We had a leisurely morning for our last day in Kampala. I spent time with breakfast and packing... and trying to figure out the best way to pack my bags to help expedite security. We anticipated heightened security at the airport with all of the happenings in the national news and with the U.S.A. I checked out of my room and moved my bags into another team members room for the duration of the day. Debbie, Violet, Chuck and I went to one of the markets at noon to do some last minute shopping. It was so fun! I had to cut myself off from buying any more stuff; they are so unique! We returned to the hotel and had downtime until 4:30, when we packed up all our bags onto our bus and left for one last Ugandan meal with Charles and his family. We went to a local hotel and ate by the pool. I decided to have ""authentic Ugandan beef"" in the form of a cheeseburger. Well... it definitely tasted different than American beef... and it didn't have cheese, but it did have cucumbers on it. It was a unique experience for the last meal in Uganda!
It took over an hour for our food to come. We had anticipated leaving from the hotel for the airport at 7p.m. in order to get there in plenty of time for security and our 11:30p.m. flight. We ended up leaving closer to 7:30p.m.... and then we were STUCK in traffic. We did not make it to the airport until closer to 10p.m. Yikes! There was a lot of security, including dogs sniffing cars and checkpoints. When we got to the airport, we hustled in and got checked in. They check your forms first, then you take all your stuff through xray, then you take all your stuff to another checkpoint, then you take it all to the ticket counter where they weigh and check your bags and give you your tickets. You then fill out your form for leaving the country (exit form) and proceed through immigration. That line took a bit. Once at the front of the line, they check your information, rescan your fingerprints (they did this upon entry), stamp your passport for exit and then you go to the gate. We had no time to shop as we needed to hustle to the gate. We made it in time and then boarded the plane for our 11:30p.m. departure to Amsterdam. We safely arrived in Amsterdam at 6:30a.m. local time.
Thank you so much for praying for all of us and safety in our travels! Two more flights to go and we will all be home. What a blessing this journey has been!
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