An update on some of last week’s blog.
Irene isn’t half glad Chris and Polly Barton were visiting Kisoro!
Chris is a British dentist who worked for many years in Kabale teaching dentistry, before returning to England. And their brief visit coincided with one of Irene’s teeth deciding enough was enough, and letting her know in a big way. Fortunately, before returning to England Chris and Polly were visiting their former base, Rugarama Hospital in Kabale which has a good dental clinic. Chris was therefore able to drive both of us the 45 miles to Kabale on Sunday and carry out the necessary ‘deed’ first thing Monday morning, to Irene’s relief.
Irene isn’t half glad Chris and Polly Barton were visiting Kisoro!
Chris is a British dentist who worked for many years in Kabale teaching dentistry, before returning to England. And their brief visit coincided with one of Irene’s teeth deciding enough was enough, and letting her know in a big way. Fortunately, before returning to England Chris and Polly were visiting their former base, Rugarama Hospital in Kabale which has a good dental clinic. Chris was therefore able to drive both of us the 45 miles to Kabale on Sunday and carry out the necessary ‘deed’ first thing Monday morning, to Irene’s relief.
The ‘highlights’ of the trip were:
- cost of extraction 84p, plus £1.70 for antibiotics (saving over £50 at NHS prices!)
- Sunday lunch in the smartest restaurant we have used here – Birdnest Hotel overlooking beautiful lake Bunyoni (excellent 3 course meal, £8)
- the return trip. We decided to try out the local ‘minibus taxis’, realising from our experience of these in Tanzania that the maximum capacity of 14 seats is just a starting point. Having paid our fare (£3.50 each) and waiting for about half an hour on the minibus, we were told that it had broken down and we needed to transfer to a 7 seater estate car. In total there were 15 of us travelling in the car over the mainly rough roads to Kisoro. It wasn’t so much the 4 of us in the middle 3 seats that sticks in our mind, or the 5 adults and 2 children crammed in the 2 seats behind us, but the 4 adults in the front seats, including 2 sharing the drivers seat! The journey along bendy mountain roads was hair rising as on the tarmaced sections the driver liked to drive as fast as possible, on the wrong side of the road even as we approached blind corners.
We are pleased to report, however, we arrived back safely.
Malcolm visited another remote part of the Diocese to audit the books of 2 parishes, Nyamiyaga and Rwamashenyi. Once again, following a long journey over rough mountain tracks with driver George, he had a warm welcome and met the two treasurers, Ferederiko and Justus.
As with last week his appearance also attracted the attention of groups of children. This time village kids, not in school uniforms, clustered around the car shouting ‘Mzungu! Mzungu!. Unlike last week, they were very suspicious about having their photo taken.
.Post, post script from the last 2 weeks items on Irene’s wedding anniversary present – the kitchen sink has been installed. Joy of joys, she no longer has to empty a washing up bowl by hand – but can ‘pull the plug out’. The wonders of modern technology! Now, where did Malcolm put the chain?
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