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Monday....
We went to the airport with reservations that Don and Brian had made on Sunday afternoon. We were praying for the best but prepared for whatever we found. There was not as much chaos at the Kenyan airways check in counters, so everything went smoothly. We still did not know where our luggage was but had been advised to go the the luggage transfer counter....about 500 others had also been advised to do this too and the lineup to the counter was over 3 hours long with chaos once one arrived at the counter. After much team discussion we decided to board our flight and deal with our luggage in Rwanda. Our plane was one hour late in leaving but fortunately it was a short flight to Kigali.
Kigali Airport was like a breath of fresh air....no mob scenes. We were very pleased to see Grace and Jean...however our luggage didn't come off the plane with the rest of the passengers. A cheer went up when Jonathan Penner found his bag...off in a corner....minus his shoes though! After a while, we managed to find our luggage in a separate room....praise God! All 19 pieces arrived safe and sound.
After a lot of hugs with Grace and Jean we got in our bus and headed into Kigali for some lunch...we were starving as it was around 3 p.m. We all ordered a hamburger, fries and coke and food had never tasted so good...we hadn't eaten since breakfast at 8 a.m.
After a quick visit to the CBM office here in Kigali we started on our journey to Ruhengeri.
About half of our drive through the mountains was in daylight. The scenery was beautiful. The road was very bumpy in parts and the drive lasted about 3 hours.
We stopped for a washroom break, but I will let those who had that experience share it with you when we get home....one washroom for males and females with no stalls!!
We were happy to arrive at our home away from home for the next few nights and after dinner it was off to have a hot shower and bed!
We went to the airport with reservations that Don and Brian had made on Sunday afternoon. We were praying for the best but prepared for whatever we found. There was not as much chaos at the Kenyan airways check in counters, so everything went smoothly. We still did not know where our luggage was but had been advised to go the the luggage transfer counter....about 500 others had also been advised to do this too and the lineup to the counter was over 3 hours long with chaos once one arrived at the counter. After much team discussion we decided to board our flight and deal with our luggage in Rwanda. Our plane was one hour late in leaving but fortunately it was a short flight to Kigali.
Kigali Airport was like a breath of fresh air....no mob scenes. We were very pleased to see Grace and Jean...however our luggage didn't come off the plane with the rest of the passengers. A cheer went up when Jonathan Penner found his bag...off in a corner....minus his shoes though! After a while, we managed to find our luggage in a separate room....praise God! All 19 pieces arrived safe and sound.
After a lot of hugs with Grace and Jean we got in our bus and headed into Kigali for some lunch...we were starving as it was around 3 p.m. We all ordered a hamburger, fries and coke and food had never tasted so good...we hadn't eaten since breakfast at 8 a.m.
After a quick visit to the CBM office here in Kigali we started on our journey to Ruhengeri.
About half of our drive through the mountains was in daylight. The scenery was beautiful. The road was very bumpy in parts and the drive lasted about 3 hours.
We stopped for a washroom break, but I will let those who had that experience share it with you when we get home....one washroom for males and females with no stalls!!
We were happy to arrive at our home away from home for the next few nights and after dinner it was off to have a hot shower and bed!
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