Transfer Back "Home" to Lunyinya, Uganda
Trip Start
Jul 23, 2010
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Trip End
Apr 17, 2011
Where I stayed
Lunyinya Village
Lunyinya, Uganda
Thursday, January 27, 2011
The drive into Kabale (pronounced kah-BAH-lee) is absolutely gorgeous as we wind our way through the mountains. The roads have recently been repaved, so it is a comfortable drive. We pass one of the first national park reserves in Uganda, where there stands a forest of bamboo. Coming down from the mountain to Lake Bunyonyi, we find large pastures for grazing cattle in semi-swamp areas. When we stop in Kabale, Nasser takes us to a small museum to get some education on the local Bakisu (pronounced bah-CHEE-soo) tribe.
From here, we head east / northeast through Mbarrara (pronounced EM-bah-RAHR-rah) to Masaka (mah-sah-KAH). Mbarrara is the second most developed town in Uganda, after Kampala. Masaka is north / northeast of the village about 45 minutes via Kalisizo, and our last stop to pick up some last minute items. A quick phone call to Mummy and I learn she is just down the street, doing the same thing, picking up some last minute items for our return. So, after some brief introductions, we load into the car as a group of four now, and head for home.
If you look at a map of our driving route today, it looks like we are going off course, but that’s what you have to do if you want to stay on paved roads. Nonetheless, we hit some rough areas, where construction hasn’t yet reached, and drivers are always in a hurry, making for some gut-wrenching close calls. We safely reach the home in Lunyinya by 6 pm, with a good hour to go before sunset, where the family warmly greets us. We’re home for a while.
Comments
What a beautiful country. jayne, what an incredible adventure