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Sir Samuel White Baker’s trip up the Nile
I just finished reading Baker’s narrative of how he and his 23 year old wife, Florence, traveled from Cairo up the Nile to try to discover the source of the Nile. Florence was his second wife, a Transylvanian girl whom he had rescued, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Early Explorers, Elephants, History, Lake Albert, National Parks, Nile, Rivers, Uganda, Wildlife
Tagged Africa, Camels, Conservation, Early Explorers, Ecotourism, Elephants, History, Lake Albert, Lions, Murchison Falls, Murchison Falls National Park, National Parks, Nile, Photo, Rivers, Uganda, Wildlife
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