We've just returned from what is possibly the hardest thing I've ever done physically. We cycled from Gisenyi to Kibuye over two days. This was 100 km total but most of it was up and down steep rocky trails. The second day was nearly 10 hours of cycling. We saw remote parts of Rwanda with friendly people and spectacular landscape. These photos cannot possibly do it justice. We are ever so grateful for Tom at Rwanda Cycle Adventures and his two porters Mansuet and Twisiere. Tom has been working extensively with the local people along the trail to help with their ability to receive cycle tourists and also to have meal and accommodation options. Our first night was at the Kinunu coffee washing station. It is a little bit of paradise with mangos, papaya, pineapples, oranges, and lots of fabulous coffee! Both days we had dramatic thunder and lightening - fortunately the first day it was in the evening when we were cozy but on day two our last ride was in the rain with sunscreen washing into our eyes and one more rocky hill...
We could barely move when we arrived in Kibuye last night but fortunately we were staying at a very comfortable hotel with lovely hot showers.
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| Shores of Lake Kivu |
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| Banana plants and Lake Kivu |
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| Fishing boats |
We are back in Kigali, safe and sound, and ready to get down to work on the sim centre. Jon and Peter have joined our group. More to come.
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| With our fabulous porter |
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| Just outside Gisenyi |
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| Fishing boats |
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| Children enjoying the beach where we stopped for lunch on day one |
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| Beautiful Lake Kivu |
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| Are we there yet? How many more hills??? |
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| I should have used more sunscreen |
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| Our first day was hilly |
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| The second day was more hilly, and much farther!! |
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