TIA…The Other Life in Uganda
Posted on 17. Jun, 2008 by Josh Agerton in Formation, Uganda
Today we took a break from our usual work and spent a day as tourists. We headed over to Jinja to check out the Nile. Yes, the Nile…the longest river in the world which flows north into the Mediterranean Sea. We rode in a boat to see the source of the river…a spring that flowed up for many thousand years.
Then ended up for lunch at a serious high class bed and breakfast overlooking the Nile. Our waiters were expecting us and came out to our vans to greet us. They took us out to a veranda, and then set up a special buffet for us…talapia gumbo, rice, bacon-veggie fueteccini, fresh vegetables and salad, and my new African favorite, Orange Fanta.
After lunch I laid out on some lounge chairs and was able to close my eyes for a few minutes. It was nice to have a break but felt weird to drive back to Kampala and ride through hillsides of slums.
Tomorrow is our last day. Spending the morning at the local market and the afternoon back in Buloba for our last time with the people at the church. Will be a sad good bye. Our plane takes off tomorrow night around 10PM, Uganda time.
PS…I have a killer farmers tan.
