First day in Kampala

Visa!

So...here goes my first post, and it's on 2 hours of sleep. I arrived in Kampala at 11am today, pretty much whole and unarmed, I mean unharmed. We had a layover in London for 11 hours and managed to walk around Westminster and have a proper English lunch. Also found a new German larger, Staropramen, just to annoy Dad. Of course got some chocolate too. Then another 8.5hr flight to Uganda, which contained the most white people on a flight bound to Africa I have ever seen. In fact there were only a handful of Africans, which makes me wonder... "Customs" was a breeze, they did not even look at my yellow fever vaccine waiver, or care about my humira. They just wanted $50 for a visa.

 Flying into Entebbe was very beautiful, with misty hills and Lake Victoria. See an appropriation below. Then a 1.5 hour car ride into Kampala, where I PUT MY HUMIRA IN THE FRIDGE MOTHER and went to a cafe for wifi.

"Just because the Royal Ascot Goat Races are canceled this year doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the four-legged fun.  Come dressed in your best garden party chic.  Wear your fascinators if you have them!  No cover charge, open bar and free food including chicken, goat and beef choma.  Live music by Urban Chillaz.  And, of course, GOATS."

So far I can say Kampala is very similar to Blantyre or Lilongwe in Malawi, apart from bigger, busier and a little more developed. It's also very hilly, so I'm counting that as Kilimanjaro training. I did see a bus with "Promote Coffee Drink" written on it, so clearly they knew I was coming. Also other funny things such as "Specializing in Japanese level of hygiene," not sure what that is referring to. Also unfortunately missed the goat rodeo today!

I'm sure nobody expected anything profound here, or even relevant, but I promise not to just write lists, though anyone who knows me knows how I love to write lists!