Hunting For Hippos

While our primary reason for being there was to help them with some work projects and get acquainted with the VI Team, we did have a couple opportunities to get out and explore.

The Hendersons are only a few minutes from a river that is home to hippos, crocodiles, and other critters. We were lookin' for the hippos.

When we got out of the canoe on the other bank, we sunk into the mud up to our knees! This is thick, black, gooey mud (great bug repellant, but doesn't always come off easy).
We walked across this plain to another part of the river where the hippos hang out.

Sure enough, they were there. This guy was hanging out down the river a ways.

In all honesty, I wasn't too excited about the idea of being anywhere near a hippo! An adult hippo can weigh in at over 2 tons!! (4,000 lbs)

Here's our dirty feet after our hippo hike.