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Even after so many months on the road, you still make mistakes. We arrived in Kampala after a great journey on the comfortable and half-full Posta Bus. Walking to our desired hotel, I think we both had thoughts of 'why don't we call the place', but continued walking the km or so to New City Annex. Only upon arrival, did we discover that all the cheap rooms were full since it was a Friday, and our usual back-up plan of having our own tent would not work as we were in the city. Ooops. The we called a couple of other places and they were also full or expensive. So our decision was to keep moving on to Entebbe, and the port for the ferry to the Ssese Islands. Our mistake cost us a few hours, because we could have been dropped off the bus at the local mini-bus stand a few hours earlier after all was said and done. Rookie mistake for sure, but we were both tired and forgot that it was the weekend.
Entebbe was quite a quiet city, with only the major airport and a UN base seeming to keep it alive. It was pleasant enough for a night, and we easily made the nice ferry the next day at 2PM. It was nice to be on the water again, and this time it was the impressive and huge Lake Victoria!!! The Ssese
Islands are billed as the Bahamas of Lake Victoria, but I will have to disagree with that. A group of 84 islands, the main one was where our ferry landed near the village of Kalangala. Expecting blue waters and white sand beaches, we were to be disappointed. A pleasant island nonetheless, with friendly locals, but definitely NOT rivalling the Bahamas.
We stayed at the Hornbill Camp, with cabins painted in interesting artwork. Our tent overlooked the beach and we enjoyed some nice sunsets. The only excitement was on the first night, when the huge Great Dane named Shaka Zulu, found a local trying to break in to one of the cabins. He was chased down, caught, and then confessed to a couple of recent thefts on the island. What will happen to the young, homeless boy we do not know….
After a couple of quick nights, we decided we would move on as we had been to far nicer and more relaxing places than here. So, it was the 8AM ferry back to Entebbe, and a better attempt at staying in Kampala. It was worth seeing the islands and being on the lake, but not recommending from our experience. *Stub
Even after so many months on the road, you still make mistakes. We arrived in Kampala after a great journey on the comfortable and half-full Posta Bus. Walking to our desired hotel, I think we both had thoughts of 'why don't we call the place', but continued walking the km or so to New City Annex. Only upon arrival, did we discover that all the cheap rooms were full since it was a Friday, and our usual back-up plan of having our own tent would not work as we were in the city. Ooops. The we called a couple of other places and they were also full or expensive. So our decision was to keep moving on to Entebbe, and the port for the ferry to the Ssese Islands. Our mistake cost us a few hours, because we could have been dropped off the bus at the local mini-bus stand a few hours earlier after all was said and done. Rookie mistake for sure, but we were both tired and forgot that it was the weekend.
Entebbe was quite a quiet city, with only the major airport and a UN base seeming to keep it alive. It was pleasant enough for a night, and we easily made the nice ferry the next day at 2PM. It was nice to be on the water again, and this time it was the impressive and huge Lake Victoria!!! The Ssese
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| Hornbill Camp in the Ssese Islands |
We stayed at the Hornbill Camp, with cabins painted in interesting artwork. Our tent overlooked the beach and we enjoyed some nice sunsets. The only excitement was on the first night, when the huge Great Dane named Shaka Zulu, found a local trying to break in to one of the cabins. He was chased down, caught, and then confessed to a couple of recent thefts on the island. What will happen to the young, homeless boy we do not know….
After a couple of quick nights, we decided we would move on as we had been to far nicer and more relaxing places than here. So, it was the 8AM ferry back to Entebbe, and a better attempt at staying in Kampala. It was worth seeing the islands and being on the lake, but not recommending from our experience. *Stub
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