A Christmas Eve visit to the Equator

Christmas Eve is usually a very busy day of cooking and preparations. There are mince pies and sausage rolls to make, the turkey stuffing to do, the gammon to prepare and all the vegetables to get ready for Christmas day. With a 2 ring gas hob and no oven none of that is happening this year so we've been able to use the time to have a day out.

We are just 90km from the equator here so having never been to the southern hemisphere we decided that today was the day to visit. Kampala was still very busy with the usual traffic so it took us over an hour to get clear of the city. After that it was a pleasant drive along the road south towards Masaka. The road is mainly good tarmac but there are also the ubiquitous Ugandan roadworks where you are driving on hardcore or dodging potholes in a red dust cloud.

Just to prove we have been there, Glen at the equator.

Of course the first thing to do when you arrive is to find a cafe! There is a good one run by the Charity AidChild where we had a cold soda and a burger. In Uganda all bottled fizzy drinks are known as sodas. You then ask for the brand name you want, Cola, Fanta, Cresta etc. You can see our Rav 4 in the background.

A typical Ugandan street market we passed on the way.

We got back around 6 feeling very tired. It's not very far by UK standards but with the Kampala traffic at both ends of the day and the bumpy dusty sections of the road it feels much further.