Stacy

What a relaxing day. It reminded me of life on our lovely Kootenay Lake, except that there are Ugandan crested cranes flying overhead instead of bald eagles and geese. We woke to the sounds of lapping water, the songs of birds and the amazing singing of the woman farming in the next plot over. The … Read more

Today’s crazy hard ride was for Nampijja Prossy, Muwanguzi John, Lukyamuzi Ronald and Namboga Faith. I needed their motivation today, although I was feeling pretty strong initially. We rode 95 kilometres and climbed 5400 feet today to 7500 feet elevation. I’m happy I can still breathe. We left the-name-of-the-town-that-we-stayed-in-that-I-can-never-remember at 8:30 and the tarmac was … Read more

Today’s ninety-kilometre ride sprinkled with 4000 feet of elevation gain was for Kasumba Fabian, Kisuule Dan and Magadde Rodger. It was a good day today from start to finish. After enjoying the organic coffee and awesome pancakes mentioned yesterday, we said goodbye to Dave the Cave and Sally and the delightful staff around 9. But … Read more

Our good friend, Christy Nichol, from Kootenay Athletic Therapy (Nelson BC), gave us a financial gift to use at our discretion because she is committed to giving to people and places that inspire her. As described in yesterday’s blog, John and I have been so inspired by Sally’s resilience and good attitude that we are … Read more

Today’s enjoyable ride was for Nantaba Monica and Nabakioza Florence. Monica was our first student to get full sponsorship and the rest is history. We woke up a little earlier in order to see some animals in QE park before it got too hot. The sun was out from start to finish of our ride … Read more

When I was little, my family went to Yellowstone National Park. I was excited to see Old Faithful and had made sure my camera had a new roll of film in it. I have 24 chances to capture the magic of the infamous geyser. If you don’t know, it’s a thermal geyser that is erupted … Read more

Today’s ride was for five of our youngest students who started either nursery school or preschool. Their names are Kaikara Hezed, Namugerwa Josephine, Lubega Stephen, Makumbi Elivis, and Kisakye Maureen. Today was weird, and although both of us thought this separately, we are still unsure as to why. We started riding at 8 in the … Read more

We took a rest day today and head to Kasese tomorrow. John wanted to clarify, thanks to his good friend, The Biologist, that sloths do not live in Africa. He did some Google searching today and found this sweet thing was actually what he saw. I say that it’s just as cool as a sloth.

Today’s ride into Fort Portal was for Suubi Esther and Mukisa Stephen. These two stars are Pastor Vincent’s children who are getting an education in order to teach and inspire others to rise above poverty and be independent. Esther is the one who travelled all the way from Kampala to our hotel (4 hrs) in … Read more

Today’s hilly, overcast, 93-kilometre ride was for Nassanga Juliet and Kagenda Christopher. We started at 7:30 and every hill I saw before me, I looked at their little pictures to gather my strength. We climbed 4700 feet today, most of the grades ranging from 7-15% according to John’s bike computer, and my legs are a … Read more