Isaac and gang!

White men can't jump but can they grow pineapples?

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July 1st 2008
A dawning realisation that the pineapples I planted over 18 months ago would be getting close to harvest and ever-increasing airfares made me get my finger out and take action in booking a flight to Uganda before it was too late. Denise couldn't get the time off so I travelled on my own. Here's my notes of the journey taken from my diary: "On plane somewhere over Ethiopia. That strange sens ... read more

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more