Riding with the mail...

Well we left Matoke Inn on Friday October 21 at 6:00a.m. Lawrence, the taxi man, came to pick us up. Surprisingly it is VERY busy at 6 a.m. in Kampala, still dark too. We arrived at the post office around 7 and waited for about 30 minutes for the actual post bus to come.

What’s a post bus you ask? Well, let me inform you. In Africa people used to ride along with the mail carrier because it was a safer way to travel so they made it into a full out travel option. The Post Bus is like a charter bus that carries mail and people.

Beautiful landscape of Africa land!

Matoke- looks like a banana, tastes like potato!

It was 12000 shillings ($4 US) for a 4.5 hour drive, pretty cheap! It started out pretty bare on our bus but we picked up people along the way, dropped some off, and delivered mail. They played some very interesting music videos as well, including Michael Jackson.

Some tips for riding the Post Bus: 1. Get your ticket ahead of time so you don’t have to worry about it. 2. Be early to get your bag inspected. 3. DON’T put anything in the compartment above your head on the bus, people will probably steal it. 4. If you aren’t used to African food, I wouldn’t suggest eating from vendors off the street, the ride will get pretty rough for you. Well that’s all I can think of, none of  these are from personal experience, just tips that have been passed down to me:)

Beginning of the Nile!

Roadside chicken on a stick! (i haven't tried it yet)

While riding the bus I was very anxious to see more of African land. BEAUTIFUL, as you can see! It is much greener than I had expected, less mountains but beautiful rolling hills. I love the African trees, flat topped ones, rice fields, sugar cane fields, tea fields, and villages. Africa is very interesting in the way the cities are structured because at one point you will have houses made of concrete, and then a hut village not to far down the road. Similar to the states where you might have a wealthier community and then 3 blocks over is Section 8 housing.

In all, we had a lovely ride from Kampala to Tororo! It was very funny to be dropped off at the Post Office, haha!

Hut Village during the drive

I believe these are rice fields! We eat LOTS of rice here:)