Lake Victoria

Another day with a difference. 

We drove out of the park on the northern side game driving all the way. 

Our first stop.... checking out of the park. This was a container and they were thatching the roof. Sue watching on.

The Whistling Thorn Acacia that has an interesting story.

We drove to a fishing village & met with some fisherman who took us out in their boats and showed us some of the life around the waters edge and their way of trapping fish. Each boat had 3 paddlers and they certainly powered us through the water. As we were returning to shore they burst into song which is always very moving.

Our men that did all the work. We also had one of the teachers from the village school guiding us and who took us through the village.

Maize being milled for their flour. Their diet is fish and polenta.

Sardines drying in the sun.

Waiting for a sale

We took a walk through their dusty village with these cute little children running along with us. All these children were interested in were our water bottles for clean water.

The teacher took us to his primary school that has around 200 pupils and 14 teachers. English is compulsory and 4 days of the week they must only speak English within the school grounds otherwise they are caned. These children were amazing, even though it was their school holidays they came along to answer our questions and sing us songs then they wanted us to sing so we did our best but couldn't compete with them. They are so appreciative of their education and keen to learn all with big ambitions in life.

 We had a soldier, Dr, dentists, pilots, scientists and a prime minister that wanted to help the poor. These teachers all know Sue as she helped to get this school up and running. They have no govt help and have to fund themselves so we were all keen to give a donation.

We then returned to our tented camp in the park enjoying a picnic lunch on our way. The afternoon was spent socialising by the pool with a cool beer. Later that evening we were taken out to a traditional bush dinner with a beautiful big bonfire and delicious food.