mombasa
21 novembre 1991, Kenia ⋅ 25 °CHaving 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 ofLeggi altro
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 ofLeggi altro
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 wereLeggi altro
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 strongLeggi altro
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 vareLeggi altro
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 2Leggi altro
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 goLeggi altro
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 actLeggi altro
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.Leggi altro
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 theLeggi altro
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 herdsLeggi altro