. Less than a kilometer from the lodge I saw a couple elephants cross the road about a 100 meters ahead of me. I rode up to within a few meters of where they crossed and then things got interesting!
Just as I stopped the moto is when I noticed this female to my right. She didn't seem overly concerned so turned off the moto and got my camera out. She was close, very close.
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Just then, others started crossing the road as well, yes that's my windscreen, that's how close they were! I couldn't count how many were in the group, but it was a lot!
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There were two babies that were on the outside of the herd, my side, and the last elephant had some concerns when one of them veered towards the moto. She took a couple steps towards me while making some noises, some that seem to make the little ones get back in the mix and hurry across the road. I don't know what she was saying to me, but I'm sure it wasn't nice.
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Satisfied things were safe she crossed as well.
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One last gesture expressing she didn't appreciate me and then she was off.From January 22, 2016

Incredible, at one point she was less than eight paces from me and not happy. Amazing! They're so big.

I rode another two hundred meters up the road and saw a park entrance gate. I spoke with two rangers there and told them about the elephants. They said the elephants usually cross in that area each evening, coming up from the lake going back into the bush. They told me it's a heard of around 40 animals and they have six or more new borns.

What a great ride day! Life is Good.