I headed out of town this weekend with some friends to go to Sipi Falls, about 5 hours east of Kampala. Shamefully, Jinja (about 90 minutes from Kampala) was as far east as I’d been until this trip. We got some coffee on the way, and I was ecstatic to have my first to-go cup in months. 5 hours later we arrived in Sipi after climbing the long and winding hillside. We hadn’t booked so, had to hunt around for a place to stay. A tent is definitely on my shopping list for the next US trip.

After breakfast, we headed out for a hike to the falls. We picked up an entourage of local children along the way, and we went right to the base of one of the falls.

Cutting wood on the edge of the valley's steep hillsides

Sunday morning, we all headed over the top of the falls to watch a few of our group abseil (aka repel down the cliff side next to the falls). Maybe next time I’ll get into the harness. For now, I was perfectly content to watch the others as they went over the cliff.

Thanks for sharing your photos, Larry, Jonas and Kasper!