Boda bodas and a rollex.

Boda bodas and a rollex.
 These are two of my favorite things in this beautiful country.

A boda is by far the best and least safe way to get around Uganda. It is a small motorcycle, that weaves in and out of traffic when you are stuck in a jam, and can dodge any massive Kampalan pot-hole around. There are 'stages' everywhere, which consist of 2- 20 drivers sitting on top of there motorcycle seats yelling 'mzungu' at you and whistling to get your attention. Sometimes when they see we need a ride they bombard us all at once, fighting to get some business. If you don't know the prices they will double the charge, but still it is more than affordable. I have never paid more than $2.50. Yet, a good boda driver earns a decent living, more than the average Ugandan.

Here in Namuwango, we like to use a driver named Sam. He is safe, and knows the city like the back of his hand, and is always fair with his charges. He has a wife, and two children, and a great sense of humour. It is relieving to be able to take a boda at night, and know that we can trust Sam to both drive well, and protect us from other crazy drivers and the dangers of Namuwango at night.
When Sarah and I are sharing Sam's boda, we sing most of the ride-taking requests of course. When we arrive to our destination, we always try and get a discount for the free entertainment we provided....and it never works. But it is fun, and Sam loves being our boda man!

Geoffrey. Sorry about the sideways angle, to solve this problem just put your left ear to your left shoulder.

And, then there is rollex. The delicious, greasy, addictive rollex! 
A rollex consists of  basic chapati (Indian flat bread) but made Ugandan style- meaning ten times the amount of oil necessary for chapati. Once the chapati is made, the rollex vendor (our favorite is Geoffrey) mixes two eggs in a cup, then adds salt, cabbage, onions and tomatoes. He throws the egg mixture onto his magic hotplate- a cast iron flat plate on top of a small round charcoal stove. Once the egg is thoroughly cooked and flipped a good three to four times(and he has sprinkled more oil onto the plate a few more times), Geoffrey throws the fresh chappati on top of the 'omelette' and rolls the two together with the egg inside. And Voila! The most delicious street food in the whole country....perhaps even the whole world.