"Due to the civil unrest, rhinos were poached to extinction. The last rhino in Uganda was seen in 1982." ~Zima Rhino Sanctuary

Our first of 3 weekend trip was to the Zima Rhino Sanctuary. It was such a perfect weekend trip mixed with the outdoors, quiet, good sleep, starry nights, a bonfire, guitar sing-a-longs, and.... RHINOS!!

This sanctuary had rhinos donated from Kenya and Disney's Magic Kingdom (obviously not native to Florida) and as a result on June 24th, 2009 the first rhino was born in Uganda in 28 years!

We got "dangerously close" as our guide phrased it, to seeing 3 out of the 7 rhinos. While we were busy taking pictures, our guide told us that if they start to charge at us to "find a tree". What?! :) Such a cool experience. The countdown to Safari has begun... 1 week!!