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Out of Africa

April 19, 2010

In every direction game was on the move, tens of thousands of Uganda kob bounded out of our way, often leaping metres in the air. Tiny oribi (a much smaller antelope) that humbles the performance of any human gymnast, leapt repeatedly in the air, momentarily holding a poise with their back legs parallel the [...]

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Mountain Biking Mount Elgon

April 13, 2010

This article appeared in The Eye Magazine of April – May 2010
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For a moment, I envisaged him riding my bike but made it clear that he was to carry it. He smiled again, hoisted my bike over his head upside down and sat his bag on the crown of his head [...]

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Lake Chibwera – Queen Elisabeth Protected Area

February 2, 2010

It had rained very heavily the afternoon before and we had erected our tent in the rain, slightly anxious that the downpour might not stop before dark.  Bare topped and soon drenched the skin, we used several towels to mop the inside of the tent.  The thunderstorms had performed their wild dance across the hills [...]

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Seasons Greetings 2009

December 23, 2009
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Wishing you all a very warm, wet and wild festive season
THE ADRIFT TEAM

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Henry Kyabalema – Adrift team member of the month November

November 22, 2009

Henry began his career with Adrift by carrying rafts to and from the river after being introduced to Adrift by a friend. He learnt to swim in the sandy ponds near his village and it is for this reason, he believes, he was selected to train as a safety kayaker. He paddles [...]

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Riots in Kampala

November 22, 2009

The trouble started when the Kabaka (traditional King of Buganda) planned a visit to the town of Kayunga (about an 1.1/2 hours). A self-styled clan leader (from the Buganda people) stood up in Kayunga and said that the Kabaka must ask permission from him to visit the town. At this point President Museveni’s [...]

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Wildwaters Reserve

November 22, 2009

In an exciting initiative driven by Adrift, dozens of mid-river islands at the Victorian source of the Nile will be protected for future generations to enjoy. Since Adrift introduced commercial rafting to Uganda in 1996, the company has witnessed accelerated degradation of the river banks and islands along the Nile between lakes Victoria and [...]

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