Quelle journee! I left Goma on Saturday morning, crossed the border with no problems whatsoever, spent the night in Gisenyi, and caught a ride to Kigali with Human Rights Nick early Sunday morning. It was SO NICE to not have to take the bus -- it took about half the time and I didn't have to listen to any theological and/or political discussions. Plus Nick backed over a moto-taxi (and its driver) at the gas station in Ruhengeri. Nobody was hurt and the gas station guys urged us to drive away before the driver could get his moto started, so I guess it was okay. Poor Nick's going to be hearing about it for awhile, though.
Spent Sunday hanging out by the pool in Kigali, then ran some errands this morning before going to lunch at La Baguette, the German bakery/butcher/place where every expat goes for lunch. It turned out to be the perfect place - ran into my friend Suzy, so we had a nice talk over lunch. She's based in a tiny village in Rwanda and I wouldn't have gotten the chance to see her if we hadn't met by chance. (When did I become the kind of person who unexpectedly bumps into friends in Kigali? It happened in Nairobi, too...)
After that, I met up with the Missionaries, who were sweet enough to take me to the airport for the evening flight to Entebbe. All I have to say about that is that Rwandair Express is amazing. We left early. We arrived early. I was through immigration and customs and had my bags before the scheduled arrival time. They have to be the only airline in Africa that ever arrives early. The guy across from me said, "They'll make up for it in the air," but he was wrong.
Tomorrow the real fun begins...
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