We were just about to sit at a picnic bench but changed our minds when we saw this rather lengthy snake just where our feet would have been. Apparently it is harmless but we didn't want to take the risk.

Snakes aside, we had a great weekend recently at a place called 'Hairy Lemon', a small island in the River Nile. We went with a couple of friends who are leaving Uganda this week after 9 months of working with us at Oasis.

It is an idyllic place, as long as you are not a 5 star hotel type.... or any star for that matter! But for us intrepid African explorers it was a perfect weekend retreat from the noise, dust and grime of Kampala. Highlights were wallowing in the river, sitting under the vast starry night sky and monkey-watching.