December 14, 2012
As we mentioned on a previous post Steven talked to us
at church and offered to show us around
Dunga Bay and Kiboko Bay.
The time arrived!!
We drove to the area and met him on the roadside.
We drove him to his home and here is a picture of
Steven in his home.
Many homes have curtains or cloths hanging to cover the
mud walls. And most homes have cloths covering the
furniture as you can see here.
These are usually embroidered with a pretty design.
We would probably lay them on a table top rather than the
sofas and chairs.
This is another building in the compound with his home.
An interesting tree outside his home.
This is an area near his home where the hippos
will sometimes come out of the lake that is here.
Lake Victoria.
We visited a while then we went to Dunga Bay.
The hippos that live in the lake will often come to
this bay but we came here to see the life of the
people in this community.
DUNGA BAY
This is known for the fishing that is done here.
They fish for catfish and
These are the type of boats that are used for fishing.
Notice the plants that are covering the water near the shore.
These plants come and go. Large masses of them
can move into the area in a very short time.
I think they are a weed.
These boats are also used for fishing and for
site seeing.
There was a long wooden pier that we walked out on and
this is looking back to the community that is here.
Victoria Lake beyond the plants.
Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the
world as to surface area. Lake Superior is the largest.
The fishermen and just come in with the catch of the day and
here are weighing what they brought in.
This was a good day's catch!!
Pretty good sized fish!!!!
Here they have fried the fish and set them out to be eaten.
This woman is preparing this fish for frying.
They are gutted and cleaned then the sides are
deeply slashed for frying.
They are fried in oil in a pan shaped much like a deep wok
and heated with wood over an open fire.
The utensil with the holes is a spoon.
A picture of t he area.
The women of the community cook fish like this every day
and all come to eat. We were told that people can
come any time of the day to get fried fish here.
It is the main staple food for here.
Some of the buildings in the compound.
Notice the wood sided building on the right.
This was filled with the men of the community.
Inside the building.
On the ground just under the picture were men shooting craps
and in another area we saw men were playing cards.
I guess it is all over.
Behind the buildings was a shamba (garden)
for the members of the community.
The rack near the tree is a place to start the plants
to be transplanted in the shamba.
This was fenced so the hippos that come out of the
lake cannot destroy the plants.
A small lake (of they were very proud) for the
raising of small fish.
These cute children were sitting by the wall and playing
and I got out my camera and they jumped up to get their
picture taken.Then they all run over to grab the camera
to see what they looked like.
Many places we have been are piles of rock like this.
People - man, women, children - sit and with a hammer
break the rocks into small ones to be sold by the ton.
Some of the smaller rocks.
This harbor is an import spot for charcoal from Uganda.
These bags are charcoal that is imported, sold and used
for cooking heat.
Some good sized bags. It is an economical heat source
and will burn for a long time.
KIBOKO BAY
We left Dunga Bay and went to Kiboko(hippo) Bay.
There is a nice resort with a lovely restaurant, gift shop,
swimming pool and lounge.
Very nice considering the rocky, narrow road to get here!!
OH NO!!!
We found the bay covered with the plants that had moved
in quickly. Steven had been here just a day or two ago
and it was clear.
The hippos don't come out when the plants are here.
They damage their skin.
We heard several snorts but saw no hippos!!
We will go again!!
Steven with Elder Moon and Sister Moon.
While we were there the wind was kicking up and
the trees were waving.
Port of the resort.
A very strange tree for us!!
Although it wasn't yet dark there was a beautiful sunset
out over the lake.
We took Steven back to the entry to his place
and then we went home.
We arrived just at dark.
