Monday, Aug. 2, 2010
Lauren, Bean, Rachel, Sophie, and I decided to visit Kabale for the weekend since it's our second to last weekend here. We took a "taxi" for the two-hour drive up to (and back from) the mountain town, which draws tourists for its proximity to Lake Bunyonyi. By "taxi," I mean a small Toyota sedan that, at one point, contained 12 people total--four people squeezed into each of the three rows of seats. The driver himself shared his seat with another grown man and shifted gears over his leg. Oh, Uganda.
The weekend was probably one of the most enjoyable thus far. We stayed at the Amagara Guest House, a popular hostel for backpackers, and had breakfast both days at a delightful little cafe/restaurant called The Nest, where you climb up a ladder-stair contraption to reach the dining area. The dining area itself was extremely cozy and had sofas arranged around coffee tables. What more could you ask for? Ah, right... the food. The food was not only delicious, but it was extremely inexpensive. Honey-drizzled pancakes with bananas the first day, an egg and tomato rolex (egg and tomato wrapped in a chipatte) the second. Blissful.
I got some souvenir shopping done before our afternoon trip to the lake, where we canoed 20-30 minutes to reach the main island with a swimming dock and a restaurant on it. Thankfully, we had a guide to help us paddle!
Check out the pictures:
[Craftstore where I bought a bajillion gifts. The Nest was in the same building.]
[Walking back to the hostel, which is right down the road, from breakfast the first morning. You can see "The Nest" painted on the side of the building and the arrow pointing up to where the seating is.]
[Canoes! And legit dugout canoes at that.]
[Leaving the dock, blissfully unaware of just how long we're going to need to paddle.]
[Getting my arm workout for the day.]
[The other canoe.]
[On the island with the dock and restaurant.]
[Tongue-in-cheek sign on the dock.]
[Serenity. What a great trip.]
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