I’ve just
made it back to Kigali after a week with Patty in Butare and a weekend in
Nyungwe forest with Emmy.
Butare is a
bit of an aggressive city when compared to Kigali but the daily vervet monkey
sightings made up for its shortcomings. Working with the residents there was
delightful and we made a new American friend, Stephanie, one of the HRH anaesthetists.
Patty and I discovered a wonderful trail to hike through the University of
Rwanda’s campus arboretum.
Nyungwe was
surprisingly… crowded. For a rain forest. I walked the canopy (designed by
Canadians!) yesterday with a group of about 50 Rwandans, for whom I seemed to
be a complete novelty. I was again the whitest of white girls. My sunblock
almost caused a riot. Most people had never seen any.
I hiked a
gorgeous trail to a waterfall today with another interesting group. There were
people from all over including a fascinating family from Texas. Despite having
lived in Africa for over 3 years, the father braved the trail in sandals and
had to be counselled not to drink the waterfall water.
Having
dodged the amoebas, though, I’ve just had 5 street goat brochettes for dinner.
I’ll be ok. Right?
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| Rwandan hillside |
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| Baboon on the road to Nyungwe |
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| Canopy walk |
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| Mountain monkey in tea plantation |
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| Tea harvest |
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| Amélie on the famous resident rock |
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| Waterfall in Nyungwe Forest |
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