Novotel Kigali Umubano

... had a junior playfully trying to pull her coat from her back. We had an hour with the Mountain Gorillas which seemed far too short but was the maximum allowed during a day. Fantastic experience of a lifetime that we&#8217;ll never forget.<br> We headed back through Uganda, stopping in Jinja where we went rafting down some grade 5 rapids, then back on to Nairobi where we ended this part of the Dragoman trip. So far so good

... framing, if I was into that sort of thing. The big big boss looked at me with warm, old man eyes and asked, &#8220;You think you&#8217;ll find a place for that on your wall in Africa?&#8221;<br><br>I looked at him pensively, &#8220;I&#8217;m sure I might be able to find a spot somewhere.&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;Good,&# 8221; he said, &#8220;because you might have to eat it!&#8221; I laughed heartily, a rare moment where I was actually amused at such a ...

... No taxis to be found. The hotel staff has the phone numbers of seven taxis, they told me. None of the seven were available and there is very little taxi traffic that goes by the Bloom which is on a back street. So I had a light dinner at the Bloom once again. My three friends got back around 9:00 or so and we talked briefly about the plans for tomorrow. It will be a busy one which will include my departure from Rwanda and Africa for this trip.

Today was our last day of normal camp activities. I wanted Daniel and Cindy to have the chance to see the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, and if they didn't go today, they wouldn&#8217;t have the chance. So Doc and I dropped them at the Center at a little after 8:00 with instructions to Samuel to come and pick them up after he dropped us off at Runda. That would give them about an hour and half to view the memorial exhibits, and the mass graves. <br><br>We ...

... an old rolling- wreck that wasn&#8217;t starting as he turned the engine over again and again. Even so he called out to us hopefully: &#8220;taxi?&#8221; I replied with a smile &#8220;yes, but we want one that works!&#8221; the other taxi drivers and hangers-around (of which there are always many) thought my little joke was very funny and laughter overcame the traffic noise for a moment.<br><br>We agreed to meet for breakfast at 7:30 to start our last day of camp activities.

... positive, and be careful of what we say and how we say it. After that I introduced our visiting staff from France and the US, and we distributed camp T-shirts and took a camp photo before they had the chance to get dirty. <br><br>We asked God&#8217;s blessing on the camp that was beginning and then started the active activities with some team building games. These games are to help the campers think through problems and plan strategies, and to think in ...