We woke up at around 8 expecting to go to church with Fidah at 9.30. After breakfast, we waited for around an hour and a half before Fidah arrived. She informed us that the church was running on Ugandan time (as usual) and had started an hour late.

The church service was relatively similar to those we had experienced in England. However, since we were at a ‘special’ ceremony, we witnessed the induction of men into the church’s ‘Father’s Union’ , and a long speech from a member of the congregation who was soon to be leaving the area. During the 3 hour service (!), the Canon made a sermon with some views which wouldn’t be so acceptable in England, and gave us an idea of the many differences between our cultures. We sung some traditional hymns, jazzed up by the use of an electro-keyboard. At the end of the service, we were offered a huge basket of fruits as a thank you for attending.

We ate lunch with Fidah at Flavours, and, after changing quickly at the hotel, headed for the Itanda Falls. We hurtled along the dust packed roads in the school bus- it was extremely bumpy and uncomfortable! Once we got there though, we found it was worth the journey as the falls were a truly beautiful sight. One of the locals led us down a precarious path right on the edge of the falls, and we saw other locals fishing and kayaking in the rapid waters. We also met some of the little children that lived near the falls, who showed us their dance moves and were really adorable!

On the way home, Fidah bought us some sugar cane, which we peeled back at the hotel with Steph’s penknife. You had to chew it to release the sugary water, and although Fiona loved it, it left a lot of shavings on our bedroom floor that attracted ants and Jess found the texture a bit weird.

Sorry for the delay in the last two posts - we've had really bad wifi!

Steph, Imogen, Fiona and Jess