Ready for the off?

 It has been our last week in Kisoro, and a last chance to experience the way of live here for 3 months.

People are very relaxed. We cant think of many places in England where you can be walking through town for Sunday lunch when you meet a young woman in curlers – reminds us of Ena Sharples in Coronation Street about 50 years ago – but she didn't look so good.

Very few people have cars and cant afford taxis, so a popular way to move about is to hire a boda-boda – a motor-cycle taxi. And here seems no limit to the number of passengers you can squeeze on board. It is common to see 3 adults with a baby, such as on the way back from church. We think the law requires crash helmets, but...............

Of course, there was still plenty of room for more, as it is common to see a young child sat in front of the driver on the petrol tank – so he at least has the handle bars to hold onto,

Unfortunately we understand there are a lot of injuries on boda-bodas. You know why when you see the state of most of the roads!!!!

As matter of policy we have never hired a boda- boda!!!!!

Wednesday we had our last lunch or the year at the Coffee Pot cafe. We were able to say goodbye to Doris who returns to Canada after working for over 30 years in Africa (see blog of 14 October) and a farewell to Val from Germany who owns the cafe and has lived in Uganda a long time since she married a Ugandan.

And then its time to pack up!!! We fly today and arrive at Heathrow tomorrow for our month UK Christmas Tour.

Bon Voyage