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Panic attack – Day 26
Just when you think your research is going to plan, you realise you’ve got so much more to do and you question whether you’ve been complacent. Today I had a panic attack. Isaac came to see me in “my office”. It’s the room adjacent to my bedroom where everyone in House 4 can plug-in mobiles […]
Flies – Day 25
April 1, 2012
In the last few days I seem to have gotten more bites. Some are on the nape of my neck, I have one on my big toe, there’s another in-between my knuckles on my right hand, one under my armpit and most irritatingly a bite below my temple just where my ear starts. At first […]
Row row row your boat – Day 24
April 1, 2012
Up until now I have had no evidence other than hearsay (albeit reliable hearsay) that Cordia was being logged to fuel the boat/canoe building trade. Today I came across more pit sawing sites in N5 and in one of them we found an oar. It must have been about 15 foot in length. These […]
Trees – Day 20
March 25, 2012
It’s been a week since Moses told me about his wife’s illness. She has now had the necessary injections and is taking a course of drugs. He tells me she is improving every day which makes me very happy indeed! —————– You would not believe the number of species of tree there are in Budongo. […]
Politics – Day 19
March 25, 2012
Don’t ask me how we got onto the subject, but Libya became the focus of our after dinner chat. Two subjects I always try to avoid are politics and religion. But there was no getting away from it. Nancy went to bed straight after eating. She’d got caught in the afternoon downpour and was feeling […]
Black Stone – Day 18
March 25, 2012
The local people here believe that if you get bitten by a Cobra the only thing that will save your life is The Black Stone. “What is this Black Stone?” I asked Isaac and Herbert. “It was given the name because a Blacksmith first used it,“ said Herbert as he shoveled in another mouth food […]
Compromise – Day 17
March 25, 2012
Over the weekend I thought a lot about Moses and his wife’s health. After publishing my blogs I had a mixed response from my readers. Some were concerned about her welfare and wanted to know what I had decided to do. Others were more skeptical and warned me not to be a “soft touch” from […]
Families – Day 16
March 18, 2012
(NB: I’ve been trying for the last hour to upload pictures of Isaac and Herbert, but the internet is not playing ball…..AAGGGHHHHHH!!!! So once I get back to Kampala and eventually London I will be uploading more pictures. Sorry there’s only copy for this post.) I’ve always been a keen traveller. I love exploring different […]
Sickness – Day 14
March 18, 2012
Moses was not himself at all today. He’s usually bright and sprightly every morning despite making the 4km schlep into camp on foot before we even begin our day’s forest hike. Today his shoulders sloped forward and he looked sad. “What’s the matter? Are you ok?” I asked gently. “Wewe chokka?” (Are you tired?). “Na…I’m not […]
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