This week we were invited to Kabale (a town about 50 miles away) by the British High Commission for a routine meeting to explain what services they have to offer British Citizens; such as passport renewal, or as a contact if detained by the Police (not that we have intention of needing that!). The Commission phone number will be useful if we ever need it.
Mike and his wife are planning to come to Kisoro for about 2 years from next January. Mike has been working at Rugurama Hospital in Kabale as part of his ‘acclimatisation’. He will be visiting Kisoro next week.
After the briefing we went for lunch at the Little Ritz!!!!!!! Unfortunately, although it is a pleasant enough restaurant in doesn’t quite live up to its London name sake.
As we returned to Kisoro we passed the local UNHCR Refugee transit camp. This has become much busier as large numbers of Congolese refugees have come across the border to escape fighting with rebel soldiers. The refugees stay only a short time before they are moved to ‘permanent’ camps inland, as they have to be held at least 15 km from the border.
On the return trip we also spotted a Hamerkop having a rest beside the waters of Lake Bunyoni. Maybe he was 'living it up'?
The BBC News, Africa website regularly includes ‘proverbs’ sent in by readers. Out of interest, this one was sent in from the South Sudans:
“A drop of ink makes millions think”
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