village on one of the little northern arms of Lake Victoria. The last
colours of the sunset were slowly fading behind me, and along the
shores, vendors began to set up their night market stalls. The smell
of roasted corn, fried fish, chipatis and other local favourites
filled the air. Fisherman readied their boats for their evening
harvest. A couple of youths swam about the pier as numerous people
watched them with curious fascination (probably since the majority of
people in Uganda are unable to swim).
And then I noticed it... the moon slowly emerging from behind a low
cloud. First just a sliver, then little by little a perfectly round
pearl-like moon developed. It lit up the night and cast a gorgeous
shimmering moon path along the top of the water. Perhaps it's because
there is little electricity or ambient light, but the moon seemed
brighter here than I ever remembered it being. Stunning.
I stood in awe for a few minutes, whispered a quiet "nyago nyago" (a
Japanese phrase) to those who might catch it, and wandered back to my
taxi, my moon-shadow following along behind.
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