Fort Portal

A short drive after our chimpanzee trek took us to a campground/lodge just outside of Fort Portal. We were going to do a few day trips from here, but since the camp was a little further out of town than expected, we decided to stay put (plus the rain and humidity made the idea of hiking unattractive).
The best thing about this place was the farm-to-table food. The owners (a Ugandan woman and her German husband) had created a working farm alongside the accommodation. They raise different animals and have a huge vegetable garden that supplies the restaurant. We asked Miriam, the owner, if we could buy some fresh vegetables to take away with us. The next morning she took us around the garden and let us pick whatever we wanted and did not charge us anything. It was great to get freshly picked lettuce, eggplants, carrots, radishes and tomatoes. She also gave us a loaf of homemade bread. Our friend, MT, will be very excited that we are getting a serving of fresh veges at every meal! This is pretty much as far north as we will get on our drive through Africa and we now start heading southeast towards Kenya.Read more