Reason for a Change-Mitch’s Blog

Emma left last nite on a flight to Belgium, then on to Kenya and finally Entebbe airport in the pearl of Africa, Uganda. She will spend a nite in Kampala getting acclimated and meeting the in-country PC officials. Then the group moves on to the (undisclosed) training site in the heart of the countryside. I used Google Earth the look over the area, it seems the whole of the country is a drainage basin for the White Nile flowing out of Lake Victoria (~3700 ft. amsl) to Lake Kyogo and on to Lake Albert (2700 ft. amsl), then on to Chad and Egypt. So the country is a large plateau surrounded by mountains or lakes on all sides, with rivers running everywhere. Here is some info gleaned from the web:

Uganda’s weather conditions are ideal , ranging from the warmth of the lowland areas to the coolness of the highlands in the South West Kigezi.

For the most of the year, Uganda is sunny with temperatures rarely rising above 85 degrees.
The average temperature is about 79 degrees F, with a maximum of 65-88 degrees and minimum of 59-74 degrees depending on the part of the country.

The rainy season is March-May. There is a light rain season in November and December. Wet seasons are March-May & October-November; dry seasons are December to February & June to August. Rainfall ranges between 20″ to 99″ & the relative humidity is 70% -100%

The four seasons (2 wet, 2 dry) allows two planting and harvesting seasons a year in most parts of the country, without the use of irrigation. About 34% of the country is covered in wetlands with a dense network of rivers,lakes and swamps. Generally, the country is endowed with fertile soils. Uganda shares Lake Albert to the west and Lake Victoria to the south, which is the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world and also the source of the Nile.