Kigali Serena Hotel

Yesterday night we arrived 15 min ahead schedule, but waited (as usual) more than 1 hr. for the luggage.<br>After we had a quick snack at the italien restaurant and then home.<br><br>At a bout 0100 - we had a sundowner on the pettio - there was a chrash right in front of the house and a horn was blowing all the time ...

... like in my job before.<br><br>The next fun will be, arriving in Munich with my summer cloth on a fu..ing cold winter day.<br><br>"All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go.<br>The taxi's waiting, it's blowin' its horn.<br>I hate to wake you up and say good bye.<br>...<br>...<br>I'm leaving in a jet plane, I think that I'll be back again ..."<br>

... those criminally involved, forgiven and recovered; now the Hutu&#8217;s and Tutsis are no longer socially distinguished or separated, back to the way things were before colonial rule.<br> Our main reason for visiting Rwanda was to visit the Mountain Gorillas - only found in Uganda, Rwanda and DRC (Congo) We had to trek for 2 hours through dense bamboo forest and thick mud before we found the Amahoro family of ...

... 5:22 pm: The Sports Report &#8211; I would normally tune in for this because I like sports, especially since I was named the head basketball coach. (The problem is that I was named the head basketball coach after the season was over even though I was clear that I wouldn&#8217;t be returning next year. Anyway, it&#8217;s on my resume so **** it.) Today, though, the sports report is focusing on the all important issue of the boys volleyball shirts (which ...

... 8211; I&#8217;m very happy for them. This will be their first time on safari &#8211; and that&#8217;s one of the most exciting, enjoyable and educational activites I&#8217;ve ever experienced in my life.<br><br>The Interet access at the hotel has been down since sometime yesterday and we never did get it back today. I worked on my backlog of office work in the room until early afternoon.<br><br>Doc went to the airport to pick up ...

... balls and Frisbees and other supplies that had been brought as gifts to future camps, and left a few other sports items for the church members to use any time they wanted.<br><br>I then asked the five ladies who served in the kitchen to come forward and receive a round of applause from everyone for their selfless service. Afterwards I gave them a small monetary gift as a token of our appreciation. It was unexpected and they were very appreciative.<br><br>We finished by ...

... by the smoke of charcoal and wood cooking fires that add a pleasant smelling haze to the air. The darkness is lit by occasional electric lights glimmering dimly in shops and houses (the new energy efficient light bulbs are already popular here and they are much dimmer than what we&#8217;re used to in the West &#8211; prepare yourselves!), and by candles, by which we could see the slowing human activity. I find there is something warm and comforting about the ...

... from Rwanda gather.<br><br>We finished our tour around noon, and drove back to the hotel to have lunch and pick up the supplies we needed to begin the camp.<br><br>We arrived back a little before 3:00 pm, and greeted the campers. We were originally to have had more than 20, then the number dropped to 17, and toward the last moment 3 who were going to come found they had some makeup testing at school and wouldn&#8217;t be able to come. So we have 14 ...