Oct 10, 2012 - Jinga, Uganda

Jinja, Uganda Oct 10, 2012

Yesterday we took a evening boat cruise for $15 along the Nile river and into Lake Victoria, the source of the Nile.  We saw huge monitor lizards, lots of birds, and at the very end an otter.

Today Alene and I volunteered at a school for a few hours.  We painted two classrooms and visited a pre-school and a health clinic run by a group called Soft Power Education.  They picked us up around 9:30, they told us a little about the organization and showed us some of the schools and facilities that they run.  After that we were given paint and paintbrushes and painted 2 classrooms cream.

After painting we talked with some of the teachers and the organization leaders.  We also go to interact with some of the kids.  They LOVED getting to look at the pictures I was taking of them.  After that they served us a traditional African lunch of Chapati (local version of a tortilla) rice and beans.

They brought us back to our campsite just when the rain was starting so all four of us squeezed into the front of the truck.  It was another bouncy bumpy ride home.  It was even funnier because Alene had to ride in my lap and the driver was worried about being able to pass on some of the roads due to water on the dirt road.

I am now sitting on the patio over looking the Nile river and listening to the rain fall on the tin roof.