Two days ago we visited Jinga, and it was much different than the city of Kampala. For so long I wondered why there were so many non-profits working out in that town and once I saw it, it became a bit more clear. The town of Jinga is waaaaaay different than Kampala. Not as much traffic, different people, right on the Nile, bit more tourist-y ect, and definitely more 'non-Ugandans.' Not sure which came first, the chicken or the egg. As in, there are more non-profits there because more touristy or more touristy because of more non-profits. I don't know, maybe there is a completely different reason.
Anyways, Jinja, was beautiful and seemed to be a little slower paced. We did the toursit stuff and went to the spot where the mouth of the Nile was supposedly discovered by some white guy. Ironic, because the local people had known that for centuries....
We stopped off at what was a sort of tourist camp. Cabins/tents could be rented, there was a bar/restaurant, and even a spot to bungee jump. No jumping for us, but I wish we could have seen some one do it. It must be nuts to do it right over the Nile, what a thing to talk about, maybe next time.
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