Stuck again!!!!

We are off to Mbale, stopped in Obwino Market in Kampala. A lot like the Shuck but way more crowded and felt a little more dangerous. Not certain if it's cause we stand out so much, although in Jerusalem, we also stand out. Ate lunch, A rice and meat meal, was really good. Sharon bought some fabric to make a skirt for Shabbat. Should have lots of extra to make other stuff with too. Will attach pictures as soon as I get a good internet connection. We are back in the van, trying to make it out of the market, oh boy is the traffic something. By the way, being a former British colony, the driving and steering wheels are on the "wrong" side.

So much for heading out of Kampala... Not only  did we have to change to a new truck, at 5:00pm, but heading out, our guide Samuel did not check the gas and are sitting road side, out of gas. He is headed on a bodda bodda to get enough gas to then fill the tank. So I will read and talk in the mean time.

It is now 9:45pm... Samuels second truck just died on Turrini Road, 47 klicks to our destination of Mbale!! We have reached out to the community, Rabbi Gershom, to have someone come and get us. It's about an hour here, then and hour back... So we wait. It appears that the people who fixed his engine did not put oil into the engine, ergo the engine has totally seized up and died.

After lots of stories and laughs, Isaac from the community finally arrived at about 11:45pm! First, we added oil to the truck, started it, then watched it spew a plethora of gray/black smoke, not good. We decided to offload the luggage and ourselves to Isaacs truck and head to the guest house in Mbale. All exhausted, Sharon nauseous, me with a headache and neck ache, but on our way, again!!

Turns out we arrived at the guest house at 1:00pm! Had to leave Samuel with his truck, he ended up being to towed to a small village where he hopes to get it fixed tomorrow, then join us to return Joannes phone. It is 1:25am, Sharon and I are showering in cold water to wash off the grime of the day, before retiring for the "morning". Can't see how tomorrow could be any worse, it's all good!!!

Joey