Circumnavigating Lake Victoria Part 2 - Uganda

Continuing our journey...

From Kenya we went on to Jinja, Uganda.  Going to Jinja was particularly fun for me, as that's where I had my internship in 2001.  It was great to see some of the same people, the same church, and some of the places in town that were familiar.  Ah, memories.   

We stayed with friends, Bobby and Candice Garner, who have been in Jinja about a year now.  The guys especially spent a lot of time with Bobby and some Ugandans he works with learning more about agriculture, the Mvule Tree Project, and some animal husbandry.  But the highlight of the trip for Brett was discovering his newfound passion in life--beekeeping.  Bobby keeps bees at their house and so Brett got to try his hand at it.  Please enjoy forever this picture of Brett in a beesuit.

Brett, being so enamored, had 2 beehives made in Jinja by a beehive-making specialist for our own house when we move to Geita.  We're ignoring the fact that Brett is a bit allergic to bees.  Who cares if you swell up when you can have good honey anytime your heart desires?

From Jinja we went on to Kampala so Brett could search for his very own beesuit while the rest of us sipped on slushies at the local mall.  Yes, Kampala has an actual mall and there really were slushies - strawberry.  We also checked out the health care situation there and discovered a very nice, well-staffed hospital.  Only 9 hours away in case of emergency!   

Kampala will be a nice place to go occasionally to stock up on foods that we can't get in Tanzania as well as to see a movie in a movie theatre and for Brett to run marathons.  

We left Kampala and spent one night in Mbarara, Uganda to break up our trip to Rwanda.  We got to visit with the team there and were served perhaps the best meal we've had since we've been in Africa--poppyseed chicken casserole, green beans, bread, salad, and mashed potatoes.  If you're ever in Mbarara, Emily Glisson is an excellent cook.

I know you are on the edge of your seat wanting to know about Rwanda, but alas, you'll have to wait another day...or two...or five.