Our last day in Busia was very busy. We got up early to make sure everything was packed since we were leaving right after the opening ceremony of the computer school. All the children had the morning off from school just for the occasion and they were very excited. I will write a whole blog and upload pictures hopefully tomorrow from our hotel in London. This hotel at Heathrow charges $10 for a half hour of internet!!
After the ceremony, it took us much longer to leave since Ken's car had a leak in the gas line. Once that was fixed, we were on our way with 8 hot lunches packed by the hotel. Entebbe airport is 4 to 5 hours from Busia because you have to drive through the capital city of Kampala to get to the airport. There are no bypass roads! When we hit Kampala at rush hour, Chris decided we should shop for the computer things we still needed for the school and visit an Italian restaurant until the traffic died down. It can take up to 2 hours to sit in traffic in that city and since they all use diesel and have no emmission controls or air conditioning, it gets pretty gross just sitting in the car. When we finally found the restaurant, none of us could believe it (except Chris who had been there before). There was actually a toilet, air conditioning, warm water and amazing food. There were 8 of us on the trip because Peter and Ken drove the 3 of us, Chris and Hannah came along, and one other volunteer named Malory was taking the same flight home with us. We treated Ken and Peter to an amazing meal including chocolate mousse and cappucino for dessert - something they have never had before. Since Chris promised me that we would be at the hotel before midnight, we left the restaurant and headed to Entebbe. We made it there around 1145, and we all checked in for $30 a night per room. Us Americans were desperately hoping for a fan, a shower with hot water, and a place clean enough that we didn't have to worry about flea bites (annoying but not painful). The place fulfilled all our wildest dreams. We got up at 6 and managed to have a quick breakfast (included in the price of the room) and get on the free shuttle to the airport.
I will continue to blog for several days, because I need to process and remember everthing I can about Busia. The people there are precious and we miss them so much (including the muzungus!)!!! If you are in Busia, please email me and let me know how everyone is! Martha.Pavao@stonybrookschool.org. Hope Sipi Falls was amazing!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
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