Changed Name of Blog

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Hello guys. I have updated the site and changed the name from Pat Uganda to Ugandatravel. you can imagine why this was necessary web traffic wise.

Here are some pix taken some time ago in Western Uganda

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Photos

Hima Factory
this factory makes cement but pollutes the environment. visibility has been reduced to about 100 meters

Paved Road
Despite the heavily polluted air the roads are perfect and winding

Kilembe
the town is now dead after copper mining came to a halt several years ago

Relics
Empty houses with the lights switched on. the town of Kilembe

Mobuku River
The water gushes down the pebbles in River Mobuku

Seasonal River
I was told the river is seasonal, it gets more violent during the sunny season when the snow from the neighboring Mountain melts

Mweya Crater Lakes
One of the biggest craters in Mweya Game Park

Mweya Lodge
Warthogs welcome you to this paradise in the west of Uganda

Wild Pig?
A warthog feeds as we drive a few feet past it

Upclose
Do Warthogs sweat?

On Its Knees
A Warthog gets on its fronts to be able to reach the grass

Scenic
A view from the Safari Lodge down on bay where the River Launch picks guests for the trip along the channel

Love this
Imagine sipping a cold beer and looking out the window and seeing this. Its great

Launch arrives
the channel boat arrives with tourists returns after taking them to the borader with Congo

Reverse move
I never knew boats can make turns in such limited space

Mt. Rwenzori
Beyond the Cactus tree are the mountains of the Moon part of the Rwnzori ranges

Green Tree
Imagine sipping a cold one beside this tree

SunSet
The most beautiful of all sunsets is here in Mweya Safari Lodge

Mountain Ranges
The blue mass in the middle of the picture which touches the clouds is the southern part of the Rwenzoris. WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU SOON

Sunset
Wow. Isn't this lovely

Baboons
naughty animals in the road. Check out the sealed potholes. Why not in Kampala

Comments

[edgar]

way 2 go!
way to go patrick! how do i contribute a few good pictures?