Blogs from Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, Africa - page 23

So, here we are! After one week in Kampala we are finally getting more or less settled in our house and in the city. We are staying in a house in a quite peaceful area called Bunga, about five kilometres from the city centre. We have a small garden and a porch where we have all our meals. The house with its four bedrooms is quite big for us two (especially looking at the big family living in a small house in our backyard…) but soon Kenge comes to stay here as well, and the house is very nice and comfortable. After a day in the intense city it feels good to come home. We have a neighbouring bar just beside our house and it is a nice place to enjoy a beer in the sunset. ... read more

After an pretty uneventful trip over - except having to make 2 bags into 1 using the magic of industrial cling film, which then meant I had this 30kg impossible to move clingfilm bundle, oh and also my Mum breaking my glasses just as we were leaving for Heathrow - I'm here and everything seems pretty good. Staying with our friends, John and Lesley Magnay and their 3 children, who live really centrally in Kampala. Their house is fantastic and really nice to be starting the trip here. John's been more than helpful with getting everything set up and getting me prepared to leave Kampala on Saturday. Not too much of a culture shock at the momment. Is what I expected it too be really, quiet similar to when we visited St. Lucia. It's very green ... read more

Merry Christmas Loved Ones, The weirdness of time zones allows us to open our Christmas letter to you by describing our day on Christmas Eve day. We have been missing all of you, and all the wonderful holiday cues and traditions - cold weather, santa claus at the mall, Christmas parties, lights, carols, the streets and stores decorated in wreaths and bulbs, and the general warm fuzzy feeling that comes with this time of year. We went out to the BeadforLife village this morning after our pregnant friend, Harriet, called us and asked if we would come pick her up there and give her a ride to Kampala because she was starting to have contractions (I’ll save you the suspense and tell you now that no, she didn’t give birth while we were with her today). ... read more

For those of you who have been wanting updates on Roshi, here's living proof that she is here with us, and doing well. The equator is certainly not her first choice of locations, but... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnnifnBjgVA Pretty soon I'll get some pics of our trip to Zanzibar up here. ... read more

Hi all in Uganda now just went and saw the new Samuel L Jackson film, its not good not knowin reviews for films as it was a load of pants. Not recommended. So I will carry on were I left off last time, we left Stone town and got a minibus up to the North to stay at a beach resort called Nungwi, was a really nice place even though the double rooms had 3 double beds in them, a little random. Actually all the rooms had 3 double beds in them. Was a really good time done a lot of scuba diving while there, and I am now a PADI Advanced diver which is cool, it basically means I can now dive and do more or less anythink now like deep sea diving, night diving ... read more