Now came the clever bit of the show. African people about the streets are curiously good at balancing things on their head, and the Nbere dancers took this talent to the extreme. Bearing in mind the dancers were still dancing wildly about as these pictures were taken; what started as one pot...



... became a few more...



...and then some more...



...until....!!!



Now I take you back to our rather simplistic accommodation in Kabale I mentioned before. The building is owned by a retired canon who had acted as our guide in some areas of the trip, and he had constructed it thus far with the intention of turning it into a hostel for female university students, since there is no university halls set up for them. Of course, though, this takes investment of time and money and work, not necessarily something most people plan in their retirement. In gratitude for his hospitality, we painted the inside of the hostel for him in a day's work, and added a few surprises for him too.

This is pre-work - you can see how empty it is!!





The first surprise was a mural, consisting of our names on the wall, a bunch of flowers painted by Katherine, and a pair of crowned cranes (the national bird of Uganda) painted by my friend Adam with a little help from myself. My crane is on the right.




My gift was painting the words 'Amazing Grace' above the threshold. The canon seemed so taken with it that he is considering naming the hostel 'The Amazing Grace Hostel'. The first photo of me painting was taken by a friend.






More coming...