Beyond my house (if you look at pictures in earlier posts, you can see a picture of my house and the ridge behind it) in Mbale, is the Wanale Ridge, the foothills of Mt. Elgon. This morning I decided to take a boda up to the top of the ridge. For those not familiar with a boda-boda, it is a motorcycle and my main means of transportation here in Uganda.
In the picture below, you can see a few women doing agriculture work, the main occupation of the people living in this area. Mbale, the town where I live, receives most of its food from these mountains-cabbage, coffee, irish potatoes, and beans.
This is Alex, my trusty boda driver. He usually takes me or the other fellows into town or to work; however, I really try to walk to work everyday, but sometimes it's nice to have a ride.
Mister gum boots here proposed to me along with asking for money all within the same sentence. Pretty typical. He is also the second person who has asked for my chacos!
On top of the ridge. Down in the town of Mbale, it is really hot, usually in the 80s or 90s, but up in the foothills it can get pretty chilly.
Really beautiful waterfalls all throughout the foothills.
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