by john7 | Jan 9, 2013 | African Tales
Me too. I didn't really know what a Dhow is, was or will be. But the small boat called the Dhow has arrived and departed the east coast of Africa for more than a thousand years. These little boats still work hard (of course it's really the people on board who...
by john7 | Jan 9, 2013 | African Tales
While in Uganda I had the chance to visit spots away from the maddening crowd. The roads out there are active with commerce, since that is one of the only ways the folks from the villages can “go to market.” What we have here is a mix of images from the...
by john7 | Jan 9, 2013 | African Tales
This is a special place in northern Uganda where the Nile River passes through a gap in the rock of just nine meters. The result is a torrent of African water that no one at any time could pass through alive. It is the most ferocious piece of water I have ever seen....
by john7 | Jan 8, 2013 | African Tales
That's the name of the rather cool place I stayed while visiting Kibale National Park in western Uganda. For example, here's a photo of one of their rather famous tree houses (at least if you read Lonely Planet). When up there you are eye level with lots of...
by john7 | Jan 8, 2013 | African Tales
While working in Uganda I had the chance to make a couple of escapes. One of those was into Kibale National Park in western Uganda. It is most famous for it's many primates, especially chimpanzees. But I liked the feeling of being in such a dense, forested place....
