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    • Day 299

      Tag 9 - 11: Jinja

      May 29, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Mer sind 4 Nächt uf ehm Campingplatz in Jinja diräkt über ehm Nil blobe. De ersti Tag hämmer alli bruucht zum chli nüt mache. Mer sind im Restaurant ghocked, händ Smoothies trunke und gredt. Zum Zmittag simmer vor de Campingplatz go Chapatis ässe 😋 ich ha freud gha mol lokals Ässe chönne z probiere. Am spötere Nomittag händs für üs d Wasserrutschbahn ih Nil uf do und mer händ es zimlichs Fäst gha die steili Rutschi derab z düüse. Wos die de weder zue do händ han ich mer no es SUP gmieted und bi chli uf ehm Nil ume paddled.

      För de zwoiti Tag hämmer üs alli (inklusiv üsem 61 jährige Indonesier) ahs river rafting häre gwogt. Ich ha zimlich schiss gha, vorallem wo mer uf ehm Boot ghocked sind und d usseghei Üebige gmacht händ. Üse Guide heds aber au huerre lustig gfonde üs meh Angst z mache als nötig esch 🙄. S rafte ah sich esch denn mega lustig gsii 😂 scho krass und mer sind au mol use gheit aber es hed au Spass gmacht.

      Am nöchste Tag simmer go ehn Schuel bsueche - das esch sehr ihdrücklich gsi. Am Obig hämmer alli zäme ehn Sunneuntergangs Bootstour gmacht. Znacht und Getränk sind inklusiv gsii - so hämmer ehn super lustige Abschluss vo üsne 3 Täg in Jinja gha ☺️
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    • Day 7

      Eventful Journey to Kampala

      December 1, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

      After a relaxed morning in Nile Adventure campsite, I bought what is known locally as a 'Rolex' which is a capatti filled with various ingredients of your choice - I had egg, green pepper, onion and tomato filling and it was delicious. I took it down to the river to eat and saw two big river otters tracking across the river about fifty metres from the jetty. There were also river birds such as the large black and white, hovering, pied kingfisher and the tiny iridescent blue malachite kingfishers and a smaller reed cormorant (that swims very low in the water with only its head above the water) spreading its coat-hanger shaped wings to dry. There were also lots of 'tiamata?' fish by the shore coming to the surface for insects which look like piranha but without the bite and are a staple for the local fishermen. I recorded the tropical sounds of insects and birds in the trees surrounding the campsite where vervet monkeys played, bounced across tents and roofs and occasionally squabbled angrily, chasing each other through the trees. The heavens opened about midday and a big, lightning flashing, thunderstorm soaked everything. As we left the campsite on our truck the drama began - we bumped about a quarter mile down a slippery and muddy track when we slid off the road into a deep ditch, throwing us and various objects across the truck and leaving the truck at a worryingly steep listing angle. As we exited the truck and slipped through the mud to take up various positions at the side of the road, many local men came running up the road to try and help free the truck. After several failed attempts, a digger was summoned from a nearby garage where it was being repaired to try and extricate the forlorn, entrenched yellow truck. After several unsuccessful attempts to tow the truck out from both ends, brute force was the final desperate solution as the digger lifted and shoved the truck backwards where our truck could then be towed out and we were free at last after about two hours. (In the meantime a young boy from the next door house came and said 'hello' - he said that he had been to school but that his mother could no longer afford the fees. He wants to be a mechanic when he grows up - he asked about my trail running shoes and said he had no shoes of his own - this put our temporary difficulty in stark perspective!) Often, our driver, then accelerated forwards in a brave and successful bid to set the truck free, continuing on to the main road. We all slipped and staggered in the mud to catch up with the truck. Then further drama ensued as the locals asked for payment from Often who remained remarkably calm amidst the melee. I also became embroiled in it as I was trying to wash my muddy feet from a water tap on the truck - a local helped, unbidden, to wash my feet - but I had to then extricate myself from the jostling crowd of locals with the help of Often. We headed for our next stop in Kampala with a story of our stranding to tell our fellow travellers who were taking alternative transport from the campsite after their whitewater rafting trip.Read more

    • Day 57

      46. Uganda: Jinja - on the Nile

      July 3, 2023 in Uganda ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F

      Jinja is the last overnight location of our 56 day overlander tour, before heading to Nairobi Kenya to catch our flight to Ethiopia.

      Jinja is considered the source of the White Nile, which combines with the Blue Nile in Sudan, therefter being referred to as just "the Nile". My group went for a sunset cruise on the river, and I did a little kayaking as well.

