Airport View Hotel Entebbe

We got a call the other night at 9pm. We were due to take off in half an hour to Uganda. There was a patient there who needed immediate evacuation. He had severe malaria and was in a coma. The 'hospital' he was in had no facilities. He just had an oxygen mask on and was getting some saline through a drip. He had been like this for the past 30 hours&#8230;.<br><br>We took off within the hour. It is an hour and a half flight. But he wasn&#8217;t near the airport &#8211; and obviously wasn ...

... day, I decide to go to the hotel&#8217;s excellent gym today. I start to work in my usual routine but Peter, the resident trainer, makes me get up and start with cardio for 20 minutes, and then puts me through a killer workout focusing on shoulders, arms, back and abs. I&#8217;m so glad I got this in before I get on a plane for an entire day so my body can just sit and recover. I&#8217;m also kicking myself that I didn&#8217;t take advantage of this "included ...

... time of her life. Rocky and I amuse ourselves watching people play pool &#8211; which is very different here, as there are only two colors of balls and you can shoot your color into the pockets in any order, leaving the black one for last.<br><br> At midnight Marianne and Rocky decide to head off to a nearby disco for dancing. I say goodnight and hop aboard a motorcycle taxi to return to the hotel so I am ready to arise in a few hours to bid farewell to my roommate.

... on some of our more strenuous hikes, no doubt.<br><br> I checked emails, cat-napped, greeted new arrivals, and fretted about the luggage. Each time a run would come from the airport I&#8217;d be begging for information about my bag. I am assured that the bag is there, but they won&#8217;t release it while a plane is being unloaded, and the driver didn&#8217;t want to make the people he was picking up wait for an hour before driving them to the ...

... trip for us. So far the trip of our lives. We have so enjoyed each and every moment. Apart from the few hairy times! So tomorrow Gavin and I are off to The Serengeti and the Ngorongoro crater. More camping, but we are well seasoned to this now. We are meeting Hezzy in Zanzibar on Monday and will be there for 10 days. Lots of swimming and snorkelling ahead, and swimming with dolphins. Lots of spice markets to visit too. Christine, Boda bodas are motor bikes, a well ...

... visiting Ngamba island, and although I am certain for all of us, it will be a highlight of our trip, I couldn't help but feel deep rooted emotions building up inside me as we approached. When we got off the boat, we were immediately instructed to wash our hands and put on a face mask. Concerns for the recent activity of H1N1 have the Sanctuary concerned, fear that an outbreak on Ngamba could have the potential to close the island to visitors, something they rely on for financial support ...

... seems<br>impossible. We will have to go very simply."<br><br><br><br>Tomorrow morning, we head to Ngamba Island. Ngamba Island is home to a<br>chimpanzee sanctuary, initially started by the Jane Goodall Institute<br>(JGI), but has now been taken over by a seperate government agency. JGI<br>is still largely involved in the operation of the sanctuary. Just this<br>week a vet was in the office telling us about the latest addition to<br>the sanctuary. There was a ...

... day&#8217;s content. Tom reminded them of natural resources and distribution in Africa and the movement of Europeans into the country in search of these natural resources. He had the entire class in laughter (myself included) over his view of European and North American Missionaries into Africa. &#8220;Missions come to Africa to teach us of Jesus. But who lived in Africa? Was it the missionaries? Was it Jesus? Who teaches who? Who teaches who?&#8221; He said with a grin. <br ...

... fire from which Bugandan subjects could always get a flame. It is now apparently kept burning continually and if it goes out it means that the king has died. The guide who told me this tried to show me where it was burning but it looked pretty dead to me! I went out and around town this morning but didn't buy anything other than an envelope of fried grasshoppers to eat. Tasty with little bits of ...

... This is the third time I've stayed in Kampala. The first two times were just at night on the way to and from Rwanda. This time I was excited because we were going to go out. Course we get there and can not find a place to stay. I think I'm wasting my money with lonely planet books b/c I never use them. And the map was awful. We ended up walking around in circles for 2 hours. Now mom - as you read this realize I am a live so don't freak out. Remember it ...