Our day started early with a breakfast of warm tea and milk and white bread with butter. After talking about Rwandan history and politics with Justin, we said our good bye's. Justin and his family have certainly been a highlight of our short trip thus far.At 8 a.m., our chaperones brought us to a village where they make urgwagwa or banana beer. We saw the process but did not taste the wares. Afterwards we went to a tea plantation and viewed the entire process of tea production from the planting of the tea plant to the shipping of the tea. Rwanda has the best tea in the world!
As we were going up the hills and coming down, we saw some of the most awe-striking scenery! We don't think that our photos will do the views justice. (Watch for the photos after the first of August!)
Once done, we said our good-byes to our guides, and went back to the market to walk around. We ate and inquired about our next stop: Geisyi (on the north tip of Lake Kivu).
Well, we met 3 guys from Dartmouth College who are working on a project to try to use methane gas for ovens and stoves. They were staying at the BG guesthouse where we were staying. One of them asked if we had had any health problems since being in Rwanda. No more than an hour later, both James and Dave experience stomach cramping and other lower G.I. issues for the rest of the night. We're pretty sure it was the very fresh milk straight from the cow that we drank the other night.
The host of the Guest house was a Rwandan woman named Delphine. She was a wonderful host. She prepared our dinner (a traditional Rwandan meal of boiled potatoes, tomatos and peas all with Ugandan tea. Delish. Delphine is someone who we will miss and a great part of our trip.
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We love you all for your support.
Kuntz and Cave
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