Source of Nile

Souvenirs of Uganda and Lake Victoria

My trip to Uganda was already in April, so it was some time before. Today I found lost memory card of my digital camera with pictures taken that time.

For small amount of money one can have 1 hour boat trip on Lake Victoria. Most of guides there, take a trip to small island on lake, close to real source of Nile.
I was asured that Nile is longest river in world. How it compares with recent news about new Amazon river source... ?


The Nile is usually said to be the longest river in the world, with a length of about 6,695 km,^[5] and the Amazon the second longest, with a length of at least 6,400 km.^[4] In recent decades debate has intensified over the true source and therefore the length of the Amazon River.^[2][7] Brazilian and Peruvian Studies in 2007 and 2008 added the waterway from the Amazon's southern outlet through tidal canals and the Pará estuary of the Tocantins and then concluded that the Amazon has a length of 6,992 km and was longer than the Nile, whose length was calculated as 6,853 km.^[3]However, as of 2010 the length of both rivers remains open to interpretation and continued debate.^[4]

Weekend au Kinshasa

Pas mots....

Biere au Congo

Prymus

Au Congo

Je suis arrive au RD du Congo. C'est deja nuit et je n'ai vu rien. Seulement la route de airport a Kinshasa - Boulevard Lumumba - ca eteait comme fait la course.

Et ici photo de aeroport Zaventem

Jet lag in Maputo

After more than 24h of travelling across Africa I reached my destination. Instead of my hometown, I'm spending next few days in Mozambique. To get here I visited airports in Dakar, Nairobi and Joburg.








Finally to overcome jet lag I tried local cerveja.
Obrigado

Gambia in March

It was not ling time ago, and I'm visitng Gambia once again. I really need to start Afrikense language.
This time I was chance to visit city more on foot than from car. And I liked that.
Just going outside of hotel I met bumpster who wanted to join me. Most of them wants one thing - your money. I've met local guide. It was quite good option as lead me to Crocks pool, I've had heard about in January.

Mision completed. 

Way to this pool was quite interesting, it was over slums. Most of white people go there by taxi. I wanted to go by foot - discovering things is much better.

Entry fee to Crocks pool is 50 dalasis - it is about 1,25 euro. Place is maybe not incredible, but really worth a price (which is nothing, beer is 30 dalasis).
Pool is not very large, something like 15 meters. It is totally green, and full of crocodiles. Animals here are feed early in the morning with fishes. During a day they don't need to eat any more until next morning.
Crocks are not big, not as big as I saw in Zambia, except one hidden in bush.

Most fancy thing is that becouse crocodiles are feed, people come here not only to see them but to touch them!!!!
It is possible to touch only males, those are not dangerous. Females, that might have youngs are not friendly.
Crock's skin is cold. It is soft in bottom part of its body. Tail is hard and sharp. It was impressive to touch crock, and very hard to overcome afraid.



PS During raining season 3 crocks escaped to nearby like Calypso, located on Atlantic Ocean beach.

The Gambia

Streets of Serrekunda

Gambia is a very small country. Around XVIII century Banjul city - now capital city - was set by east german governer (East Germany was depended of polish crown). Nevertheless noone in Gambia knows that fact. Everyone tells that it was british colony, that's all.

This country is on west coast, in the middleof Senegal. Banjul is just 30 minuts flight from Dakar. It is very safe, and pleasant place, full of tourist from Europe.

I spent one week in largest city of The Gambia - Serrekunda.

Donkey-cart still very popular and very cheap transport in Gambia

Like in many other african cities there is no public, organised transportation in Serrekunda. People are using taxies almost all the time. Number of taxis is really amaizing - I can say that is about70% ~ 80% of all cars. Yellows are for everone, greens for tourists mainly. Of course each taxi is one company. 

To transport goods Gambians can use more ecological and cheaper transportation.

Morning walk to find ATM

To have enough cash for hotel, I had to withdraw maney from 4 ATMs. One was not accepting my plastic, second had same problem, third one broke down after my two withdraws, four was succcessfull.

This was my last country in the trip. I have visited 8 airports in 7 countries. In last one I was lucky to meet friends from Poland - Kate and Tom ;)

I'm already back home - middle of winter time.

Money talks...