We have moved!

We have finally moved into our house (Wednesday 2nd November).  Our landlord Mr Stanley told us he would be at the house on Sat afternoon or Sunday and would be in touch to let us know.  He had previously told us the house would be ready for us to move in on the Friday.  We didn’t hear from him so popped in for a while on Saturday.  The promised clean-up had not occurred and the kitchen bench had a chicken on it.  Building materials were scattered in several rooms.  We decided the only way we were ever moving in was for us to do the cleaning.  So Sunday we spent most of the day clearing stuff out, sweeping, washing, scrubbing etc.  It’s not done yet but we made a great improvement.  We finally heard from him on Tuesday afternoon and he gave us the go-ahead to move in.

Jenny sorting out where things go in the kitchen.

Kitchen cupboard and one of our two chairs. 

Lounge-room looking towards kitchen and hall. 

Hall with two bedrooms and bathroom.

The chook was not staying.

This morning we checked out of the hotel after 25 nights and moved into the house.  Assembling the bed was a challenge that required a visit to a hardware store for hammer and nails.  It is now sturdy but not sure how we will get the nails out to ever move it.  Our new cooker inexplicably came with a plug not compatible with Ugandan sockets so we will need to source an adapter before we can use it.  We'll buy a fridge on the weekend and look for a table, some comfy chairs and a couple of floor mats.

On Friday we had a day in Kampala.  Jenny had an appointment with some educators at a posh school for rich folk in the afternoon.  Earlier we hit a department store and bought some essential household items - from a small stove to toilet paper and lots in between.

Our friend from Bukoba - David Jackson - works at the posh school and we had lunch with him then a tour of the school.  It was great to catch up with David again and meet his 6 week old baby daughter!  After Jenny’s meeting we checked into the Red Chilli Hideaway and met up with a work colleague Martin and his wife Chaz.  They are on a 3 month holiday in Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia.  We chatted for hours with pizza for dinner.

No active birding of late but I did manage to add a couple of new species Grey Parrot and Black Bishop.  The first bird seen inside the house compound was a Sooty Chat.

Our bedroom (now has a 4-poster bed with mozzy net).

L-shaped bathroom.

Shower (note hot water heater!!).

Wardrobes (or woodrops as some house adverts would have it).  Note the height of the rails - beyond our reach).