Yesterday we left Kigali for a few days of adventure before starting work next week. Michelle, Yvon, Daniel, Luke and I we driven by our long time friend, Emmy. The first stop is for the best potatoes in the world, goat brochettes and banana beer (only for the bravest members of our team).
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| Emmy sharing life lessons with Daniel and Luke |
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| Yvon sampling the banana beer |
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| Luke has a try (and so does Dan) |
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| Emmy and Daniel |
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| Along the way we saw many goats |
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| And cyclists getting a lift up the hill behind the truck (not safe or legal!) |
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| banana trees, green fields |
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| And people carrying just about everything on their heads |
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| We got to Paradis Malahide in time to see the fishing boats head out for the evening |
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| One fisherman has a dug out canoe |
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| Paradis kindly arranged traditional dancers with singing and drumming |
We were very happy to get back to Paradis Malahide but sooooo disappointed that there was no running water due to a burst water pipe in the area. We haven’t had any running water in the apartment in Kigali, so we had been looking forward to showers.
This morning, the owner of Paradis Malahide kindly arranged to move us to their spectacular new location (Paradis Kivu) just down the lake. This only opened a month ago. We are thrilled and we’ve all had showers. Water is just the best!
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| Bungalows at Paradis Kivu |
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| View from above Paradis Kivu |
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| Michelle in full bloom of health |
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| Ladies on the Congo Nile trail |
Now we are off to see Michelle’s soccer team play!!!
Gregory Klar
