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 Tuesday, May 31 – today we went to a small fishing village called Wanseko. There are no fish in the lake around about here because it has all been fished out, so the boats are now going further and further away to catch fish. Wanseko’s attraction is it is the place for the lake ferry to call in daily and take passengers and vehicles to and from places around the Lake. While walking around the village we were able to appreciate the huge mountains of the Congo as a backdrop against the valley of Lake Albert and the Albert Nile. Everything is so green here, the mountain slopes are green, the river banks are green, the wetlands are green and the plains are green, it was so beautiful to see and enjoy.
The local Chairman of the town came to greet us and give us a guided tour of the village. He was very warm in his manners with us, asked for no money (bribe), encouraged us to help his people and blessed us as we left. (If only more East Africans could be like him).
We went to the local market to buy some supplies for the family we are staying with – beans and meat. The beans are measured by the cup and the price is ALWAYS negotiable, the meat is just hung up in the sun with flies resting on the carcass and when some is purchased the amount is hacked off with a large machete and weighed, the the balance of the carcass is rehung up in the sun and given back to the flies until the next purchase. Gizzards and offal are also sold as well – to those who cannot afford the price of regular meat.

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