Dolphin Suites Kampala

... of our journey to Kampala is smooth.<br><br>Because we got through the border quicker than expected we got to the campsite early and had sometime to relax. James was on cook duty so it&#8217;s soon time to help Moses make carbonara for dinner, yum. Helen just got a few hours to chill and drink some beers with everyone else.<br><br>Tonight we were also joined by some extra people who are just coming for the Gorilla trekking &#8211; Kylie and Ryan from NZ, Louisa, Kim and ...

... around 3am and then went to the wet tents to get 2 hours sleep! As we were leaving the bar we noticed that a huge section of trees and bushes had come away from the side of the hill and slid down about 10 metres towards where our tents had previously been. It was very close to being a full on landslide, had we been in our tents and this happened it would not have been pretty. Despite all the madness or maybe because of it Rachel says it was one of her best birthdays ever! <br><br>At 5am ...

... quickly. There is probably $30-$40,000 in USD cash on the truck. And that&#8217;s no BS!!! We have a safe on board that we call a &#8220;pub&#8221; in because the locals will probably recognize the word &#8220;safe&#8221; and know what is up. So we all keep our little travel belts there with passports and wads of USD cash and take it when needed. I&#8217;m surprised but then again I&#8217;m not surprised at how much USD is accepted here. At the border for ...

Je viens a Kampala pour trouver ce faneux permis a Gorille qui coute 500 dollars et bien sur il faut payer en cash. J ai de la chance un groupe c est desiste et je peux aller voir les gorilles dans leur habitat le surlendemain au lieu d attendre 2 semaines vvoir des mois. <br><br>J en profite pour visiter les sites incontournables de Kampala : un memorial d un roi local, un temple bahai et une mosquee.<br><br>Puis retour kabale voir les gorilles.

... shout &#8220;Jesus!&#8221;<br><br> Bird watching and people watching is fantastic during this entire boat trip, and we get some great photos. Our final stop of the day is at the Bujagali Falls, where earlier in the day our three intrepid rafters had literally gone over the falls. Glad I opted out of that one, though everyone who went had a fantastic time!<br><br> Our lodge is fabulous, and I have the miraculous opportunity to reunite here with ...

We arrived last night in Uganda where we are working with Africa Renewal Ministries. This morning, we had orientation in Ggaba which is near Kampala and then quickly left for a village called Bugono in Iganga. We are partnering with a team from Ggaba Community Church, and there are 25 of us in all. We will be sleeping on the floor of Bugono Community Church which is just ...

... this project, integrating environmental concepts into the curriculum, and turning it into a project for me at home with the Ontario curriculum. And then it hit me. Why would I be a drop on my own, when I am already volunteering in Uganda with JGI. I started to develop an idea, a framework, but my head was moving faster than I could keep up with. When I got back to the mainland, I felt so inspired. I talked to Sophie before I had really thought out what I was thinking about and began to ...

... really good steady plan for improving on what they have and are trying to reach into the community by allowing locals to attend the school in return for assistance with the construction in an attempt to foster some community pride in the project. This is a pretty big theme for them because many of the rural areas of Uganda simply have no culture of education - even today the majority of the rural poor is illiterate and sees little value in educating their ...

... pineapple, passionfruit, sweet bananas, guava, mangoes and the biggest strangest fruit I've ever seen called a jackfruit. It is the shape of a rugby ball but about twice the size of a water melon and grows directly from the main trunk of the tree. It tastes pretty good! I've heard some pretty depressing things about the UVDA who sent us to this project - it seems the money we pay doesn't reach where it's meant to and Ugandan camp leaders are even left ...