Because of our busy afternoon and evening of celebration, I hadn’t had much time to enjoy the Homestay itself, so I was invited to stay an extra day by Wilfred and Nice. We had a great chat about how they would like to develop their project to improve the quality of life of people in their community. They certainly have the nicest spot on the lake, but they really need support to teach the kids, develop agricultural training and add…
It is not always easy to recharge my phone, so I am a little behind in blogging.. A few days ago now, I went from Kabale to Lake Bunyonyi, arguably one of the prettiest spots in Uganda. It was a steep climb up and down, but it was worth it. I stayed at a place called Bugombe Camp, and even if my intention was to camp, the manager wanted none of this, and offered me a beautiful room for the…
After the new year celebration in Entebbe, with fireworks, free champagne and even a PUMPKIN CHEESE CAKE, I woke up to the new year under light rain and in another red mud bath. Packed my very dirty and now heavy tent, put everything on the bike and off I went. The first km are always intimidating but soon I was taking a ferry and enjoying my first interactions with villagers. Once on the other side, I followed a really beautiful…
Hello from Uganda! This will be a very short blog post, but it may take some time before I can blog again. Camping makes recharging my electronics a little challenging… But I made it back to Africa, and Laf (my bike) too. All in one piece, although I haven’t gone for a test ride yet. I know I should before I take off tomorrow. First impression: very friendly place. One of my first interaction with Ugandans was a security officer…
The adventure will start at the end of December, please come back to see my first blog post!