Jinja After visiting the far south-west, we had to drive all the way back to Kampala and beyond in just one day. The others, who had not gone to see the gorillas, had moved camp to Jinja at the head of the Nile near Lake Victoria. Jinja is known as the "Adrenaline Capital" of Uganda. The camp here offers white water rafting, jet boating and bungy jumping. We passed on the latter as we had nno wish to stretch our backbone and become taller t...

A Visit to the Relatives New Years Eve and three of us headed to the far south western corner of Uganda next to the Rwandan and DRC borders. Hans, Russ and I had taken up the option of a side trip to see the mounain gorillas, so with Thiemo, we left early to avoid the traffic congestion of central Kampala. The others were to stay in Kampala for another day and then move to a campground in Jinja and await our return. Peak hour traffic in Kampala was l...

Uganda - to Kampala The border formalities weren't too painful. It was a mere half hour to exit Kenya and then only an hour on the Ugandan side to clear immigration and customs. However, the trucks were stacked up on both sides of the border in their hundreds. We had cash to pay for our entry visas - the trucks apparently pay their money into the bank. Problem: the banks are closed for the holidays. So nothing happens! And the trucks will be there for d...