Adventures On The Great Lake Victoria: Kisumu and Lake Victoria: the Lakeside Sunset Bliss
Situated on the shores of Africa’s largest and the world’s second largest freshwater lake after Lake Superior in the USA, Kisumu has one of the most breathtaking sunsets. On December 20, 1901, the last sleeper of the famous Uganda Railway was nailed in by Florence Preston, the wife of Ronald Perston, the chief platelayer of the railway. The point, on the shores of Lake Victoria was named Port Florence – but was not after Florence Perston. It was named after Florence Whitehouse, the wife of the chief engineer, George Whitehouse.