Uganda

On my travels I have not kept up with my blog. In doing so I have gooten ahead of myself and totally forgot a few weeks. Unfortunatle the downside is that it is not fresh in my mind. The memories arn't either. Uganda is actually a well governed country. The roads are surprizingly well surfaced. When I was volunteering in Kenya I was away frm any sort of news in fact i didn't knwo who won the world cup til a few days later when I was back in Nairobi. Nairobi this time I could feel I could walk around by my self.

I was talking to another travelier at the Nairobi youth hostel. I tld him of my soon to be overland trip east. He shouted "Your going to Kampala". Have you heard the news". I said what news I have been in rural Kenya. There was a bombing there a day or so ago. HMmm.

I checked out the news and it turnd out into be something to do with the Somalia conflict.

Kampala would be safer after something has happened. After the ctiy would be surrounded by high security there wouldn't been any attacks.

Crossing the border was a bit of a slow process. Our first night was in a town called Jinja, a few miles from Kampala. This is where we shall return to on our way back to Nairobi.

Our Camp site was suberb. Upon arriving I decided to do my laundry. Well, Not such a good Idea. Just as I put my clothes up to dry it downpoured. I forgot to close my tent door. My new never slept in Sleeping bag got soaked. My clothes were far from being dry.

None the less. A really good campsite. Located beside the Nile R. We past through Kampala. Crowded. A long drive before our next site. A big coke bottle statue centers a roundabout in the center of town. Must be to do with the World Cup. A big mosque stands on a hill. Skyscrapers sit in the city valley. Kirsoro is where we Camp. This is close to the the borders of Rwanda and the D.R.C. A slight confusion to those who plan to do the day trip to Kilgali. Using a Canadian Passport I could have gone for free. No Visa fee. Our tour leader gave me s stamp to the wrong group. Instead of my going to Rwanda on the next day I was going to the Congo.