Monday, 11 February 2013

Down Town Muyembe.. We Survived, 'Alton Towers' Ugandan Style.

As we walk down Muyembe...........
Maize and beans drying the hot sun.

All friends here!
Furniture maker.
Hardware shop.
No pavements!

Say no more!!!
Fresh Food.
AVS help to run a number of local businesses, I'll put them on another day.

This morning we went for supplies from Mbale. Jean was squashed into a transit van taxi. 25 people in a taxi with a supposed maximum capacity of 14. We were stopped by traffic police, the police women  told off the driver and he paid the bribe (sorry 'fine'!!)

The 'White knuckle 'ride lasted an hour! Mbale is a busy ramshackled town, which has a bank and post  office.

Numbers Grow in the taxi!
My quieter afternoon was broken by the noise of Juma's motor cycle which  was to take me to see the water pump located at Simu Corner  home of the 'Tomato Ladies'. But's that's a story and a half!
I now know all about coffee growing!
   

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