Day 13: Rwamagana to Akagera

We started out teaching as usual,




then hit the road early on, heading north to Rwamagana where we visited a clinic. As it was a national holiday, the clinic was empty. But the facilities - clean, sparse, understocked - were a source of pride for the community.

We drove for hours, continuing to the northeast corner of Rwanda: Akagera National Park. The leaves on the banana trees lining the road were red with dust. Our two-day safari was about to begin. We arrived just before sunset, when the red sun began to drop over Lake Ihema.