Gone, but she's not forgotten!

You ay have noticed last wee that the blog was posted several days late. Malcolm had written it on time, but forgot to ‘Publish’. The problem was that Irene wasn’t around to keep an eye on him. She had gone with Jenny and Jojo to Kampala for a week and had to point out when she returned that the blog hadn’t been published.

The road to Kampala crosses the equator as we travel from south to north. There is no great ceremony at the crossing, but there is a marker so you can tell when you become ‘northerners’ again.



The road to Kampala has some other interesting sights. There doesn’t seem to be any law on weight limits, so lorries can be loaded up, and then you pile people on top and charge them a fare. 'Room for one more on top!'



It was also Irene’s birthday. As 'usual' she was abroad on her birthday again. However, she wasn’t forgotten and received presents from several friends and family.





That evening we went to celebrate at Traveller’s Rest Hotel. ‘Conveniently’ there was another regular power cut which meant we dined by candle light – very romantic.



On the Kampala road, Irene did see a sign which she particularly enjoyed. The sign writer clearly forgot his dictionary.



This week’s proverb from the BBC Africa web-site is from Ghana:

"When your grandmother tells you something, don’t run to your mother to ask if it's the truth”