What an amazing second day. An early start to the day as we needed to make it to the ferry before 2pm, we checked out early to run some errands – shopping and lunch! Lol We went to the crafts area to get some African goodies, and then head off to lunch at a Korean restaurant before driving all the way back to Entebbe to catch the ferry to Bugala Island, the biggest of the 84 islands on Lake Victoria, in which 64 are actually inhibited. If you’re having a hard time imagining what I am trying to tell you, just think of Venice, and times that by 10 to get the size, I hope!
The ferry ride is a 3h long trip, cruising 10knots down south on Lake Victoria. We were privileged enough to know the captain, and was given permission to visit the captain’s deck. The ride went pass the equator, and we were trying so hard to snap the 00”00 but were unfortunately not fast enough, getting a 00”03 S instead. But we will have another chance when we return to the mainland, perhaps we’ll get lucky then.
View from the ferry. The land seen at the back is Bugala Island.
We reached the island around 5pm. The journey into the estate takes another hour, and this time it’s bumpy dirt road all the way. The scenery shifted from Kalangala town, to greeneries – jungle and palm trees. Occasionally monkeys ran across the road, and little children ran and hid when they saw a car coming. There were various birds flying around, I felt as if I could reach out and touch them. We saw the lake most of the time too, as the island is of a longish shape.
The view from dad’s house, or this area, is breathtaking. Situated on top of a tiny hill, from one end one can see the stretches of palm trees, while on the other side we can see the nursery, and then suddenly, the lake itself glittering like diamonds in the day, and also the other nearby islands. Eagles fly really low around here, but thankfully they don’t attack… I think.
Due to an early and busy day tomorrow, the evening ended early. Besides, lights out at 11pm, which means even if I had wanted to do anything, it would have been too dark to do so. For the first time in ages, I slept before midnight! More to come in the next few blogs…
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