Last night after a hot day and a candlelight phone meeting with Canada, the winds started to blow. Lightning was flashing in the distance over the lake as clouds swept across the moon.
Over on top of the hills near the bottom of the lake, a lightning strike started a huge bonfire on the hilltop. It burned for quite a while before the rain came and put it out. We joked that Gondor was signalling us with a beacon fire to join the fight against Mordor.
I spent some time outside, enjoying the wind and chatting with JP our security guard. He taught me the kinya word for lightning and a few other words which I promptly forgot.
Finally, the rain started lightly just as we were finishing our prep to leave today for Kigali, then Gisenyi (now called Rubavu) on Lake Kivu, along the DRC border.
We're off on a long weekend and this Bourbon Cafe breakfast/Internet stop is just the beginning!
Love from Rwanda! A look back at our gate as we left this morning:
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