leolejon in east africa: Source of Nile

This morning, after breakfast I walked to find the Hotel, where Rotary have their meetings, but no luck. I walked up to the center, had a coffe and then I rented a bicycle. I toke a ride to the place were the bus to Kisumu should go and were I could buy a ticket. I went all around the town, but no success. So, I went to the river, the Source of the Nile. I had to pay an entréns fee and I walked down. Souvenirshops all the way. There was a mark and a statue of Mahatma Ghandi, saying that a part of his ashes were spred in the river just here. He shared his ash between different large rivers in the world. I then went to the Point, that use to be a waterfall before they made the elektricity damm and that fall should mark the Source of the Nile. About 5 % of the water here reaches Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.

I went into town, passed the Tourist INFO, complaining about the bus station, and got a new direction.

After a smoothie at the coffee house I returned the bike and walked. I stoped at a travel agent and got a New direction!!! I walked and finally I found the place and booked a ticket for Friday to Kisumu in Kenya. I walked back to the Hotel (its a Long walk) and sent a qeustion on mail about a place to sleep in Kisumu and now in the evening that's also OK! On the way back I found the Hotel for Rotary, so tomorrow evening I'll go.

I also made a change so I will go to Kisumu and stay there for X-mas and on the 26th I will fly to Nairobi and in the evening back home - a little bit earlier then planed but its too hard to travel this way in East Africa. Most people come, stay at a nice resort and do safari etc and then go home. So both travel options and cheap hostels are few and you don't meet so many other travellers! That's way I decided to shortened my trip.

I wasn't easy to make these arrangements either, but now its made and I'm ready!