I like traveling by road, preferably when I'm driving but even as a passenger I enjoy being in a car. Except when that car is on the road between Entebbe and Kampala. Dark, scary, fast and not fun! Sometimes it was just better not to look. Our taxi driver seemed to know the rules, making all sorts of complex flashing-light, left-right-left-right indicator maneuvers which were met with similar signals from oncoming vehicles. The fact that one for the local driving schools is called "Lady Luck Driving Instruction" probably says a lot. One strange observation is that people generally didn't seem to drive that fast compared to SA speedsters.
The roads are potholed and congested. They are crumbling completely in some places so many drive 4X4s. Toyota Prado Landcruisers predominate with a host of Japanese double-caps also common. I spotted a number of Suzuki's, mostly Vitaras and Samurais. Very few Landrovers although I did see a few Discovery 2's and 4's.
The taxis are mostly Toyota Hi-ace equivalents but most seem to be diesel engined and they are even more battle scarred than the oldest Gug's Zola Budd.
My car-of-the-trip, the little Suzuki Samuri in the pictures of course!
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