From Naples to Entebbe. 



Even when out of sight of land the voyage is never 

 monotonous. The aspect of the sky varies unceasingly. Vapours 

 and clouds perpetually form, and dissolve, or gather into dark 



GUVEUNOIIS HOUSE, ENTEBBE. 



storms, while the water, reflecting their changes in endless 

 variety of colour and tone, presents a spectacle which is'*never 

 wearisome. Flights of swallows pass through the air. Swarms 

 of minute gnats dance on the surface of the water like a 

 light mist. These are the only tokens that land is not really 

 far off. 



Tlie course of the steamers follows the equator, roughly 

 speaking, and crosses the northern extremity of the lake from 

 east to west, steering clear of the chain of islands which lie 

 along the coast. These islands form a breakwater, sheltering 

 a wide and practically continuous cliannel where canoes and 

 small sailing craft can navigate in safety. They vary in size 

 from mere rocks just rising above the water, and whitened by 

 tilt' deposit of aquatic birds, to islands so vast as to form 

 a small region in themselves, clad with dense forests, girt 



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