      We sampled chipati while we were here, which is a local food that combines fried egg with a tortilla, and uses that as a wrap, with other miscellaneous food inside.
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    • Day 13

      Fahrt nach Jinja

      August 8, 2023 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Morgens um 6 los Richtung Jinja, wieder Umweg gemacht wegen gesperrter Brücke. Reifenpanne, weil Spannsethaken in Pneu hineinstach. Ankunft um 16 Uhr im coolen Camping in Jinja mit Blick auf den Nil. Sunset-Cruise, wo wir nochmals Affen und Vögel sowie eine Höhle sahen.Read more

    • Day 23

      Jinja

      August 13, 2023 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Jipppiejeeej vandaag uitslapen in een safaritent met dubbelbed (eindelijk)!! Twee activiteiten op de planning: 's middags een duo massage, 's avonds een sunset boat cruise. Met twee heel hard genoten van de welverdiende massage na deze druk volgeplande trip. In de namiddag nog wat geluierd en een rolex gaan halen in de dichtstbijzijnde village. 'S avonds boat cruise.. hiervoor moesten we minsten met 3 zijn. Dus hadden we Ken maar meegenomen haha.. Een grote boot voor ons gedrieën, inclusief 2 obers, nen veeuuul eten met alcohol à volonté hahaha. Ken had dit nog nooit gezien, wij evenmin. Samen de laatste 3 weken overlopen, zoals de beste ervaring, de leukste gids, etc. Tot de ober begon over politieke kwesties... toch was het de ideale laatste avond! Slaapzacht... ZZZRead more

    • Day 14

      Tubing auf dem Nil (Fotos folgen)

      August 9, 2023 in Uganda ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Am Morgen ausgeschlafen. Eine ganze Stunde auf das Frühstück gewartet... Dann etwas auf dem Camping (mit Blick auf den Nil) gechillt und am Nachmittag mit Ringen den Nil runter treiben lassen. 😊 Am Abend nochmals 2 Stunden auf einen Smoothie gewartet (Ausrede: die Frauen in der Küche seien müde) 😂Read more

    • Day 16

      Uganda

      October 25, 2023 in Uganda ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      We had an early morning to ensure we could get to the border as soon as possible to give us the best chance of avoiding a crowd. The long drive and long process to get across the border ate up a lot of time during the day. Even once we got across the border, we had a lot of driving still to go. The drive was interesting and confronting as we drove through some of the poorest towns we had seen so far. Mud huts, tin rooves, rubbish everywhere, wild animals in the streets, dirt roads, muddy water, it was quite a sad sight. So we did worry about the standard of the campsite. But the new campsite was incredible. The views from the bar were incredible, and they organised SUP boarding, kayaking, white water rafting, tubing, bungee jumping, horse riding, hiking, and much more. So we were keen to be able to park up for a few nights and spend our days either relaxing or doing some cool activities. I wasn't sure what I was going to do yet, but I had time to decide.Read more

    • Day 1

      Jinja

      July 5, 2017 in Uganda ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Been a busy couple of nights with James on cooking duty, buying and cooking dinner, breakfast and lunch with two others followed by Louisa doing dinner and breakfast with a different cook crew. It was a quite a challenge with 20 meat eaters, 5 vegetarians, a small budget, three coal burners to cook it on as well as the hot water for washing up! We crossed the border yesterday and instantly noticed the difference as it looks quite tropical with fruit trees, rice paddies and many mud round houses in the rural areas. We have had quite a few storms as the wet season has come late (it's now the dry season). We are having a couple of nights on the banks of the River Nile, supposedly the source as it flows out of Lake Victoria. This morning, before the storm, we used a cut out kayak to slide down a ramp that launched us 10 foot in the air! Whilst travelling along we get so many waves from everyone along with massive smiles - such a great reception.Read more

    • Day 28

      Day 28: Jinja

      March 1, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      Remember Jinja? I have been here before. Only this time I had half a day to spend in this nice town. So I have decided to get a local guide and take a tour through Jinja village 🇺🇬

      The guide was the sweetest man. Very, very smart!!! Actually he knew more about what is currently going on in the world than I do 😂 And he taught me about his culture and believes 🙏

      You will find some pictures of the town. I will make another post just about the children I have met today - they were very sweet 💛
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    • Day 11

      Jinja Nile Camp

      June 19, 2017 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      This little resort is right on the River Nile and the views are amazing. Jess and I couldn't be bothered setting up our tent so we paid the extra $5 to be put into a door with four other girls on the trip for the two nights.

      The bunk beds were three beds high but we each had our own insect net, the beds were comfortable, there was wifi in the bar, the showers were HOT and the toilets flushed!

      I am just glad I didn't have to put up and take down the tent in the dark, I will have plenty of time for that in the up coming forty days!
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