I am on my way to Mbale right now with the parents. This trip has been organized by Karibuni Safaris and so far it has been good, but I guess only time will tell. We left Kampala at about midday today and have been on a non-stop trip to Mbale for about 3 hours. Dad is a little aggitated because there are some business people we are supposed to be meeting in Mbale to strike some deals with. I hope all goes with the trip.
tracks on the road side to Mbale
…half an hour later..
We stopped at Najjembe to get some chicken and gonja and the car tire we fixed yesterday after spending a cool 35000 shillings was flat again. I am pretty sure we lost thirty minutes of our journey there. We were able to get a mechanic to help us fix our car and are now back on our trip to Mbale.
muchomo plaza
roasted gonja
I have my own quarrels dealing with the police now and what not. How can we driving at 50kph on the highway! When are we supposed to get to our destination- especially when we have deadlines to beat! Anyway, I am hopeful that we will find some of these business people in their offices when we
get to Mbale.
green bananas
Otherwise, for now… I am enjoying the beats from Putumayo's South African music and letting daddy drive us to Mbale.
- Put on the indicators.
- Put on the wipers.
- Show the driving permit and what not.
... one hour later...
"Clara I have got a fart… and behind it there's a tool! " daddy said as we headed into Iganga. He was guarding that tool jealously to save the passengers least it became a calamity!
Poor passengers!
Kiira Dam in the back ground.. Me in the foreground
So, as it turns out.. The road to Mbale between Jinja and Bugiri has been fixed! All tarmacked and smooth as ever, I am enjoying this trip today. Plus, I HAVE been able to open the sun roof of the car and take some well deserved pictures of Uganda.
So far we have been stopped by two policemen. The first one took 10,000 shillings from daddy. The second one simply asked us to:
Wow quite the epic adventure. I am glad that I was not the one driving the car today: because it would be a complete disaster!
We just left Iganga town a few minutes ago and we are now on Tirini road! It is our straight shot to Mbale Town. Did I forget to mention that it is a 99km stretch?! Haha, well, there is nothing to enjoy on this road aside from the maize plantations, the mud huts covered with grass thatched roofs, the cassava plantations here and there,, and ofcourse, the lovely sounds of Erykah Badu and simple conversations from mum and dad.
cows grazing on Tirini Road
Its 3:35pm now. :)… so much for the three our drive to Mbale. :P
3:56pm.. It s just started pouring rain! We are still on Tirini road and its refreshing to see some rain after being home for a couple of weeks and not seeing anything. :)… Mum's legs were swelling a while back.. But managed to get that under control. :D.. So, they are good now basically. From the look in the sky, Mbale town seems to have been visited by some rain.. And we are driving right into it.
K.. I'll be back a little later when I have something nice to add to my travel to Mbale. :D
4:46pm, we finally arrive into Mbale.
A street in Mbale Town
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