Above: A man carries jerry cans to the water at sunset in Adjumani, Uganda
Friday 9/4/09 Gulu, Uganda
I just battled the internet and won…kinda: I managed to upload most of the pictures I was trying to upload today. Even little victories count for something!
Fast internet is still far out of reach for folks here in Gulu. I read the other day that Uganda’s attempt to get broadband cable run out to the country from the Kenyan coast has been stymied because politicians don’t feel like they’re getting the same deal that the governments of Rwanda and Burundi are getting. (Apparently similar lengths of cable are slated to be laid in all three countries, yet Uganda alone is scheduled to pay an exorbitant price for it.)
Anyway, here are some new pictures.
Above: Flowers by a place called Jesus Town that is on the way to Adjumani
Above: When Jolly gives 100 new university scholarships to girls in northern Uganda, it looks like this! (Stitched with Autostich. Click for more detail)
Above: Beautiful sunset over the Nile in Adjumani. Went camping for the weekend and was treated to this view from the tents! (Stitched with Autostitch. Click for more detail)
Above: Flower spotted near the water’s edge in Adjumani
Andrew! I was looking into low carbon travel just recently, and up popped your blog in the Tripbase awards! A shame we missed each other in NJ 24 months ago, so I’m delighted to see your teaching-on-two-wheels going so well.
Best wishes,
Steven
Manchester, England.
By: Steven on September 4, 2009
at 3:35 pm
The field of flowers look like Cosmos! If they are, I wonder if we got them from Africa or vice versa.
I love your photos, Andrew. Stay well.
By: Marti Crothers on September 5, 2009
at 4:29 pm