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Walking the Nile

Walking the Nile

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Within the next ten years the entire wild herd of elephants across the African continent will no longer exist if the amount of poached ivory being exported to the Far East is allowed to continue.

Reminiscent of a scene from a silent Laurel and Hardy movie we chased these laughing beasts for nearly a mile before catching up with them. For the first time since we started the journey together I begin to doubt the purpose of the undertaking and after having lost my colleague Matt Power recently in Uganda the whole enterprise is certainly not worth another life. Who was actually doing the shooting is rather confusing as both sides claim the other were responsible. It is reasonably paved in parts and fast going but leaving the road has now become impossible because of landmines found on either side of the highway. Inspired by his lifelong fascination with Africa and the great explorers such as Livingstone and Stanley his journey of 4250 miles will commence on December 1 and will be filmed for a four part Channel 4 series detailing his experiences and documenting its people and wildlife.Squeezing out the head first and then the white body, until the maggot that lay beneath finally popped from beneath my skin. After discussing the merits of rescuing this poor creature with Boston, we decide to confiscate the animal by contacting the local Rangers who arrive quite promptly and take the antelope away to the National Park. Captain Wood attended Painsley High school in Cheadle before going onto Nottingham University and then onto the Royal military College at Sandhurst where he trained with Prince Harry. He made it absolutely clear that he would not give me permission to continue with the expedition north.

Today, infection rates remain extremely high, and the settlement is saddled with the reputation of being the site from where AIDS originated in Uganda. He said: “I am used to assault courses in the army but nothing like this; it was a real Indiana Jones moment when I finally emerged from the gloom back into daylight, and glad of it. With great sadness they explain to me that outside forces are constantly stirring up trouble and trying to recruit their young men into the militias that roam this part of the country.No amount of logical explanation would calm down his tirade of ranting so we packed our bags and beat a hasty retreat from the village. Tomorrow however is going to be much harder as we can manage without food for a day or two but no clean bottled water presents a much bigger problem.

Having to explain our cause time and time again seems to make no difference to these fatigue clad figures that appear from nowhere. Lev and Boston walk with SPLA officers and a porter on the road North from Juba heading towards Terekeka.

We are following the banks of the Nile which is now almost a mile wide at this point and the temperature is getting noticeably warmer the further north I walk. Many of these tribes are referred to as Nilotic peoples or Nilotes as they speak Nilotic languages common with groups inhabiting the Nile Valley, and parts of Central and East Africa. The legacy of those awful times still persists so it is only correct to respect the wishes of the local people to make certain we do not wander into ‘the killing fields’ that surround most villages. It seems pitilessly sad that human beings have to sink to such depths and inflict so much pain for so little gain. After seven days of walking we have finally arrived in Ad Douiem where there is an impressive bridge that spans the mile wide Nile at this point.

Before we knew it we were surrounded by an entire family of at least fifteen gorillas all sitting and munching on leaves. Testing his physical and mental capacity to the limit he will be travelling on foot with just his backpack through some of Africa’s most extreme, testing and hostile environments. The humidity is slightly less intense and thankfully not so oppressive as it was back in the National Park surrounding Murchison Falls.

No longer do we hear the greeting ‘Muzungu’ from the hordes of small children that followed us everywhere, rather the sight of a foreigner in these parts attracts little attention other than some occasional suspicion. It is common to see grassland burnt for cattle grazing; nearly 85 percent of Ugandans live in rural areas and derive their livelihood from agriculture. After walking the barren shores of Lake Nasser and exploring deserted temples, Lev reaches Aswan and spends a night at a historic hotel.



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