Sunday 14th:  We left Mbarara at lunchtime and drove south through the beautiful hills and valleys of Ankole with the pastureland and swamps looking so green and verdant. The obvious wealth of the whole of southwestern Uganda (where virtually all the houses are brick-built with tiled or corrugated iron roofs) is in sharp contrast to … Continue reading Lake Bunyonyi and Kabale: January 14th-16th

Friday, 12th:  Babu, Peace and Philip (two of his four children - Peace lives with Babu while Philip still lives in South Africa but had come home for Christmas), set off back to their home outside Mbarara in their car while we followed more slowly in the minibus, stopping at the Equator - a must … Continue reading Southwest to my childhood home of Mbarara: January 12th-14th

Monday: After a good night’s sleep in Robert’s new home in Apapai, I stepped out of the darkness of the traditional grass-thatched house I had shared with Felicity, Inna and Kerstin into the cool morning air as the sun was rising. The grass was wet with dew. It was hard to believe how hot the sun … Continue reading Uganda’s Wonderful Wildlife: January 8th-11th

Robert took all our group as well as Maggie and some family members to his parents’ home in Tubur for their Introduction (traditional marriage ceremony), arriving at about 10.30. We were met by women waving flags, dancing and ululating who then processed us slowly to our seats - a grand entry! Preparations were still being … Continue reading Saturday and Sunday, 6th and 7th January: Robert’s marriage and home

(My apologies to everyone who has been waiting for news about my last ever visit to Uganda with Robert (Teso, Uganda), Felicity (UK), Inna (Ukraine), Patrick (Madagascar) and Kerstin (Germany). I struggled to keep up with my diary because of all the visits, activities, travelling and long days on top of being so unwell for … Continue reading TESO VISIT continued (3rd and 4th January 2024)

Sunday, 31st December Robert wasn’t very well on Saturday and was much worse today so went to a very basic clinic in Nyero trading centre while James took me and Felicity to Nyero Church, first for the English service at 7.00am. Kokas joined us there. Felicity preached. After the service, we were given breakfast in … Continue reading NEW YEAR

Thursday and Friday, December 26th - 27th (2023) (I have never used my phone before to post a Blog on my website, so have no idea what it will look like.) We had a long sleepless night in Doha airport, with only a few seconds of internet access, just time enough to receive messages from … Continue reading The First Week in Uganda