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Old 19th Mar 2005, 09:11
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skyfarmer
 
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Blaster, If you want to see a few pics of Uganda, Kasese area, take a look at my site, follow the Uganda link

www.paisnel.co.uk

Try to get out of Entebbe, bypass Kampala, and head down to Jinja for a bit of Nile white water rafting and quad biking

http://traveluganda.co.ug/ata/
http://www.backpackers.co.ug/
http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/uganda.htm

The Yacht club in Entebbe is worth a visit/membership, often meet other flyers there.

Electric power is not always 24/7 so if you want power for laptop etc, get inverter/battery/charger UPS etc from Kampala. Also think about getting some 12v lighting. All above depends obviously on where you are staying.

Do you know where you are staying? has housing been sorted? Some nice houses along Lake Vic, on the road from Kampala to Entebbe. Nice one up for rent that I know of, but neighbours a bit noisy..



Vlamgat...how long has there been a big Mil base in Kasese? I was there from September to January. I saw a few Ants and the UN chopper with the blades off, but do not recall any big base. Ok so I was not flying into there, the Aztecs I was supposed to be flying were not, (and probably never will) be built. (see pics on my site link above!!) Maybe it was just not visible form the road

The airfield between Ent and Kampala is Kajansi, not sure of spelling. MAF fly from there, also a nice club with pool. Cant find contact numbers for it now, think I deleted them, but PM me, I may find them.

And the Four Turkeys, the rumoured place to be, but I only ever made it there a couple of times, also reasonable internet cafe next door.

Beer....Nile Special 0.5 liter bottles, 6.5% abv about Ug shillings 1200 around $0.7

Local spirit called Waragi bought in plastic sachets is the cheapest way. 15x60ml (abv 40%?) in a box, 9100 Ug shillings

For good down to earth health info check out the newsletters on Dr. Stockleys web site

http://www.thesurgeryuganda.org/




PM me for any more info, it is a bloody great place, get out there

Neil
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