Tagged: Jinja

Uganda to Kenya: Hitchhiking with a German and Sniffing Tobacco

Uganda to Kenya: Hitchhiking with a German and Sniffing Tobacco

Uganda to Kenya: Hitchhiking with a German and Sniffing Tobacco. Feb 22 I ate breakfast and went for a venture around Jinja.  The “Source of the Nile” is here, as this is where Lake Victoria channels into what is the River Nile that goes all of the way to the Mediterranean Sea. The longest river in the world starts here! I decided that I needed to go and have a look at something that is such a big deal. It...

Whitewater rafting the Nile River through Nalubale

Whitewater Rafting the Nile with Nalubale

Whitewater Rafting the Nile River.   Feb 21 – Kampala, Uganda. My telephone rang at 05:51.  It was my Ronald from Nalubale Rafting.  He was looking for the hotel in Kampala where I was staying.  Ronald arrived at the hotel at 06:10.  06:10!  They had told me last night that he would be there at 06:15.  Five minutes early?  In Africa?  Wow!  A professionalism seldom experienced on this continent…! Ronald helped me to get my backpack in the car and we drove...