Another day of driving... All of us were
exhausted from yesterday’s adventures; we certainly slept well, and now we were
headed for our next one. We managed to get going by 8.30 am, and hoped we would
be in Jinja before it got dark. Estimated drive time was 8-10 hours. This time,
my brother drove most of the way and managed to get himself stopped by the cops
twice for speeding! The police however were very understanding when we said we
were from Kenya, and they let us off. They didn’t ask for a bribe and they weren’t
nasty. They were so professional and I was so impressed with them!
We were making relatively good time, and
had a quick stop at the same place in Masaka for some more samosas. Due to the
traffic congestion in Kampala, we were advised to use the Northern Bi-pass to
avoid it. We got most of the way there, and then instead of listening to what we
were told, we followed our noses. This didn’t bring us out as far as we hoped,
so we turned off elsewhere and added on an hour to the journey.
As the sun was setting we crossed over the
Nile into Jinja and made our way to where we were staying: Nile River Explorers.
Driving in, there were 3 overland trucks and tons of people! I knew immediately
that this was going to be a very social next couple of days. So we sorted
ourselves out, got our room keys and headed straight for the bar and ordered a
Nile Special beer.
The camp was situated on the banks of the
Nile, and the view was spectacular. The outside area overlooked it, and it was
such a perfect location. We grabbed a bench and sat down. At the end of the
table was a girl sitting by herself. Naturally, we got chatting and she was lovely.
She is from Germany and had been working on a yacht, which is where she met her
boyfriend from Cape Town. He joined us and we had a good jol. We spent most of
the evening with them, and another friend of theirs who happened to be friends
with my brother’s friend (small world!).
It wasn’t too late a night though as were
going rafting in the morning!
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