Blogs from Uganda, Africa - page 127

There is something magical about the Nile, the longest river in the world and the source of life for many great civilizations throughout the ages. For centuries the Nile's source remained unknown. Today we might ask, "How hard can it be? Why not just go up the river?" But the quest became fascination, fascination became mystery and mystery became legend. Hundreds of explorers and adventurers died seeking to solve the big mystery. Ancient Egyptian pharaos sent armies in search of the source of the great river and the Greek philosopher Ptolemy held that the source was the "Mountains of the Moon"... The source of the Blue Nile, in Lake Tana, Ethiopia, was not found until 1770 and the source of the Nile was not found until 1861 at Lake Victoria in Uganda. So, being in Africa ... read more

Blogging from Philly, remembering Uganda: April 26-April 29th It was time to play the tourist my last 4 days. We headed 6 hours north to explore the border between Uganda and the Congo. The itinerary is a land/water safari in Murchison Falls National Park, and on the last day a visit to the Murchison Falls. ((Facts: Murchison Falls National Park derives its name from the Murchison falls where the mighty River Nile explodes through a narrow gorge and flows down to become a placid river whose banks are thronged with hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks and bufalloes.At the top of Murchison Falls, the River Nile forces its way through a seven meter gap in the rocks and tumbles 43 meters down, then flows westward into Lake Albert. The outlet of Lake Victoria sends around 300 cubic meters ... read more

Hello from Uganda After a very long, dusty, and bumpy 13 hour bus ride we have arrived in Kampala, Uganda. On route we saw several zebra herds and a troop of baboons complete with mothers carrying infants. We are staying at the home of a wildlife proffesor at Makerere University. On Thursday we are heading to Lake Mburo national park and then to Queen Elizabeth National Park to work with Dr. Ludwig Siefert (who we are staying with) on his research with Lion and Hyena populations. More details on that when we get back. Until then we are exploring Kampala and the University campus here. We will post next after we get back from Queen Elizabeth NP in about 2 weeks. - Andrew ... read more

Well, I have been called the wandering Jew. I have moved to my third place so far. I liked the second place but Hilary had offered a couple weeks ago to have me stay at her place and then to dog sit when she went away for a week and I thought it would be nice to have my own place for a week this summer--probably won't happen the rest of the time. And it has actually been interesting living in different neighborhoods briefly and exploring them a bit. Kampala is big! Doesn't really have skyscrapers and I think there's a million people so it's spread out over 8 (I think) pretty hills. My latest neighborhood is called Tank Hill. It turns out there are a bunch of decent restaurants--even Italian--in Kampala! The downtown area is ... read more

Greetings to all! Well this will be the last blog entry from Natondome Village, Africa (well at least for this year!!), So sit back and enjoy…. It is a long one! FDNC WEBSITE Firstly, I have just had a look at the updated FDNC website, which now has information on the 2 programs that Luke and I created during our time in Uganda. I was very excited to see this, and of course a moment of pride flashed by too! Please have a look for yourself as www.fdncuganda.org There are some nice photo’s! Below is how it reads on the website for the lazy ones amongst us!! The Adelaide - Mbale Children’s Health Fund (AMCHF) Established in April of 2007 by two volunteers from Adelaide, Australia who assisted FDNC programs, Celeste McLachan and Luke Orr, this ... read more