Short break
Last weekend I had the opportunity to fly down to Entebbe, Uganda. I joined up with Jelle to spend a weekend in Kampala, the nations capital. It's just amazing how different Uganda is compared to Sudan. It's like venturing into a whole new world and its only a 45 minutes' flight away from Juba.
(Fruit in abundance. Something you won't see in South Sudan)
Paved streets, shops, hotels you name it they've got it and the people are very friendly. The environment is completely different as well. Very green and a lot of water. Uganda borders on Lake Victoria - the worlds' second largest sweetwater lake- which is the source of the White Nile. What better way to experience the Nile than to go white water rafting. So we did...
I must say it is a highly recommended and exhilarating adventure if you're not afraid to get wet. The Nile is extremely beautiful in these parts and you even catch a glimpse of the local wildlife like monkeys and fish eagles. We didn't encounter any carnivorous treetrunks but they seem to reside more Northward where there are fewer rapids. I was impressed by the professional way the tour was set up. You get picked up and dropped off in Kampala. They serve breafast, lunch and a BBQ dinner (with plenty of beer:-)). But most important is that they have a very experienced crew and several safety boats to accompany the rubber rafts.
(I'm the one in the orange T-shirt)
I must say it is a highly recommended and exhilarating adventure if you're not afraid to get wet. The Nile is extremely beautiful in these parts and you even catch a glimpse of the local wildlife like monkeys and fish eagles. We didn't encounter any carnivorous treetrunks but they seem to reside more Northward where there are fewer rapids. I was impressed by the professional way the tour was set up. You get picked up and dropped off in Kampala. They serve breafast, lunch and a BBQ dinner (with plenty of beer:-)). But most important is that they have a very experienced crew and several safety boats to accompany the rubber rafts.
(I'm the one in the orange T-shirt)
posted by Jan at Wednesday, July 26, 2006
4 Comments:
Sounds like you has a blast Jan. By the way, what are those large round green fruit I see there on the ground?
Oops. Forgot to attach my name to the last. LOL
Wiggle
I'm not sute what it is either. One of the locals described it as "fruit bread". You can roast it and eat it like bread or you can boil it and it will turn into a kind of porridge. I'd settle for the bananas;)
I'm not sute what it is either. One of the locals described it as "fruit bread". You can roast it and eat it like bread or you can boil it and it will turn into a kind of porridge. I'd settle for the bananas;)
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