Everything has a beginning. Alright, the Nile River actually
has several. But, being the world’s longest river, we can cut it a bit of
slack.
Winding north through Sudan and Egypt, and into the
Mediterranean, the Nile (specifically the Victoria or Blue Nile) begins its
journey as a bubbling underwater spring on the edge of Uganda’s Lake Victoria,
from where it travels 6,700 km in roughly four months.
The spot, marked with an uninspiring plaque, makes for an
equally uninspiring sight, as it looks like nothing more than a lake to your
left and a river to your right. However, there is some value in the knowledge
that you are standing at the spot where a mighty force begins.
A bust of Mahatma Gandhi also adorns the area, as this marks
one of the places (in fact one of the only spots outside of holy areas in
India) where his ashes were scattered.
