Day 17- Jinga, Uganda

Today was a day of contrasts- the best of nature and the worst of people.

Crossing over the equator for the obligatory photo (even if the true equator was about 75km further north) we also had a chance to look at some pretty decent arts and crafts. There was some really nice stuff, for around $5-10 for an attractive wood carving or a couple of bucks for a bracelet. And in the hour or so we spent there, I saw maybe four or five people making purchases, so it's not like these shops are cleaning up.

So what motivates people to haggle the poor shopkeepers to death? I saw people bargaining viciously to save 1000 shillings (around 50 cents) on an already cheap item.

Arriving in Jinga, we set up camp and enjoyed a beer while looking out over the Nile and watching an intense lightning storm. Doesn't get much better than that.