One of the memorable parts of living in the village was driving the dirt roads and experiencing bumps, dysentery<\/a> thuds and oofs<\/span> I’ve never had before in Canada.<\/p>\n

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\nOnce you get off the major road running down past Mbarara from Kampala to head into my village, you leave behind all traces of tarmac (or asphalt). The dirt roads are susceptible to erosion from heavy rainfall and some areas have piles of murram<\/span> (dirt used to patch holes in the ground) dotting several kilometres of road.<\/p>\n

Usually, eucalyptus planks are de rigeur<\/span> in forming makeshift bridges so vehicles can pass over rain-induced gullies and potholes. I broke through such a bridge once in Kikuto, because I was carrying over twenty people in the pickup and the wooden boards, although strong, weren’t sturdy enough that time!<\/p>\n

<\/a>The road to Binyuga cell is the most fraught with hideous potholes and gullies. Jovanice is standing in front of a humongous<\/span> pothole that could easily hide several people. We visited this particular cell several times and each time we ended up “footing” it there for half an hour instead of driving. At least it gave me an authentic excuse when I returned to camp to treat myself to my granola bar or chocolate stash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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