Tagged: Fort Portal

Fort Portal to Butiaba: Cheats, Near Collisions, and Jerry Can Showers

Fort Portal to Butiaba: Cheats, Near Collisions, and Jerry Can Showers

Fort Portal to Butiaba: Cheats, Near Collisions, and Jerry Can Showers. Feb 13. To get from Fort Portal to Butiabam, I got up and found a mini-van leaving Fort Portal and heading north to a town called Hoima.  30,000 shillings ($8.80).  When I asked, they told me it was going to take about three hours to get to Hoima.  One always needs to double that number to mentally prepare for the actual arrival time… As I was sitting and waiting...

Fort Portal: Death Threats and Crater Lakes

Fort Portal: Death Threats and Crater Lakes

Fort Portal: Death Threats and Crater Lakes. Feb 12. Well, today has not been easy. I tried to get through to Hostgator because my website went down.  I tried live chat for 30 minutes and then the website would reset itself.  I tried again for 30 minutes and then it would reset itself again.  I called them and lost the connection.  I called them again and got through.  I talked to a man.  He said the site was working.  I...

Lake Bunyonyi to Fort Portal: Tired Man

Lake Bunyonyi to Fort Portal: Tired Man

Lake Bunyonyi to Fort Portal: Tired Man. Feb 11. I got up early, had breakfast and checked out of Wilfred’s Place.  It is a beautiful property, but I need to get going and see more of the country.  Plus, my body aches from labor that it is unaccustomed to. To get from Lake Bunyonyi to Fort Portal, I caught a motorcycle for about 45 minutes to take me into Kabale for 10,000 shillings.  I am not sure how a man...