Into Uganda

Today was a long journey from Eldoret in Kenya to Jinja in Uganda including a border crossing. When I say long, it's more a matter of time than distance. From our campsite Northeast of Eldoret to the Ugandan border is about 70 miles and from t her border to Jinja is another 75 miles (as the crow flies). No problem, that's a couple hours, right? Wrong. Road conditions, numerous speed bumps on the highway (seriously), a generally meandering route and traffic (mostly slow trucks) make it more like 6 or 7 hours. Then there's the border crossing. We were warned that this could take some time since there may only be one immigration window open and long lines, especially exiting Kenya. Luckily, it went quite smoothly and we managed to get out of Kenya and into Uganda in less than 45 minutes. So our total travel time for the 175 or so miles took about 9 hours. Comfortable, but still tiring. Jinja is located in the North end of Lake Victoria near the source of the Nile River. Our campground in Jinja is a pleasant place a few miles North of Jinja on a high bluff overlooking the Nile. It has a nice grassy area to pitch tents and a beautiful swimming pool. It also has upgrades available and after a long road trip, I decided to forgo the tent and opt for a nice little chalet with a Queen size bed and a nice bathroom with hot shower. There's a time and a place to sleep in my tent, and this is not it:<)

Campground in Jinja:


Campground Firepit and Bar:


Campground Pool:


View of the Nile as it passes the campsite: