The Gorillas
Volcano National Park
Rwanda
October 3, 2024
feeling grateful in 
Diane - That is so touching. So many of us touched by your pictures. Thanks.
- Carmen K - Safe travels back.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Country Trail Brewery
Country Trails brewery
Susquehanna County, PA
October 11, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thoughts on Rwanda
Thoughts on Rwanda
September 25- October 6, 2024
- I knew very little about Rwanda before this trip and I am so damn impressed with the quality of life in this little country.
- Rwanda is the size of Maryland and has 14,000,000 people.
- During the genocide of 1994, there were 7 million people. Over 1,000,000 were murdered and about 1,000,000 people were involved in the murders.
- Of course, catholic priests were involved in the killings. They were Hoto and they lured the Tutsi on to their church and then murdered them. The Pope offered an apology in 2014.
- The genocide was horrific and the efforts to move on from this event is admirable.
- I hiked up a mountain for two hours, hung with silverback gorillas for one hour and hiked back down the mountain. I was exhausted.
- There are peace villages where murderes and survivors live together. That takes courage.
- There is little to no smoking in the country. I saw no smothers, no cigarette butts or any cigarettes for sale.
- On the last Saturday of the month, everyone must participate in a two hour requirement to clean up neithg=bors. As tourists, it was expected that we particiapte as well.
- Their beer isnt too interesting.
- I tried the Banana Beer and I don't need to try it again. It tasted more like a sour beer.
- Of course, the wildlife was magnificence.
- We had this great, green jeep and I coveted it the whole time. If I had that jeep, I would pimp it out and live in it.
- We got to see rhinos, hippos, zebras, giraffes, tigers, moneys, baboons, birds, impala and lots of other wildlife. I never grow tired of watching giraffes and zebras.
- At the women's empowerment training institute, one of the skills taught was making pottery with cow dung. I found that to be gross.
- The genocide museum was so gruesome that I couldnt look at the displays. I mostly just listened to my audio tour and wandered around trying to look at nothing.
- There were five of us in the group and we were mostly compatible. Danny was our guide and he was excellent.
- Our trip was really three different trips: three days of genocide, three days of safari and there days with a focus on the gorillas.
- A gorilla vet came to our hotel and gave us a lecture of how they intervene with the gorillas. I could have listened to him all evening.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
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