Day 7

Another early start as we leave Kigali to go to Kibogora but despite making good time Johns jeep had a flat tyre. Thanks to some very friendly locals they helped us change the tyre and when we reached the nearest village we got it repaired. They must have found us an attraction as our vehicles were constantly surrounded by them. We arrived at our camp site at 5:30 where we inspected our bungalow and our minimal facilities! There is no electricity, our toilets which are holes are a short walk away and only cold running water. However, all of this is compensated for by the amazing view over Lake Kivu. For the majority of us there was no space in the bungalow so we started to set up camp but this proved a challenge in the dark. After our homemade Lasagne we were ready to go to bed. For those of us who were sleeping outside the night turned out to be quite eventful. We were all hearing strange noises and convinced ourselves that there was someone in the bushes so we headed inside with our sleeping bags welcoming the floor. In reality it turned out that it was the monkeys in the trees. However, our excuse is the fact that we were unfamiliar with our surroundings!