Thursday 6^th November

We are due to leave Mityana in 2 days. Our time here has passed very quickly and we will be leaving still with the feeling that there is much to do.

The Café continues to progress and there is every hope that it will be able to open in December. The main outstanding structural items are finishing the porch at the entrance to the Café and the hard standing for vehicles behind the Café but it certainly has the feel that it is much closer to being ready to open than it was two and a half weeks ago. We are hoping Simonpeter, our good friend from Kampala who runs a tour company, will be coming to visit and it will certainly be good to have his opinion about the Café and any advice he has about the crucial opening period.

Starting to look more like a Café than a building site.

The fridge freezer after a good clean after several months in storage.

Ann and Stella working on chocolate brownies The kitchen still needs properly organising

 

Yesterday’s visit to the District Council Offices was a good reminder of why things take so much longer here. The offices where we needed to go were deserted as the staff had gone out “into the field” I think Kisakye will be trying again tomorrow! Changing money here has also been a bit problematical 3 visits to the local Forex wasn’t very fruitful and when I tried the local bank a few days ago they didn’t like the look of my £20 notes! They thought they were a withdrawn issue despite my protestations that they were the ones currently in use! The power too has had its issues with long power cuts over the last 3 to 4 days. They have been having problems with an overhead cable somewhere apparently.

We have enjoyed our time here. Its challenges and frustrations have been outweighed by everyone’s friendliness and helpfulness. I think both of us are looking forward to a hot shower when we get to Kampala after so long without any hot water!