Well the exciting news is I have bilharzia! It's a parasite from swimming in the lakes here. Not really that exciting, just had to take six massive, disgusting tablets yesterday and have to do the same in a month's time, so had better keep them safe! After that and jiggas, just need malaria now to feel like I've done Africa properly... :P We stopped off in Kampala on our way from Jinja to Entebbe to visit The Surgery and get a leaving Uganda health check.
Kate and I stayed at Tom and Carla's, which is a really nice house. Godfrey explained to the boda driver via phone where to go, and we said bye to him and Abe the following morning. Finally used our mozzy nets for one night! But they didn't quite fit so mine just hit me in the face constantly from hanging them weird. We left Tom and Carla's just nine, having had a proper repack and throwing away the last of whatever we didn't need. By the time we got to The Surgery in Kampala it was half one! It took a good 40 mins just to get down the road in Kampala to the matatu station/taxi park. I have never been anywhere so chaotic or seen so many matatus! Absolutely manic! Oh yeah! And in Jinja we were walking along, Kate in her EAP top, and a man on the street was like, "You know Tom Gill?" We just stopped and turned at the same time, ha ha. It was their friend Andrew.
We went to Nando's after The Surgery, but it was actually a fast food court. Major disasppointment, but it did have nice ice cream. Arrived in Entebbe about half five and went out for street food and a drink with the whole group as the restaurants were too expensive. Godfrey put a film on for us last night at the guesthouse, but it wasn't exactly the most thrilling, something about revenge of the bridesmaids I think...
Really strange saying goodbye to Harri, Jon and Alex this morning. :( It is a bit like we're just waiting to leave now we're here in Entebbe. Jo, Annabelle and Sami have gone into Kampala today. I think they might go to The Surgery, but bilharzia doesn't usually show up for 6 weeks at least, and it's only 5 since we went to Ssese. I have an extra dose for in a month's time, which is good 'cause we may also have got it from Lake Bunyoni only a few weeks ago. Eurgh, gonna have to leave and go and buy tissues soon. :( Got a cold, probably not helped by having a parasite and some other kind of infection I can't really find out what is is. More drugs, yay. Got a bit of a weird look in Nando's when I got them all out plus my doxy to have with food, ha ha! Don't worry Mum and Dad though, I'm fine!
Kate and I got up to wave the others off this morning, as did Jo, Annabelle and Sami, and we all had breakfast together before they left. We couldn't face another day in Kampala and had gone yesterday to get it out of the way, so we went to the beach this morning. We were the only ones there as we must have arrived at about 9am, although no one else came all morning. We had loooovely milkshakes! :) It was so hot though, and not being able to go in the water as we'd already had parasite checks was torture!
Really don't wanna leave! :( But excited for being home though, and THE PYRAMIDS! =D
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