I just spent the last few days in Entebbe with a trip to Kampala for some computer equipment. It has been a great time, and it has been a real jump start to my vision to be able to serve missionaries all across (East?) Africa. Other than the logistical firsts, I wanted to share some fun things that happened here.
I went to Kampala with Fred, the day guard at the house where I was staying. We took a boda-boda in Kampala. In Kenya that usually refers to bicycles, but here in Uganda they are mostly scooters. Mine was a motorcyle, with at least a 125cc engine (not small for here). It serves the purpose of a taxi, with more cargo than any taxi you may have used. So the driver, Fred and myself rode up through town to the Equitoria Hotel. We did not have a 30kg bag of matoke (bananas) so the engine did not have any trouble.
We took a “taxi” back to Entebbe (which is what they call a matatu in Kenya, a 15 passenger minivan). There was one woman with a box of chickens on board.
I will post more later, and maybe some pictures.