magnificent...

the "Crocodile tree" with the interesting roots

On Thursday we found ourselves a little unexpectedly with a couple of hours spare having travelled down to Entebbe earlier than originally planned. 

Having settled into our motel [ummm...] we hopped onto a couple of bodas [motor cycle taxis - just climb on the back and hang on tight!] and went to the famous Entebbe Botanical Gardens.  They had been established under the British administration a hundred years or so ago and the site is idyllic on the shores of Lake Victoria [a 180 mile wide fresh water lake] with trees brought from different continents now at a magnificent state of maturity. 

Add some monkeys and beautiful birds and it was spectacular so a real breath of fresh air.
 

Lake Victoria shore