Thursday, July 30, 2015

Our new home in Uganda

These are our water tanks for the 8 apts in our building and the
caretakers place. And our truck parking. By the end of the day we
have 4 trucks parked here. At 6:30 am the young elders use this
for their serious soccer! with lots of clapping and hollering!!
The picture is taken from our living room window.

Ralph getting his office ready for action!

Our nice kitchen with our water filters and a nice blender.
I have learned to make good smoothies without ice...I use apple
bananas and pineapple that have been frozen, and yogurt!

Our living area with attached office. Notice the vacuum box I use as a
footstool! I think we have the only vacuum in Uganda!

This has been taken from our back porch, where I have a mini
washing machine. In the 3rd courtyard is where 2 little boys live,
that run around pushing a bicycle without any clothes on.

I need the kids to look up and email me what kind of birds these are?
We have lots of them and they make a loud squawk!!!

This is Nathan. His mother, Christine cleans for us. When he
gets tired he is bundled on her back and sleeps! 17 kilos.

Ralph trying to concentrate on his driving with the bodas all around!

At the mission office. The couple are the Chabras (medical, from CA) and
Sister Chatfield the mission pres' wife. They are from Alpine UT. I
can tell it's a Monday because of the treats on the counter. The young
elders stop by on their way to use computers at an internet cafe.

The three A.Ps working on computers. Across from them is Suzy
and Sarah who are paid employees. We have 3 because Elder
Peterson is leaving soon.

Last but not least is our bedroom and a photo of our mosquito
net that we sleep under. The mosquitos that cause malaria are
out and about at nite. :) :) xoxox

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Our trip to the source of the River Nile and miscellaneous other photos.

A two lane road turns into a 3 1/2 lane - the boda is the 1/2 lane. 

The bodas go any direction at any time.

Now we have a full 4 lanes on the same 2 lane road.

Bodas ready for hire.

A roadside nursery.

Sugar Cane field.

Sugar Cane truck.

A bicycle carrying a load of produce.

The River Nile

An intersection in Jinja where the Nile starts.

Jinja town.

Two of the three main modes of travel (bicycle, boda and taxi)

Our boat to take us to the source of the Nile.


Our trainers - E&S Kinghorn(L) and E&S Peterson(R) from South Africa.

Birds on the river.

Homes on the river.


Monkey on the river.

A fish diving bird drying his wings.

Almost look like eagles.

Sign along the shore as we approached the source.

The source or beginning of the River Nile as it flows north out of  Lake Victoria.

A river lizard.

This sign was stuck in the ground on a tiny (10'X16') piece of land in the middle of the beginning of the river.

River settlement.

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A bicyclist with their seemingly impossible loads.

Note the one lane turned into two.


One of my favorite vehicles so far.  Note: no front end (the Isuzu is not much better), right rear outer wheel missing, and the best of all, NO windshield!

Now pay attention, a taxi passing in the same direction of travel and then a few seconds later,

a boda with three people on it going the OTHER DIRECTION!




Our favorite pic of a bicycle with an improbable load.



A cow and a chicken sharing a meal.

Caution - Wide Load!

Making bricks.