Finally...Gorillas!

After all the anxiety waiting to find out if my tour operator could get me a last minute permit to see the gorillas, after driving 2.5 hours from Kigali to the Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda bordering both Uganda and Congo, after a comfortable night at the Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, after a pre-sunrise wake up, after more driving, several briefings and a 1 hour hike, we finally, finally saw the gorillas. Real live, wild (although habituated to humans) gorillas. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. After everything, I have no words....