No Hurry in Africa
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Bored, I jump out of the bus to stretch my legs, not realising the disaster that lies ahead of us.
I march down towards the crowd by the river and people turn around to me. I approach, camera in hand.
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I will never be embarrassed at people staring at me again. The main road between Uganda and Rwanda was blocked by an overturned truck. It had attempted to drive across a flooded bridge. An employment opportunity presents itself: No mate, you have to pay ME for that particular public humiliation. Oh what a spoilsport the Muzungu is, denying the villagers a good laugh….
We hang around eating huge chunks of fresh jackfruit only shillings in this part of the world! I prepare for a night on the bus. Many people have abandoned ship and opted for the shilling piggyback ride but I stretch out on three seats. No hurry in Africa… killing time before we get back on the bus from Kampala to Kigali. As we approach the border, a few minutes later, a man next to me opens a photo album of identity cards and ponders: I panic when I hear the revving of a bus engine. Perhaps the bus driver really does mean to leave me behind this time?
And I recognise our luggage, strewn under a tree, bags being searched — not for bombs — but for cavera plastic bags , illegal in Rwanda. For more dramatic photos of the scene that greeted us, see the Diary of a Muzungu Facebook album. On my recent bus ride from Kampala towards Nairobi the co-driver gathered up all the rubbish in the bus and jettisoned it out the leftside window.
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I gasped in horror and he said a bit sheepishly.. It just shows us humans do what we can get away with! I love your stories. This one is just off the hook!
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How did I rear a daughter such as you? You put me to shame with your stoiscism.
Scrabble and a roaring fire: Do you want to go gorilla trekking in Rwanda? TripAdvisor LLC is not responsible for content on external web sites. Dear Keith Thanks for the no hurry in Africa. This time round it was closer.
Have I spelt that correctly? You know I like a regular hourly stop……. And a recovery time of a couple of days! I think it took me two days to recover from the 20 hour journey back: Bujumbura to Kigali 8 hours in very comfortable Landcruiser then a sweaty overnight bus from Kigali back to Kampala 10 huors. Hardly slept a wink. There were few seats left so rather than sit over the back wheels, I was wedged in bank of 3 seats. My shoulders were wedged solid between 2 men, to the point I got shoulder ache, neckache and backache!
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It was rather a weird experience. Then had a huge party that night, a send-off run for our Hasher friend. My body ground to a halt at 1: Took me another day to recover.. As I write today, now recovering from the wedding itself!
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Look out for a Royal wedding blog soon. Surely, the driver has no sympathy for sick people, say, the diabetics who need to empty their bladder more regularly. And for this, he will never apologise for the unnecessary delays. It is not a cherished journey. Travelling by day is definitely better because at least you can look out of the window. Even if the bus did apparently want to to drive off without me! I thought the staff checking tickets etc were courteous enough. The country has beautiful beaches, dramatic mountain ranges, bustling cities, peaceful farmlands, and everything in between.
In July and August, I visited what are probably the two most famous national parks in Africa: The highlight of my trip to Mozambique was definitely the Bazaruto excursion, but I also really enjoyed visiting the capital city, Maputo, and the beautiful beaches around Inhambane. Maputo is located in the southern part of the country, on the coast. Main menu Skip to content. A selection of Kenyan, Ugandan, and South African adorableness from the past two months.
This site uses cookies. We have met one person who missed his flight from Entebbe to Paris because he had plenty of time to get to the airport. Unfortunately for him, he had not. You cannot always accept delays with equanimity. It was our final day in Uganda and we had an afternoon departure from Kampala to be ready in time for our flight that night.
I do indeed hate being late. However, there was work to be done, so we agreed on a venue and I made appointments with three different people to rendezvous there. Meetings were planned for midday, 1. Nobody will be surprised to learn that all three arrived at the same time; at 3. But at least we caught our flight.
A first-hand view of the villages where we are working Forever Friends of Uganda. About the up keep for the water project at Bubebbere, we shall be using Diesel oil for 10, shillings per month and aso do service the pump every 4 months. Our Little angels school will be responsible for those charges.
Thank you very much for your message. I will transmit it to Keith. Dear Keith Thanks for the no hurry in Africa. We really need to do something about this attitude.
It is costing our communities billions of shillings a year through work not done or work not completed. The adults seem to continuously pass this horrible vice to the young people. Once again thank you for the article.