Gorilla Trekking
Oliotya (hello) everyone

Anyone who’s travelled the dusty roads of Uganda will tell you that no matter how many times you drive them, the scenery is breathtaking – from the villages, rolling green hills, miles of cultivated farms and beautiful mountain ranges – Uganda is magnificent.

Whilst driving along these dusty roads something caught my curiosity ... Ugandan Road Signs!
Used frequently by the locals to advertise their wares, simple but clever signs can be found all over the Uganda. Living in the big city, we tend to take things like signage for granted. So as I travelled along, it was like going back to basics where symbols speak louder than words.

We also managed to leave our own road-side signs behind with the launch of Leaf Life. August saw the planting of 12 trees between the Kazinga-Buhorwe Community Shop and the Zendeire Primary School adjacent to the Ishasha area. The planting was great fun and thank you to everyone who contributed and to those who planted their own trees. Hopefully you will return to see how they have grown to enhance the school and community shop.


Anyone looking for a great Xmas gift, for R50.00 you can plant a tree in Uganda! Please contact me for details.

Gorilla news: the Rushegura Group, who have for the past few months been teetering on the border of the DRC and Uganda, have finally headed over into the DRC! Apart from visitors not being able to track them in the Congo, this is very distressing news for their overall safety. The trackers are desperately trying to chase them back into Bwindi. I will keep you posted as to when they are back home.

And if you think Uganda is only about Gorillas, wrong...congrats to Mike for his brilliant 70 pound Nile Perch haul. Even that left me speechless... momentarily!

Tulabagane omwezi ogujja (see you next month)


Gorilla Fact File:
• A brick hung on a stick indicates a brickyard with bricks for sale!
• Banana trees line the road as a welcome sign that the Arch Bishop of Uganda is about to pass through.
• A cup on a pole indicates that Tonto (beer made from banana) is served inside.
• A tree adorned with Calabash is a sign that they can be bought for storing things such as butter, tea and coffee. The calabash is also used to drink Tonto, the local beer and Waragi, the local gin.




* All pictures copyright Lisa Marsden