SOURCE OF THE RIVER NILE

Recently we traveled to Uganda to do training and had the opportunity to see the "Source of the River Nile", who would have ever expected a little gal from Lake Arrowhead Calif. and a little boy from South Porcupine,Canada would ever be able to say they had been to the "Source of the river Nile", Livingstone has nothing on us except we didn't have to search for it. We were in Uganda to do training and part of our training was in Jinga in Uganda which so happens is where the Springs from underground rise up and become the Nile. If you have ever read any of Wilber Smith books he talks a lot about the beautiful Nile, and it is. It meanders for 4,000 miles and will take 3 months to travel the entire river. As you know Livingston never did find the source but it was later found John Hanning Speake after the death of Livingstone. The river begins to flow at Lake Victoria and flows to the Mediterranean Sea which takes three months. John Hanning Speke saw this in 1862 viewing it from the western where he stood for several hours just looking at the source of the Nile.

I THINK BOB WAS HOPING SOMEONE WOULD PUSH HIM OFF THE DECK SO HE COULD SAY HE WENT SWIMMING IN THE NILE RIVER!! I WAS TEMPTED






Here is a picture of the group we trained in Uganda, they were lovely men with such sweet and loving spirits. The population of Uganda has a 80-90% unemployment rate but the people don't steal or "hawk" on the streets like they do in some countries.





The country is green-green-green with a plethora of flowers of every kind shape and color, it is a really beautiful country, of course they have quite a bit of rain, which we missed. The flower below is a Protea, which is more like a cactus flower and doesn't look or feel real, it has a waxy feel about it.








There was small group of orphans who were dancing for money with great enthusiasm. We couldn't help wondering what kind of a life would await them.



STORKS-WHO WOULD WANT THESE UGLY BIRDS TO DELIVER THEIR BABIES?
You see these very large birds all over Kenya and Uganda,sitting in trees walking around in parks. They are about 2-1/2 feet tall and homely, looks that only a mother could love. It is really lovely to watch them soar in the air on their large and expansive wings----only in Africa.