Hello and welcome back to Cara’s truthful words of our adventure. So far I have loved Africa. We started off in Kigali which was a beautiful place. The people were lovely and very friendly. We weren’t too far from the shopping mall and cafe so we never had to walk too far which always ticks my box, we found a SIM card easily with no hassle and the food was brill (chicken burgers and chips). After a few days we got a 3 hour taxi ride to the DRC. The DRC border was nothing like I expected, quite disappointing actually. I expected to cross like some sort of bridge with barriers either side. Instead we had our passports stamped, sat in an office and then off we went. Going through Goma was very different indeed. Loads of kids waved, lots of traffic and people and generally quite a hectic place. We soon arrived in Virunga national park… WOW. I love it here even more than Kigali. Our camp is amazing, last night we were given hot water bottles before going bed. We even have a bathroom and shower with hot water. Glamping is the life. The kids here are so cute. Today we went for a walk and we brought back are own troop probably with 30 kids or so. Everyone is so excited to see you as they haven’t seen many white people before (mzungu). We visited a school, a tree tomato farm and the village houses. Tomorrow we tackle Nyiragongo volcano. An active volcano with a 6 hour walk to the top. Not sure if it will be the funniest and most exciting thing in my life however I think that the top will be spectacular and I will never see a view like it again. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the holiday has in store for us, hopefully not too scary however I’m sure with the decisions my family make some I will disagree with and others I will be up for. Thanks for taking the time to read this post full of the real facts about our holiday rather than Mum’s ever positive spin.
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