What up African adventures!!!

So apparently I get to post one more blog from Africa as the computer at the guest house we're in right now (just chillin' before we fly out tonight) is working.
The past two days were spent in a town called Jinja. We stayed at a cute little African resort where we had a blast! We arrived in the mid-morning, got settled in our cute little safari tents (which are essentially big canvess tents with beds inside), and then decided to head off for a little 4-wheeling! We took a two-hour ATV (4-wheeling) tour all over trails around the Nile. It was wicked cool! We passed tons of small huts, great views of the Nile (pictures to come) and children who would come running out when we passed just to wave or possibly for a little high-five. Very cool!

After the ATV tour, we rode bodas which are basically scooters/motorcycles that people ride on the back of for cheap transportation. It actually wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, but as I was riding without a helmet on, I did keep thinking of what my friend Jess (the brain injury specialist) says all the time "90% of all brain injuries are preventable". Yikes! So yeah, we took the bodas, helmet-less and all, into the town of Jinja to do a little shopping. We did some battering for all our little trinkets and such - and I learned that Ryan is much tougher than I am with that! I'm such a softy- but Ryan did say later that I did a good job- so maybe I didn't do too badly.

Last night, we had dinner on a veranda overlooking the Nile (how's that for a sweet "date"!), then settled in for a cozy night's sleep in the safari tents.

This morning consisted of the scariest thing I've ever done in my life- bungee jumping over the Nile! I was going to go first and was all set to go, standing on the edge of the platform and I just couldn't jump. So I went back and sat down and let Ryan go. He did great! He made it look so easy, so of course I couldn't not jump. So I got ready again, and this time the two bungee masters, as they are called, held both of my arms and after the second countdown, they gave me a little nudge and off I jumped, screaming all the way down. As the rope recoiled I felt good for a few seconds, but then it drops you again and it's the same feeling like you're going down a hill on a roller coaster, so I screamed again! Every time I went back down, I screamed due to the funny feeling in my stomach every time! My throat hurt afterwords from screaming so loudly. And of course, Ryan felt free to laugh hysterically at my screaming. He, I just learned, is an adrenaline junkie- He jumped a total of 3 times and loved it! The third time, instead of being tied at his ankles, he wore a shoulder harness and did flips as he fell. Crazy, I tell you, just insane. This is one adventure that I can cross off my "bucket list" so to speak and I don't think I will feel the need to experience it again.
When I get home, I'll post the video on Facebook, so you can all see how ridiculous I looked flailing around and screaming :)

Tonight we're off for a midnight flight to London and then back to the US tomorrow afternoon. Looking forward to catching up with you all! Although I'm not really ready to leave Africa, I realized today how much I miss all of you!