Day 2 Tuesday 28th Feb - Jewel on the Nile

After a much needed rest and a good breakfast, apparently much improved from previous visits, the journey to our base for the next two weeks began. It was a 4 hour journey experiencing almost every type of road Uganda has to offer; starting with the busy outskirts of Kampala, through the sugar cane and tea fields and onwards towards Jinja with no end of things to see, making it a difficult decision between catching up on our beauty sleep or watching the world go by. Four people straddling one Boda Boda bike as well as someone carrying metal sheeting, police road blocks made from tree trucks and wooden spikes and multiple sofas and beds for sale, proudly displayed at the very dusty side of the road, are just a few of the sights that greeted us on our interesting and enlightening journey to Jinja.

A warm welcome awaited us from our reception committee of Christine, Geoff, Julie and Phil on our arrival at Hotel Paradise on the Nile. We had made it!

The team dropped their bags in their new accommodation before being whisked away to a lovely bar overlooking the Nile, with one lucky pair who will remain anonymous (Antonio and Kiran!) getting the room that comes complete with air-con! Here we were entertained not only by the stunning scenery but also by some brave soul bungee jumping (we joined in with the celebratory applause), fishermen in the river below and a troop of monkeys jumping in the trees and coming to steal our leftover lunch. The day has been a success, such that Amber won the quote of the day with “If I had to go home now I’d be happy!” and with so much more to come too….