Declined… my demand to ride all the way up Mount Elgon is declined. The second highest park ranger in command refuses to let me ride up the mountain with my motorcycle. It is apparently illegal to enter any Kenyan national park by motorcycle or tricycle (tuc-tuc). I try to convince him, I even suggest a … More SILAS (36)
k As I give my bike a morning inspection I see a woman lurking around. She introduces herself as Teddy. Before I even can ask how she got that name she already tells me that she has no idea why her dad gave her this strange masculine name. She’s the manager of the mountain inn … More TEDDY (37)
When I’m leaving Mbale, I meet a guy with a big backpack full of DVD’s. He’s bringing them to his cinema in Kumi, a small town north of Mbale. I give him a ride. Soon to be posted: a short documentary about him and his business partner/friend, Okello and their movie imperium in Kumi. Here’s … More EMMA (33) & OKELLO (27)
I pick up Rosemary Nambooze (age unknown, you don’t ask that kind of things to lady ;-)) when I’m getting lost from Entebbe to Kampala. I give Rose and her son, Abryl a ride to Angel’s center for children with special needs in Nansana (on the outskirts of Kampala) . Listen to her story. you … More ROSE
I get up again early in the morning (is this a holiday?) and after throwing a last look on the falls I’m off to catch the 9 o’ clock ferry boat across the river in Paraa. I’m racing on the 25 km of dirt roads towards the ferry… and I make it just in time! … More SIMON (28):
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