Once we arrived at the guest house in Kampala, it was out for quick shower and back on Moses bus again - still a good few hours off our destination. We had another 80kms to go before we even reached Mityana (the small village in which we stayed for the week) on a very bumpy road which had road works on it this year. There is not enough tarmac in China to be able to makes these roads decent and yet again our backsides and spines took another hiding as we went over bumps, dips and massive rocks at very high speed.
Our first day at the school was great. In typical Ugandan fashion the entire school, parents and village turned out to greet us and to put on a little show for us. It put a smile on the face of each team member and really started the week off on a high. The team this year (as did last year's team) brought out thousands of pounds worth of sports equipment, textbooks and muscial instruments - all made possible through personal donations and the fundraising efforts by the team members.
At the end of the first day we had the opportunity to go and see the site of the old bush school. This is the place where we started last year - an old hut, poor playing area, a stinking long drop and poor access. I am glad this was only a fleeting visit. The progress we have made in less than 12 months is significant and we now have a purpose built school fit for over 500 pupils.
On return to the new school the following morning I noticed that at the back of the new school was a wooden building I had recognised before. Up until that point little did I know that this was the old school hut that had been lifted bit by bit and reassembled - waste not want not - even with a building. Fair play to them.
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