It should have been a easy travel day to Uganda, because it was only an one hour flight from Nairobi to Entebbe. That morning we woke up and tried to confirm our tickets for our flight on our computer. We were not able to confirm them, so we went down to the lobby and had the front desk call the airline. The people at our hotel were told we were not confirmed for the flight and the flight was full. We decided to quickly pack up, and head for the airport.
It was Monday morning and everyone was trying to head back into Nairobi. We have been in commuter traffic before, but we have never seen anything like this traffic! We were stuck with no place to move! Car and buses were driving all directions, even on the dirt medium between the highway and going every direction imaginable. We have never seen anything as chaotic, as that traffic was that morning. Finally, when we were close to the airport everyone had to get out of the car, except the driver, and walk through a building with a metal detector. Our driver picked us up at the other side of the building and then we continued to the airport. At the airport we talked to the people at the check in desk and they did allow us to get on the flight.
We chose a hotel on the outskirts of the busy city of Kampala, so when we started our road trip we would not have to drive through the city. Roadtrip Uganda brought our Rav4 to our hotel, and then we were off towards Murchison Falls. On the way we stopped off at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. We were going to do their trek and see the rhinos, but they did not take credit cards and we did not have a lot of cash on hand, so we ended up just having lunch at the sanctuary. We met a couple there that were ending their road trip and they had nothing but good things to say about Uganda.
We continued down the road and ended up spending the night at Boomu Women’s Group. Edna, who has received awards for her basket weaving, has set up a place for tourist to stay. She is trying to help out the people in her community with jobs and education. We enjoyed the night with a great Ugandan dinner and we loved spending time talking to Edna.
What a bargain!
The next morning Edna fixed us a delicious breakfast.
Before we left we purchased some of Edna’s beautiful baskets. We also gave her a suitcase full of clothes and school supplies for her to give to her community. She was such a great lady and really trying hard to help people!
Just a few minutes down the dirt road from Boomu is the gate for Murchison Falls National Park.
We stopped, paid the fee and we were asked if we would mind delivering a new tire to someone staying at the Red Chilli Rest Camp. As it just so happened that was where we were going to stay. We squeezed the tire into the Rav4 and off we went. As we approached Red Chilli we noticed a man looking down the road like he was looking for someone. He was the person that needed the tire. He was also in a Rav4 from Roadtrip Uganda. He was very thankful to us for bringing him the tire.
That night we had a choice to either pitch our tent on the lawn for $16.00 or stay in a cabin with a fan, a bed and a shared bathroom for $35.00. We chose the cabin. If you want to make a reservation to stay here just beware, not to confuse Red Chilli Rest Camp, with their place in Kampala called Red Chilli Hideaway.
When we arrived on the other side of the Nile River these
are some of the animals and people we saw as we drove around.
As we waited for the ferry to return, we had some entertainment. This guy (the baboon) got into a vehicle that had the widow down and stole someone’s lunch. He then proceeded to sit up on top of another vehicle, as to showing off his prize, while he ate it.
The tree in the background is called a sausage tree.
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