We set off along the road which heads first west and then south along Lake Albert, we had a stop in Butiaba to look for the SS Robert Coryndon; a steamship named after the governor of Uganda (1918-22) who also happens to be cousin George’s great grandfather! We found it on the end of a long peninsula, it was sunk in heavy floods in 1962 alongside all other boats in the harbour. It looked as if the port was once a thriving and happening place, today it is not much more than a fishing village with a lot of ruins of what once must have been a pretty little town.
After our little stopover we continued along what is a beautiful stretch of road back up the rift escarpment and on through Budongo forest and thence to Kampala, and finally Jinja for the night.
We had the first night rain of the trip and the following morning a few intrepid members leaped off the tower bungee jump above the Nile before we set off for Kenya again. All in all a great trip and a very interesting first taste of Uganda; I am itching to go back and see more, who would like to join me??!
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