Adventure of the month

.... here are some more photos from my visit to Akagera National Park earlier this week.

This past May , I had a chance to do a one-day safari in Rwanda's Akagera National Park and it was fantastic. I believe I even posted some pictures that meagerly attempt to show just how special that park is. On that day I saw everything that I had hoped to see, that is, with one significant exception. In all of my safaris (including South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and of course, Rwanda) I have always wanted to see a hippo out of the water and I have always failed miserably. Consequently, all my hippo pics look suspiciously like photos of gray boulders peaking out of the water. Even the best of all the photos inspires the thought "Wow, that rock almost looks like a hippo". So, with that in mind, some stubborn determination and a lot of wishful thinking, I headed back to Akagera two days ago. So, how did it go? Well, I think it is unseemly to brag, so I will allow this photo to do it for me, but suffice it to say that I was very giddy that day. I have some other cool...

It feels like it has been quite a while since I posted anything, but I blame this on a totally uneventful week at home, which gave me nothing to post and an action packed one on the road, which has given me no time to write. For the past week, I have been staying in Kigali, Rwanda. Like many people, originally, my only association with this country was the movie, "Hotel Rwanda". I expected the ravaged, war-torn country I had seen on film. This perception was greatly diminished on my first stay back in Feb. 06. During that visit, I was able to go to the Volcanoes National Park and visit the mountain gorillas (of "Gorillas in the Mist", Dian Fossey fame), spend some time at the heart-breaking Genocide Museum, and more importantly just wander the streets of what turned out to be a really nice city with incredibly kind, open people. This time around, with an approximately two weeks stay, I look forward to getting to know both ...