Monday morning we are breakfasted and ready to go by 8:00am. The drive was beautiful winding through mountains, crossing the Nile, and overlooking breath-taking vistas. We pulled over in the middle of nowhere because our driver needed to "check his email." Judi was fascinated by this and wanted to go with him so she could check her email too. We kept her from following explaining it was very personal email. When she saw him disappear into the bush, the lights came on for her and she understood his need. We were merciless with Judi after that.
When we got to the border we had to exit the vehicle, fill out substantial paperwork to get our exit visas for Burundi stamped, walk 50 feet to a different window in the same building, complete the same paperwork, get our entrance visas for Rwanda, get into a different vehicle and continue our trip. It was all a bit strange, but it worked to get our visas taken care of and get us across a border.
We got settled into the Friend's Guest House in Kigali and took off for the "mall" looking for an Internet café and a place to exchange some cash into Rwandan francs. We found both, but I was still unable to upload my blog, as I had to use their machines. Needless to say, in a 3rd world country, they were all windows-based machines.
At dinner we made another new friend while in Rwanda. Kirsten (sp?) is a young girl from New Jersey fresh out of college. She is working in the Friend's library and living here alone in the same guesthouse at which we stayed. Kim and Judi decided she was lonely so they peppered her with questions (Judi) and told her endless stories about our adventures (Kim). Chris and I warned that they had her trapped and that she would avoid us the rest of the week. Kirsten assured us she was fine and that she hasn't spoken to native English speakers in a while. Vickie just watched and laughed.
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