Uganda

Adventure and Lake capital of Eastern Africa?

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When early explorers were trying to find the source of the Nile, they had to look no further than beautiful Lake Victoria.

Uganda was another one of those African countries who made headlines in the news in the early 70’s with their rather ruthless and sarcastic dictator Idi Amin.  With him letting militants land an Israeli airplane in Antebbe Airport, to the casualties that ensued, to challenging other presidents to boxing matches (he was an ex boxer), to his comments to Richard Nixon after Watergate, this man had pretty much gained the world’s attention the wrong way ( somewhat like Hugo Chavez of Venezuela did).

Fast forward 40 years and the country is a totally different place.  Beautiful landscapes with lakes dot the country side in this majestic country.  The people are friendly and welcoming and always ready to help out in any way.  Kampala is a big thriving city comparable to that of Cairo with traffic jams and pollution, so that did not really interest me, so I just walked around a bit to get an idea what it was like.

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I had the opportunity to go on a beautiful lake cruise on Lake Bunyonis.  Said to be one of the deepest lakes in the world.  Many islands dot the lake and in the olden days there was a very small island where they used to put the women who got pregnant before wedlock called Punishment Island.  One of the islands we had the opportunity to see was Leper Island where many of the lepers were put to keep them away from the general populace.  The island is now a beautiful coed school with students coming from all around to study various sciences.  Morality quotes are seen everywhere to remind the students to behave….

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Jinja, Uganda is sometimes called the adventure capital of West Africa.  I can honestly tell you this is true!!!  With activities like kayaking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and of course fishing, you will never run out of activities to do.  Set on a small part of Lake Victoria, I could of spend another week here at the campsite admiring all there is to do.  A few of us decided to take up the lake fishing which was an awesome experience.  We were able to only catch about a 2.5 kilo Nile Perch, but after getting it prepared, everyone savored the great flavor of it.  I just wish we could of caught a few 20 kilo fish!!!!!  Truly a place to visit

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