Monday 19th July

Today we woke up at 6.30am and left the Fairway before breakfast for our long day of visits, travelling and the launch of the run for humanity in Kapchorwa. As we left Kampala and snaked our way out of the city, it gave Greg the first chance to see Uganda in day light. As we were too early for Breakfast at the hotel we stopped at Mabira Forest take away to greet some old friends and get something to eat (Banana's, avocado and maize was the order of the day).

We picked up some fruits for Eirya's family and for the next few days.. We arrived at Eirya's house an hour early and had some time with his family. Greg experienced his first meal in a village in Eiryas hut (some irish and meat).

After our fantastic home cooked meal we visited Green Valley School and met with all the children, who then sang and delivered drama to us. We arrived at Mbale to finalise the arrangements for tomorrow and drop off the resources for the road safety awareness and first aid.

We travelled on to Kapchorwa via Soronko and visited the first aid sessions that were being delivered. It was a real honour to see the work going on and the whole community coming together. We found our hotel with the best view in Uganda over looking the plains of Uganda. After a late lunch we began the launch event at the branch with a quick 3km around town to raise awareness, which was fun but not the best after lunch activity..

We have discovered that the air is a little thin up here and it will be a real challange for the first 40km tomorrow!!!  The branch are very active but do need further support, but they feel the support we have given them will make a big difference and save lives...