After a slow Sunday where we wandered around the city aimlessly and stopped off for coffee, we went to the Ethiopian Embassy in Kampala today to be told tourist visas are no longer issued for land border entry. Apparantly this policy came into effect about three weeks ago... so we'll have to try our luck in Nairobi.
We then stopped by the local Land Rover dealer for the Landy to get some rattling sorted out. USD $350.00 and six hours later we're back at the same place we stayed last night, as there is too much traffic to make it the 70km to Jinja before dark. I'm starting to think this trip is all about getting work done on the Landy in as many countries as possible.
Kampala is a dusty chaotic little city, the streets crammed with battered minibuses randomly pulling out, pulling over, passing illegally and stopping with impunity. There are dozens of enormous Maribou Storks flying over the city and perching in the few trees on the side of the road.
Some of the AIDS awareness billboards are interesting - they're focused on encouraging abstinence and fidelity rather than the safe sex message you see elsewhere.
We then stopped by the local Land Rover dealer for the Landy to get some rattling sorted out. USD $350.00 and six hours later we're back at the same place we stayed last night, as there is too much traffic to make it the 70km to Jinja before dark. I'm starting to think this trip is all about getting work done on the Landy in as many countries as possible.
Kampala is a dusty chaotic little city, the streets crammed with battered minibuses randomly pulling out, pulling over, passing illegally and stopping with impunity. There are dozens of enormous Maribou Storks flying over the city and perching in the few trees on the side of the road.
Some of the AIDS awareness billboards are interesting - they're focused on encouraging abstinence and fidelity rather than the safe sex message you see elsewhere.
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