Kiwatule Recreation Centre

 

This is an oldie and a goodie. Until recently, the only time I had been to Kiwatule Recreation Centre was in 2003. At the time, I was convinced it was the most romantic place on earth. In reality, it was just the venue for a shared orientation for Gayaza and Buddo prefects. Nothing romantic materialized from the meeting. In fact, I don’t even remember who I met that day. Anywho, when I called to ask about the availability of the centre, I realised how long ago that initial trip had happened. Yet, all these years later, the place still stood and functioned quite well.

We were greeted at the entrance by what seemed like a heavily pregnant donkey, who seemed very keen to stay in the shade of one of the manyattas. We, quite obviously, left the mother-to-be to her peace and conquered our own space. We were starving so food was first on the agenda. We’ve realised that Ayiko likes the chips and Aleru likes the chicken. Divide and conquer has always been an excellent strategy! FYI, the goat is great.

 

     

While we were eating, one of those pesky toy salesmen showed up with their balloons and toy guns. A couple of tantrums later, we were armed and ready for fun. In a related matter, Aleru performs a wonderful balloon dance, almost in time with whatever music is playing.

Ayiko made a friend, well, almost. This littling showed up, scared of the slide until he saw Ayiko slipping and sliding away. With a bit of coaxing, and under Ayiko’s watch, he found the courage to risk the journey downhill. However, as soon as that episode was over, Ayiko moved on. Quite literally, he moved to the see-saw but abandoned it when the friend showed up. That was the end of that union.

 So we moved on to exploration of the railway track and the surrounding green. The boys disappeared for a bit while Aleru and I had a little girl time

It’s a great space with lots to do for under 5 year olds. In addition, there’s what seems like a nice pool [again, too many people for us] and it’s less than 20 minutes away from our current home. We’ll definitely be back. Now, can we discuss how much these childrenof mine look like their Acholi relatives?