Leaving Jinja was a little hard. I could have stayed a few more days, there was a lot to do there, and some really friendly people, especially Nash, a Kenyan who works in Uganda and who really helped me to sort out the best option to get to Kenya. But in the end, I was super lucky to meet Andy, a motorcyclist who was part of a group of Europeans travelling on their motorbikes, but who also had a support…
Fort Portal was a nice base camp, with lots of possibilities around. I spent a day in a community campsite at Lake Nkuruba, where I met other tour cyclists and then came back for one more night at the YES place. Carol Adams (see previous blog for more info) invited me at her place for a chat and I had the privilege to meet one of the orphans that she helped over the years. A young man, who is finishing…
After riding next to elephants, monkeys and ungulates, I spent the rest of the day reading and enjoying my hammock once more. But my wildlife encounters were not over for the day. In the middle of the night, I woke up to the sound of hippos walking around the campsite. Even if they look like harmless big cows, hippos are the animal that kill the most humans in Africa (if we disqualify the mosquitoe because it is only the carrier…
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…