Bujagali Power Station, Gandhi, Nile Perch, Tilapia, White Nile
In Africa, Uganda on January 5, 2017 at 4:25 pm

Self-explanatory
A little to the north-east of Kampala is the town of Jinja where the source of the White Nile is located. The plan was to head out early in the morning and spend the day there before heading back to the city. Two of my friends from the Murchison Falls trip organized the expedition and picked me up around 8am. After stopping for breakfast we were on Jinja Road which is packed with cars due to all the factories off the highway; it’s also the main road to the Kenyan border. All this combined with the potholes means the 81km journey takes closer to 2-3 hours if you’re able to avoid traffic and it seemed as though we might be lucky this day. Read the rest of this entry »
Albert Nile, Masindi, Murchison Falls, Sambiya Lodge, White Nile
In Africa, Uganda on January 1, 2017 at 5:46 pm

The White Nile flowing into Lake Albert, Uganda
The third day into the trip was December 31 so for New Years we headed north to Murchison Falls to enjoy a game park and the stunning falls where the White Nile gets compressed into 7m before tumbling down towards Lake Albert. Up early but starting late as per African time, 10 of us took off in 2 vehicles. We left the city and headed towards Masindi, the last town before the cut off to the park. Read the rest of this entry »