Todd and Andria are the other people (besides Mica and I) who are staying at the visitors' house. We've been hanging out with them a lot. Yesterday we did some tourist stuff, including visiting the the palace of the last king of Rwanda in Nyanza, about an hour away. That's another story for another day. John went with us, but I offered to drive because he's still awaiting his driving license and I'm the only other person with experience driving here. I assured everyone that letting me drive would be a fine thing to do. We arranged ourselves in the vehicle and set off down the drive toward the road. About 150 meters later, as you can see from the picture, I got the truck stuck in the mud. Don't blame me--the tires are almost entirely bald. Once stuck, the lack of traction kept us stuck. A bunch of guys with shovels and bamboo poles appeared apparently from nowhere, dug out both front tires, and laid the poles down for me to drive over. Todd took pictures and video just to ensure that I never live this down.
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Hmmm... your "trouble in transit" theme continues. Glad the crew was on hand to help you out. Looking forward to your report about the King of Rwanda... that sounds interesting.
The king's palace was quite interesting, and more complex than I had thought. I'd seen pictures of it--it's a huge grass hut, not what we think of as palatial, but once you get inside and hear stories about he lived you realize there's a lot more to it than just a hut. The grounds are beautiful and you can also visit the modern palace the king built but never got to live in because he died mysteriously (in 1959) before he could move in.
I can see why you love the people of Rwanda. How did the rest of your driving go? Leslie
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