Sipi Falls

Last weekend we went to a place called Sipi Falls.  It is a series of waterfalls over a series of three ridges.  It was absolutely goregous!!  I felt like I was in the garden of eden, or some sort of movie paradise.  The second waterfall had a cave underneath it so we were able to stand behind the waterfall then walk down and take a shower underneath part of the fall!! absoluetly beautiful.  It was so lush, I could not believe that it was Africa!  I always thought of Africa as a dry and plain place.  I was wrong.

The trails were...interesting, if you could call them trails.  We hired a guide and he weaved us through peoples yards to get to each waterfall, trekking through tons of mud!  We saw lots of maize, cabbage and coffee plants, and many other local farming plants. (also a chameleon hidden in a tree!!)  There was no way we would be able to get around without a guide, one wrong turn and you were dead ending into someones home. 

God again just showed me his beauty.  It was amazing.  We woke up early and our lodge stood on the side of a hill facing the falls and we watched the sunrise over them.  It was gorgeous.

The hardest thing about the whole trip was the travel. It took about 8 hours to get there by taxi.  On the way we took three different taxis, the last taxi being a small white car with 2 people crammed in the front seat, 5 people in the middle and three people (erland, aaron and a lady) in the trunk!  It was crazy, but a fun experience.  Then on the way home we took two taxis.  The second one I was crammed on a bench for 3 people with 4 people.   I had a baby sleeping on my right arm a man sleeping on my left and I just plopped my head straight down on my backpack and fell asleep.  Ugandans do not care much for personal space. So I slept in a taxi uganda style!

I cannot believe my time here is coming to an end. It all went so fast.  I am excited to go home and see all the people i miss and love, but i am seriously going to miss all the amazing friends i met here.  God has taught me so much, and our relationship has become so much more intimate and real through this experience.  I am sad this chapter is closing, but excited to see what else God has in store!!!