1 March 2010

1 March 2011

Still in Kampala!!  We went to the Hairy Lemon for a couple of days to get out of this huge big smelly city, we travelled there on Larry's bike so had to leave alot of our luggage in Kampala.  It was a really great break and a fascinating place to go.  It is currently owned by Paul Ferguson, a South Africa and it is a group of 12 islands in the Nile River.  For us it was a great place to relax and to recover some more energy, but for most people going there it is a kayaking haven.  There are a number of really good rapids and Larry tried his hand at some kayaking and really enjoyed himself.  We met a good number of people travelling through Africa and got some good information on places to stay and visit further north.   

We have decided to have a temporary repair done to my bike as Outsurance just haven’t come back to us with answers.  The headlight and battery have been replaced and the bike is now 90% roadworthy again and we will get the repair done in Europe where we won’t have the freight and import charges.  We got it back today and looks good and I am sure that it will carry me all the way to Europe. 

We applied for our Sudannese visas on Friday last week and collected them this morning on the way into town.  Took us all of about 5 minutes for the whole process, this is definitely not the case with the Ethiopian visa, we are still battling with that one and as soon as we know anything positive we will be heading for Kenya, hopefully to spend a few days with Morny’s family near Mt Elgon.  From there it is onto Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and then Jordan.    Anyone know somebody living in Ethiopia who can invite us to visit, this will speed things up!!

We are now starting to apply for our Schengen visa and just hope that we don’t have the same hassles as with the Ethiopian visa.  We have a friend in Sweden who is going to help with this, a letter of invitation, etc  and we hope to be there by mid-May.  We are hoping to get a ferry from Hurhgada in Egypt to Aqaba in Jordan, but this may entail a stop on the Sinai Penninsula .