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'An Idiot Abroad' Searches for Gorillas in Africa

Where: Uganda
February 20, 2012 at 2:33 PM | by | Comments (0)

This week on An Idiot Abroad 2, Steve and Ricky sent Karl to Africa to cross seeing gorillas off the Bucket List.

Karl started his journey in Johannesburg where he "taught" a group of teens about the "risk in sex" before helping to build a hut for a family that was ill. Karl's acts kindness prompted him to reflect on his role in the world's population crisis. "I'm single-handedly causing the world's population problem because I'm saving everyone," he said after finishing the hut. I'm like Superman."

After helping the needy, Ricky requested he try bungee jumping one more time after chickening out in an earlier episode. Ricky even offered to buy one of the huts for a local family if Karl would do it, but he still couldn't bring himself to take the leap.

Next, Karl loaded his stuff into a caravan and headed toward Uganda to search for gorillas. Along the way he visited a woman who had a pet hippo, made lunch for a king, and paid a visit to the Entabeni Nature Reserve to help relocate a rhino.

At Entabeni, Karl's guide, Lee, taught him how to identify an animal by tasting their poop, which Karl seemed more than willing to do.We would assume most people would bungee jump before they would eat a wild animal's poo, but there's no question Karl is one-of-a-kind.

Though Karl didn't get to experience it, Entabeni is famous for its five-star lodges that have all the modern amenities needed for a relaxing getaway, combined with breathtaking views of the nature preserve. Prices for two people per night are around R5900.00. For more information, visit legendlodges.co.za.

After a bumpy 12-hour ride and a 10-hour walk through the Impenetrable Forest, Karl finally came across a gorilla family, and for once he actually seemed moved by the experience as he realized how endangered they were as a species. "You could get all gorillas on one flight, that is a problem," he pondered.

[Photo: The Sun]

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