The Nile Special is amazing yet again, and even better with the high water in preparation for CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting). I think CHOGM has officially started as of today; I am very glad I am not in Kamapla for the queen’s arrival for the Commonwealth meeting. It has been a bit crazy around Uganda in preparation for this event, especially near Kampala and even Jinja; there has been a lot of road construction and other projects to prepare for the queen (I believe Prince Charles is even coming to Jinja to see the "source of the Nile"). It seems like it is becoming Uganda’s one chance to make a good reputation for itself internationally and they are definitely spending a fair amount of money for it. However, I somehow doubt that the queen will actually make it out here near Jinja or even be here for more than the 3 day event. Whatever works though. The Special was great though. We had a good group of people out at the wave, including a few Brits soon to end their trip and then the whole World Class Kayak Academy group showed up last night (high school kids traveling around the world kayaking with teachers & kayak coaches). All the instructors were a lot of fun, and it was nice to see some kids out there shredding it up on the Special this morning. Hairy Lemon is a great place to be – good camping with 3 meals a day and only a 5 minute paddle to the Nile Special. We put in 3 good sessions each day (sunrise surf before breakfast, before lunch, and then a nice sunset surf). Full moon next weekend! Life is good.
