All the Fun of the Fair

A fair came to Kisoro this week – a most unusual sight.

Like most English fairs this had fun rides and stalls

Unlike most English fairs this one was difficult to enter, there being a fence all the way round. So we didn’t bother. We are not sure if you had to pay to enter, or be invited. Not many other people seem to bother, either



It has been a week of daily power cuts. The electricity company is replacing many of their poles, and this means the power to the whole of Kisoro is cut off most days, and even some nights, so the workmen can re-wire the poles. We have been told this could take most of July. Unlike England there is only one power line to the town which means when any maintenance work has to be done the whole town goes into the dark. Still, electricity is cheap here at just 20p per unit.



When Malcolm went to pay the Electric bill at the company shop on friday, he had to wait outside for an hour. Opposite was a typical carpenter’s shop, where chairs were being made



We are settled into Jenny’s house. As well as the pigs we mentioned last week there are 3 other animals – 2 dogs and a cat.



The house overlooks one of the primary schools. On occasions, when it is sunny, classes are held outside – which is not surprising when you see how many children have to fit in a classroom.



This week’s proverb from the BBC Africa web site is “A good palm-wine bar doesn't need a signpost”