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Goma, The Frontier of Congo
Goma in Eastern DR Congo has a frontier town feeling. Beautifully situated on Lake Kiva, one of the African Great Lakes, and the Micumba Mountains, this eastern border town lies along the Great Rift Valley where many of the African Great Lakes are found as well as many active volcanoes. The most active volcano in Africa, Mount Nyiragongo, sits to Goma's north and in 2002, lava flowed through the center of town for the fourth time in a century. ...
Gorillas Times Two
... setting for Volcanoes Verunga Lodge. The lodge sat on a bluff and overlooked two lakes: Lake Buera and Lake Ruhondo. I was shown to my banda, got settled, had a massage, slept for a couple hours, and then headed up to the lodge as the sun was setting. The bar area was absolutely gorgeous with a very high ceiling/thatched roof, a large raised fire pit in the middle of the room, a bar with bar stools and a sitting area. Cozy, cozy, cozy. There were some folks already in ...
Gorilla trek
Today was the most amazing day. We got up early to go and look for the gorillas, and spent 2 hours trekking through dense jungle before we found them. I don't have the words to describe how beautiful they are. And there are less than 800 of them left in the wild. I think it may be the best thing I have ever ...
Another Surprise Trip to The Republic of the Congo
We decided to take a quick trip over the Goma in the Republic of the Congo. We spent too much money for the visas.....and then a taxi driver took us around town......a recent eruption from a nearby volcano poured several streets full of lava as it flowed down to Lake Kivu. The people have flattened the lava flow that burned down their houses.....then used the lava to build houses and walls and stores, and are essentially living on the new lava ...
Volcanoes and exploding lakes
... at times, as there is only 1 nurse for every 60 patients or so, and so it is understandable that wounds are not being managed adequately. Dressings on large pressure ulcers or abscesses are not changed for several days, and you can imagine the rest...
After rounds, we sat down to make an operative schedule for the week, with a capacity of about 6 major operative procedures per day with ...


