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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Swissboy" data-source="post: 3519197" data-attributes="member: 4926">On day twelve, we transferred from the Buhoma area to the Ruhija sector of Bwindi, and had an elephant replenishing its mineral needs on the steep slopes where I wondered that they were used by elephants at all. Elephants were also the reason why we were told not to keep any bananas in our tent-cabin. Birding was very rewarding in the NECK area along the way to our lodge. We had several of the so-called Albertine Rift endemics. Among them was Purple-breasted Sunbird that is usually a high canopy species. We had it again the following day, also lower down than customary on the Mubwindi Swamp trail.As a side note, power for electricity and hot water is always somewhat of a problem for lodges in these remote locations when they try to minimize the use of generators. The hydro-power option of the Uganda power grid is also not too good an option as it is very unreliable. Our guide mentioned it could be out of work for weeks. Thus one often finds solar installations. A less attractive but locally feasible variety is the use of firewood to heat water tanks. Both at Buhoma and at our Ruhija area lodge, warm water was furnished in this way.</blockquote>