We neglected the blog last weekend as I (Maggie) was in Kampala for various reasons but most importantly to meet John and Rena (friends from home) who have been staying with us this week. As always, the week has passed very quickly and we said goodbye to them this morning. We had previously visited John and Rena during their four-year stay in Nairobi so it was good to be able to reciprocate and host them here. It helped Chris to have some moral support for the work he is doing and also to be able to talk shop with people who understand what he’s talking about! We did our bit as tour guides and it was great to have John as a fellow ‘twitcher’! We ended the week with a three hour guided bird watching walk through Budongo Forest which has boosted my list of different bird species to over a hundred now. Who needs, TV, cinema or live theatre?!! At Murchison Falls National Park John managed to inadvertently see the highly sought after Shoebill Stork which many people from around the world come here to find (and quite often fail). So I’ve only got 11 months left to see it for myself. It was a real tonic to have John and Rena here. Our chats with them has made us think a bit more about what we would like to do upon our return from Uganda and also about what we can take from our experiences here and use in the next chapter of our lives.
After a steady stream of visitors for the last few months, it’s time to settle down and concentrate on work, though I keep hearing rumours that Christmas is looming - how can that be when it’s hot and sunny and feels like July? I haven’t heard a single carol, seen any Christmas trees, there’s not a bauble to be found in the shops and there aren’t any houses covered in fairy lights! There’s a distinct lack of turkeys here too; I wonder what stuffed Shoebill tastes like? (Chris just said I’ll get lynched for writing that!)
Here are a selection of our photos from the week. The budding twitchers are Rose’s youngest two children, trying to learn how to use binoculars for the first time!
After a steady stream of visitors for the last few months, it’s time to settle down and concentrate on work, though I keep hearing rumours that Christmas is looming - how can that be when it’s hot and sunny and feels like July? I haven’t heard a single carol, seen any Christmas trees, there’s not a bauble to be found in the shops and there aren’t any houses covered in fairy lights! There’s a distinct lack of turkeys here too; I wonder what stuffed Shoebill tastes like? (Chris just said I’ll get lynched for writing that!)
Here are a selection of our photos from the week. The budding twitchers are Rose’s youngest two children, trying to learn how to use binoculars for the first time!
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