Uganda

Thursday March 24th 2011
The second leg went via Addis Ababa to Entebbe, but we weren't allowed off the plane; it was only a very short stop. We did, however, enjoy looking at the mountainous landscape of Ethiopia as we neared the airport.
It was mid-afternoon when we arrived at Entebbe, and a rather muggy 26 deg C. They had had some rain in the morning and the streets were still a little damp. They have altered the airport and immigration procedure since our last time here in 2006, and it was so quick! No more waiting in line for an hour! We were able to get some Tanzanian and Ugandan shillings at the airport Forex at a good rate, so were well-prepared for our stay and following journey. Then it was off to a motel for the night, as the bus to Bukoba only goes in the morning.
We have stayed at this motel before, the Entebbe Flight Motel, and it is quite a good choice. The room rates are quite reasonable, and they offer a free shuttle service to and from the airport which actually is a substantial saving. Breakfast is included in the room rate too. We decided to eat there in the evening as we weren't quite sure what the local market centre was like for food and how safe it was at night.
The motel serves a buffet-style meal of local dishes every evening. Bruce loaded up his plate - but I wasn't very hungry and they were rather surprised how little I put on mine!
It was a little hard to sleep well, we woke up several times, then from 5am the traffic became very noisy.