By Our Reporter
White Sand Beach has celebrated its first anniversary.
Sitting next to Protea Hotel and in eye view of Entebbe International Airport, the beach was the main attraction on Sunday as it marked the milestone. By midday, the lake was filled with people, young and old, swimming, playing volleyball and netball or just getting cozy.
Children splashed around the beach in close view of their parents. To the right, a dance fitness instructor turned up the music and attracted the attention of everyone. People jumped out of the lake water and made a beeline for the dancing area, joining in to dance to Uganda, Nigerian and Jamaican music. At that moment, everything else stopped for the dance.
When music stopped, Black and White took over the crowd and mentored people in making their own cocktails. It was a sight to behold as the drinkers fidgeted and later mastered how to use the shaking tins to shake the cocktail ingredients – black and white whiskey, lemon, ginger, orange juice, eggs and ice – to make a perfect cocktail.
The festivities were disrupted by a heavy down pour in the late afternoon, but the mood was not dampened. Revelers were back again on their feet soon after it let up. When comedy duo, Madrat and Chiko finally took over the stage, it was only laughter as they cracked joke after joke. DJ Roja crowned the evening with a music mashup as revelers departed at leisure.
