Camping at Lake Nabugabo
We had a relaxed weekend with 2 other families from our church at this beautiful lake, 3 hours drive out of Kampala.
Some of the signs for nearby hotels made me smile :-)
Camping is a family affair- and here is happy proof of the mini-Parkers chipping in with the camping chores:
Ben was a whizz at making the camp-fire- and we all enjoyed toasting tasty marshmallows:
It is good to discover more of Uganda.
This trip was my initiation into the world of camping- an activity I'm not too certain about! However, I'm willing to give it a try - let's see whether my enthusiasm can grow for holidays under canvas! Since I met no snakes, no man-eating beasts and did not get eaten alive by mosquitoes, we are definitely off to a positive start!
Early Morning Boat ride from Kampala to a Lake Victoria island
This week is half term.
We started the week with a merry outing across Lake Victoria to an island about an hour's boat ride from shore.
A MAF friend had organised the outing and it was a great success.
A boat ride with home-packed coffee/tea and breakfast.
A short 2-hour hike on an unspoilt, rurual island, with time for a picnic brunch.
A return boat ride and group photo.
What a great way to spend a Monday morning! :-)
On the Island:
There were some animals to admire along the way- including this pig wth her piglets- and an enormous spider, almost the size of my fist!
Then it was time to return home. Gorgeously coloured kingfishers darted through the reeds as we sailed out of the island channel and water-birds waded peacefully through the shallows before we emerged onto the main lake, greeted by fishing boats hauling in their catch:
I was so happy to have both of these opportunities to take our children for trips which allow them - and us- to enjoy the natural beauty of the place where we live.
Uganda has so much beauty and I hope that these outings will enable us to better appeciate this amazing world we live in and our responsibility to care well for it...
Glad to hear you survived and even enjoyed your 1st family camping trip. Hopefully more to come?
ReplyDeleteLovely pics too. I remember coming face to face with a spider like that when we visited you in SA. Jenny x
What an exciting weekend you've all had,camping in a most beautiful part of Uganda and the boat ride on lake Victoria to exlore one of its islands. Glad to see the children helping with the cooking and washing up.I hope I necer find one of those spiders in my bath! dad would be most disappointed if his daughter didn't enjoy camping. lots of love nana xx
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