Birthday Boy on the Boat
It’s not 30, but 29 for the second time! Swab the deck, matie! Here I am, turning twenty-nine for the second time, while crossing Lake Victoria on a bucket of bolts that would do the ‘Africa Queen’ proud. In between kamikaze mosquito attacks, I wonder what I am doing here….
Read MoreWhite-Knuckle Rafting the Nile
Oxygen is under-rated when you swallow half the Nile While the locals tease her by going over the many rapids just holding onto plastic jerry cans, we, the intrepid white-water rafters from distant lands, are going to challenge the mighty Nile River’s rapids in life vests, helmets, big boats, and…
Read MoreJust Kicking It in Kampala
Don’t let the Kampala Tax Man get ya! Watch it, Buddy! pick one, any one! mugging for the camera not the nightlife I wanted… Today I’m gonna take you on a little tour of Kampala, Uganda’s equatorial capital, and the fun starts even before I step out into the equatorial…
Read MoreAnd Uganda Express Wins 1-0!
Uganda Express owns Nakivubo Stadium! Come on Uganda Express! As the cool breeze attempted to defuse the afternoon heat, giant ibis rode the currents to new heights while down below a pitched battle between Uganda and Somalia raged. To the beat of sticks and fists against drums and metal signs,…
Read MoreWednesday’s To Do List: Cross the Equator ~check, Forge the Nile ~check
Two for one: cross the equator and the nile in one day! Can we go now? Better than a Day Job Down Below: the Nile River! Today is was time for me to pack up and leave Kisumu for Uganda’s capital, Kampala and the trip was an adventure, starting with…
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