Day tour to Sipi Falls

At this point in our trip, we are all exhausted, over carbed and under nourished. We decided to take an easier day and arranged with Isaac for a visit to Sipi Falls, a set of three cascading waterfalls, about an hour's drive from Mbale. At 9 am, we headed out with Isaac, our driver and our new friend, Rabbi Darren for our tiyul. We bought water for the trip and soap for the clinic then headed out to the falls. We saw a view of the falls and took the least strenuous hike. With six kids, we decided to take a short hike and enjoyed a few minutes at the base of the falls to cool off.
We headed for a quick lunch. When we arrived, we asked for the menu and were told we could have, you guessed it, potatoes, rice, and vegetables. We ordered our food at 12:30 and the servers told us it would be ready within 45 minutes. Very fast in African time. An Israeli at the next table let us know in Hebrew that it would be three hours. At 3:30 pm, our food came out. That's Africa time.
As we waited and waited, we took quick walks to see the view of the falls, to see wome wild monkeys playing in the trees. to play games of hide and seek on the grounds and to discuss with one another how on earth it takes three hours to prepare rice and potatoes.
We did a little craft shopping in Mbale but rejected the tourist prices and came back to the hotel for a quiet afternoon and evening and to catch up on our blog. Tomorrow, a tour of all 6 Abayudaya synagogues and afternoon meeting with Rabbi Gershom, the pick up of our kippot and our farewell to Nabugoye.