Trip: Uganda
There are [77] stories from my trip: Uganda
UGANDA | Thursday, 4 May 2006 | Views [248]
We are ready to leave headquarters, have been for several days. Unfortunately they will not be ready for us to leave until Sunday! We spent an hour last evening with Ben, Debbie and Stephanie defining and time-lining our jobs. It was evident ... Read more >
UGANDA | Tuesday, 2 May 2006 | Views [311]
GI Uganda is located in a rambling house on a sizeable piece of land, which like all muzungu places is fenced, gated, and guarded by gun touting security forces. Now I know where all the AK47s went. The downstairs houses the JGI offices ... Read more >
UGANDA | Wednesday, 26 Apr 2006 | Views [542]
After breakfast we strolled into Jinga town stopping first for yet more money. You get it when it’s available! Besides, we spent a bundle on this trip; 100,000/= each way for transport, $95 each (credit card) for rafting and 130,000/= a night for ... Read more >
UGANDA | Tuesday, 25 Apr 2006 | Views [614]
Not even close, but it does make an eye-catching title! Yesterday we paid for a private ride (100,000/=) to Jinja where we will celebrate our anniversary in style. We are staying in a large room with a balcony overlooking Lake Victoria at the Palm ... Read more >
UGANDA | Saturday, 22 Apr 2006 | Views [425]
We left Masindi after a quick visit to the District Education Office to introduce ourselves, the program, and Roots and Shoots. They seem pretty willing to help with the logistics, the greatest issue being transportation. Masindi, where the ... Read more >
UGANDA | Thursday, 20 Apr 2006 | Views [455]
On Tuesday we took apart our beds, deflated our mattresses and said our farewell to Robert. It began to rain as we got on the bikes for our journey to Fort Portal, leg one of the trip to Budongo. The rain only lasted for a little while but ... Read more >
UGANDA | Sunday, 16 Apr 2006 | Views [266]
It’s Easter and we expected (hoped) a quiet day but the NFA crew are here jabbering away as usual. After a breakfast of French toast we walked to the stream on a birding mission, taking advantage of the nice weather. We have gone more than 24 ... Read more >
UGANDA | Thursday, 13 Apr 2006 | Views [286]
Robert, Lawrence and I critiqued the program this morning with few changes recommended save those we have already discussed. When I asked what else they needed (besides replacement pouches, socks and posters for distribution), Robert in true Ugandan ... Read more >
UGANDA | Wednesday, 12 Apr 2006 | Views [909]
As we left for the follow-up visits to Tea Estate and Swazi Primary Schools I wouldn’t have bet much that we would stay dry. It was cool, very cloudy and windy. And when Tea Estate postponed us until Thursday and Swazi to later in the afternoon ... Read more >
UGANDA | Sunday, 9 Apr 2006 | Views [358]
Just as you appetite changes so you begin to crave the things your body needs – fresh vegetables, chocolate, fats, - travel causes a craving for certain reading material. As the list in the back of this journal shows, mine is interspersed with ... Read more >
UGANDA | Saturday, 8 Apr 2006 | Views [251]
I finished reading “Sand County Almanac” last night. Why did I wait so long to read it? Under a blinding blue sky this morning we walked along the track into the forest birding. The highlight was a pair of Great Blue Turacos. They are ... Read more >
UGANDA | Friday, 7 Apr 2006 | Views [408]
I think I used this title last year in New Zealand to write about the best apples we had ever tasted. Today’s didn’t compare of course, but they are the first we have seen since Kampala. There were eight of them at Jean’s yesterday and we quickly ... Read more >
UGANDA | Thursday, 6 Apr 2006 | Views [299]
Yesterday while driving through Ishaka we saw a load of coffins being made with hand tools. It must be a good trade to be in with the HIV/AIDS rate and a life expectancy of 45 or so. But it started me thinking. Where are the cemeteries? ... Read more >
UGANDA | Monday, 3 Apr 2006 | Views [336]
The good night’s sleep we were so looking forward to didn’t quite materialize. Jonathan and Pauly didn’t return but Evan and a lady friend arrived after 11:00pm and talked loudly for several hours. Then there was the mouse invasion. At least ... Read more >
UGANDA | Sunday, 2 Apr 2006 | Views [387]
We just hung around all day, reading, writing letters, and enjoying the quiet. Around noon, the local kids began arriving for Lawrence and Jerome’s “Sunday school” reading program and they quickly decided we were more interesting than the books.... Read more >
UGANDA | Saturday, 1 Apr 2006 | Views [3021]
After bathing on Friday morning we left on the 150 km journey to Lake Mbura National Park, about 50 km past Mbarara on the road to Kampala via Masaka. Before we even reached Bushenyi Connie’s bike quit – out of petrol. We rode in on reserve and ... Read more >
UGANDA | Wednesday, 29 Mar 2006 | Views [373]
We did our follow-up assessment at Rototo this morning. The P5 classroom had 70-something students and Vererian, the teacher-in-charge, allowed the assistant head teacher to facilitate. “Buy-in” is important and she didn’t have a clue as to the ... Read more >
UGANDA | Sunday, 26 Mar 2006 | Views [333]
Yes, I missed a couple of days. We left early Friday morning for Lake Bunyonyi, said to be one of the nicest lakes in Uganda. It is 8 kilometers outside of Kibale, not far from the border with Rwanda and Congo Zaire. Kabale is a staging area ... Read more >
UGANDA | Monday, 20 Mar 2006 | Views [329]
We planned an easy day; our first follow-up visit and a visit to two other schools to schedule follow-ups. These are the three schools nearest Kalinzu so one would think it would be easy but one would not necessarily be correct. Some how we ... Read more >
UGANDA | Sunday, 19 Mar 2006 | Views [265]
We had planned on getting up at 6:00am and being on the road by 7:00am but had second thoughts when it began to rain at 5:30am. We decided to chance it – a good decision. It was a wonderful day. The entrance us just under 40 kilometers ... Read more >
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