Mombasa
9 ноября 1991 г., Кения ⋅ 30 °C
Background was that I had sold a headrest that I bought in Nairobi Market in 1990 for £300. I visited WTM using my fake Khao San Road Press Pass to get into WTM, and while there I saw Hayes andЧитать далее
Nairobi
10 ноября 1991 г., Кения
Breakfast was a dream. Bacon, eggs, sausage, toast & tea, all served by white coated waiters while travelling across the Athi Plains with all the usual plains game, except majestically wandering herdsЧитать далее
To the border
11 ноября 1991 г., Уганда ⋅ 15 °C
The overnight bus to the border was everything I expected and prayed it would be like. Absolutely packed solid, V noisy (At least the roads have improved a lot), not an inch to wiggle a toe, and theЧитать далее
Kampala YMCA
12 ноября 1991 г., Уганда
Crossed the border into Uganda and was much disturbed to find out that Brits now need a visa, costing $20, to get into Uganda. Managed to convince them I only needed a transit visa, which was $10.Читать далее
Kampala hanging about
13 ноября 1991 г., Уганда ⋅ 24 °C
Don’t think Kampala has much in store for me, but I have 2 days to kill.
Managed to kill 2 days fairly respectably and was much impressed with Kampala and the efforts of Uganda to get their actЧитать далее
Entebbe botanical
14 ноября 1991 г., Уганда
Entebbe Botanical Gardens is really just a piece of parkland with a few different types of tree and monkeys, and some ferocious little red ant bastards, that, once they have got you, don’t let goЧитать далее
Mabira Forest
16 ноября 1991 г., Уганда
Couldn’t face the bus back to Nairobi so had an extra day to kill, so I headed for Mabira Forest, a government run forest reserve about 20 kms out of Jinja on the road to Kenya. Hired not one but 2Читать далее
Jinja for lunch
16 ноября 1991 г., Уганда
Had a quick lunch in Jinja, (source of the Nile, Owen Falls now a dam).
I’ve just been surrounded by some ugly fat ‘Unmentionables’. Vee did nort lake Tanzania at ourl, but Malavi iss vareЧитать далее
Tororo prison
17 ноября 1991 г., Уганда
Made it to Tororo, quite a fun place. But heavily into staring at gringos, Stayed in a really grimy grot hole, no water (nothing unusual), air, peace or pretense of friendliness. Very strongЧитать далее
Nairobi market
18 ноября 1991 г., Кения ⋅ 19 °C
Crossed the border uneventfully and killed time until my train was due. Shared with an English guy called Tony Lawson from Tunbridge Wells! Got on very well. Had a few beers and found out that we wereЧитать далее
mombasa
21 ноября 1991 г., Кения ⋅ 25 °C
Having bashed on about the Shelley Beach Hotel ad infinitum to make everyone jealous, and splashed around a few pictures of it, it is revolting. None more so than the lady I have the pleasure ofЧитать далее
