1/5 Dr. Paul M. 1 year ago on Google
So,
last
week
I
was
chatting
with
a
friend
with
whom
we
share
a
vague
liking
for
finding
natural
beauty,
and
she
recommended
Mukono.
Any
Ugandan
who
hears
about
Mukono
knows
what
to
expect
right?
Maybe
not!
She
promised
that
I
would
be
wowed,
and
I
believed
her,
with
hesitation,
of
course.
Well,
today,
I
was
gifted
with
a
little
time
on
my
hands,
and
decided
to
drive
to
the
place
she
recommended;
serenado
eco
beach!
I
did
my
homework,
meaning,
I
googled
the
place,
and
to
my
surprise,
they
have
a
website,
with
beautiful
pictures.
The
rooms
are
quite
pricy,
for
Ugandan
standards,
(almost
the
same
amount
as
wild
waters
which
just
won
a
travellerβs
award
for
quality
destinations
to
holiday!),
and
the
phone
number
listed
wasnβt
answered
once,
neither
was
my
phone
call
returned.
Taking
my
brother
with
me,
we
set
off,
via
Mukono,
onto
katosi
road,
and
into
the
jungle.
After
Katosi
road
(the
famous
road
that
brought
riches,
shame
and
fame
to
the
government
middle
men
and
the
contractors)
the
drive
there
was
quite
bumpy
and
long,
but
passable.
With
our
VW
touran,
we
could
only
manage
20-30
kph!
I
had
internet
for
most
of
the
way
there
which
is
a
plus.
There
were
multiple
beautiful
hills
whose
canopy
was
completely
covered
by
pine
trees,
and
valley
swamps
covered
in
papyrus
reeds,
quite
breath
taking
actually!,
But
I
also
saw
large
chunks
of
land
which
were
once
forest,
and
now
what
remains
is
tree
graveyards
where
charcoal
making
has
taken
away
age
old
trees,
turning
the
once
beautiful
scenery
into
a
horrific
sight
from
hell!
It
is
as
though
the
ground
were
smoking
cigerrates,
but
infarct
this
is
where
they
partially
combust
wood
to
turn
it
into
charcoal.
Finally,
after
about
two
hours
of
driving,
we
arrived
at
the
eco
beach,
to
be
greeted
by
happy
servers
who
double
as
gate
men,
and
security
guards,
the
remnants
of
the
covid
era!
It
seems
like
to
me
that
their
survival
in
this
place
solely
depended
on
their
ability
to
multi
task.
I
wasnβt
surprised
to
see
that
the
manager
too
multi
tasks
quite
a
bit.
When
not
cooking
the
meals,
she
is
outside
the
kitchen,
policing
selfie
takers,
and
reminding
them
to
order
for
meals
or
be
asked
to
leave.
With
this,
i
took
no
photos,
as
i
was
scared
to
offend
the
Lady
of
the
house!
The
entire
waterfront
is
no
more
than
fifty
yards
of
lake
shore,
with
what
was
once
a
waterfront
washed
away
by
the
tide.
The
stone
walkway
leads
up
hill
to
the
residential
area
built
out
of
huge
military
style
tents,
fully
furnished
of
course!
There
is
piped
water
and
electricity
on
site
which
is
a
plus,
and
the
area
is
cool,
having
been
carefully
constructed
to
preserve
the
rainforest.
The
tent
area
offers
a
nice
view
of
Lake
Victoria.
The
general
camping
site
is
beautifully
designed
with
fire
places
every
ten
metres,
or
so,
and
there
is
a
volleyball
net
for
those
who
love
to
play.
A
short
forest
trail
leads
into
what
used
to
be
Mabira
forest,
with
trees
labelled
by
name,
and
there
is
quite
a
variety
of
birds
to
see.
The
shallow
swamp
on
the
opposite
side
of
the
beach
has
wild
papyrus
reeds,
and
houses
quite
a
number
of
monitor
lizards.
The
service
could
be
improved!
By
and
large,
it
looks
like
a
place
with
potential,
but
definitely
not
one
where
I
would
spend
500,00
per
night
for
such
sloppy
service!
I
would
stick
with
lemala
wild
waters
if
I
could
get
an
appointment!
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