Laisamis, Kenya to Rwanda Long Way Down : Season 1 Episode 7
TV-MA BBC Two 52m int(0)
Aired: December 9th, 2007 @ 9:00 PM EST on BBC Two
After several hours of struggling with the muddy river crossing, the bikes and cars are finally across. Riding on, Ewan gets very excited when he sees wild Zebra's for the first time. They ride to Naivasha to meet with Charley's old friends where they are given a plane ride. Ewan and Charley are amazed at the wildlife and end the day picnicking on Lake Naivasha watching hippos. Making it to Uganda, the boys are ecstatic they have made it this far. They visit a coffee factory and are treated to an amazing song and dance by the staff. The team takes some time out and have fun white water rafting in Jinja. They luckily survive after the raft capsizes. Flying up to Northern Uganda, as it is far too dangerous for them to ride, Ewan and Charley have an emotional day. Visiting a UNICEF site which helps look after child soldiers, former abductees of the Lord's Resistance Army. As Charley is feeling settled and confident in his riding, wheelie fever comes back and he entertains the locals with his skills. After arriving at the wrong border there's a dash to get to the right Rwandan border to make it across before it closes. The route is blocked as a lorry has overturned and the cars have to detour. With the clock ticking, the bikes ride ahead and make it through just before nightfall. Now in Rwanda Ewan wants to find out how this country has heeled it's-self since the genocide 12 years ago. Ewan and Charley spend an amazing morning with a family of gorillas and are overwhelmed by opportunity to be so close.