Category: Uganda

  • The Beginning of the End?

    The Beginning of the End?

    We had seen Shoebills and hot springs, Gorillas and crater lakes. We had gone from the bustling capital city of Kampala to the serene swamps of Entebbe via the equator. Uganda is a remarkable country and we were lapping it up. We could have stayed for months but time was ticking on and we had…

  • A Feast for the Senses

    A Feast for the Senses

    Kampala was a noisy, busy, chaotic city We were having to carefully plan our route wherever we wanted to go as driving through the traffic was a slow and, frankly, nerve-wracking experience But the city was packed full of interesting buildings and fascinating history and we were enjoying every minute We had already seen palaces,…

  • Impenetrable Gorillas

    Impenetrable Gorillas

    I had been awake since 3:30am watching the clock. Eventually my alarm went off at 5:45am and I leapt out of bed in the pitch dark with a big grin on my face. Today was gorilla day! By the time I was up, dressed and down at the lodge, Moses had already printed our permits…

  • Finding Utopia

    Finding Utopia

    After a long wait to see whether we could get gorilla permits, the public holidays were finally over and Moses was all set to drive into town to see what he could sort out for us. So we gave 5.5 million Ugandan Shillings in cash to someone we had only met two days before and…

  • The Pearl of Africa

    The Pearl of Africa

    We were feeling rather schizophrenic. Rwanda was a breath-takingly, jaw-droppingly spectacular country and my heart races even now when I think back on our time there. But it was also small and after only two weeks we were running out of things to do. Unlike Namibia, Rwanda did not feel like home so we weren´t…