Jacana

Do you remember my friend, Ahimbisibwe James? He had been wanting to go visit Jacana Lodge with me. After the holidays had passed we found a time when he, Hayley, and I could go footing there together. It was going to be a long journey, but we were up for a full day of being outdoors and getting some exercise.

The trek to Jacana was about 3 ½ hours each way, but it was fun to have time to chat along the way… meet many people in passing… be introduced to more villages… be sung to by local children… see baboons, butterflies, and other interesting wildlife up close.

Jacana Lodge is just inside Queen Elizabeth National Park. The lodge is actually a bit off the beaten path. Most visitors hire a car to drive them back in and have to pass through a couple of gated areas. Luckily for us, James was with us and was able to sweet talk us through both gates. It probably helped that he knew employees at the lodge.

We at lunch at the lodge which was probably the most tasty meal I had eaten at any of the lodges in Uganda. The restaurant was a bit open-air. We learned to keep an eye on our food as a money had swooped down across an unoccupied table that had crackers on it (apparently the monkey thought free appetizers were being served?).

After our lunch, a look around the facilities, and a bit of a rest we made our way back home to Nyakasharu.

Special thanks to James for a fun tour of Jacana (I hope your feet recovered from the dress shoes you wore through all of that walking!)