Kukaa. Kupenda. Kujifunza.: Rafting on the Nile

Rafting down the first waterfall

All geared up to go!

I'm sitting on the right-hand side, 2nd from the front :)

Just returned from a weekend in Jinja, Uganda and am so thankful for what a wonderful experience it was!

We left on Friday afternoon to take the bus from Bungoma to Jinja. Should be a 2.5 hour trip, but with police checks, immigration at the Ugandan border, and other interruptions, it ended up taking just over 4 hours. Someone from Nalubale Rafting picked us up at the bus depot, though, and took us to the Nile River Camp which is a collection of small cottages and dorms overlooking the Nile at Bujugali Falls. The view is absolutely breathtaking!

Having access to running water (even hot!), restaurant on location, electricity, etc made our stay feel very luxurious!

On Saturday morning we joined with 4 other people (2 from Slovakia, 2 from Holland) to go rafting. Our guide was super friendly and experienced and made me feel very safe :) Some of the rapids were grade 5, but all was fun and no worries. The very first part of the water we went down was a 16 foot waterfall! (Photos coming soon!) It was incredible! Throughout the day there were several rapids, as well as still pools where we could jump out and swim. Definitely was a beautiful day: exciting and a lot of hard work rowing, but such a wonderful experience!

Oh, and I even got a good burger at dinner on Saturday night!

Uganda is noticeably different from Kenya - more tropical landscape with fruit trees, palms, as well as mountains and rivers. The people we met were also very friendly and helpful. Driving to the river we saw pineapples, mangoes, bananas, coffee, sweet potatoes, yucca fruit, and rice being grown, which was fascinating.

Now a little rest before our last week of teaching at the secondary school. Form 1 and 2 students break for three weeks starting on Friday.

Tutaonana,
Heather