Selfie after we arrived to our hotel, Serena Kigali, where we were quarantined until our negative Covid test was available the next morning
Looking over Kigali from the Genocide Memorial
Some of the history leading to the genocide.
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The mass graves holding ~250,000 people
Looking over Kigali
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View of the mountains from our hotel, Five Volcano Boutique Hotel near the Park
Kathy getting her gaiters put on by the staff
Big gorilla statue by the Park entrance
View of the mountains where Dann Fossey lived and did her research on the gorillas
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Enrique our guide for our first gorilla trek greeting us at the Park entrance
Views from our hike at the beginning
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Taking a brief rest
Enrique pointing the way....like way up there guys...ugh!!
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These are scratches made in the Eucalyptus trees by the gorillas to eat the bark and/or the sap.
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Having a snooze
Pictures from Kathy's camera
This is the Kigama family or troop with 2 Silver Females and 20 family members
What a look!!
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Two juveniles playing tag with a stick!!
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Pictures from John's camera at the beginning of the viewing
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Look at those toes
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Kathy with her porter....does she look tired???:)))
John with his porter
Kathy, Enrique our guide, and John
Dinner.....stuffed pork...yummers
Kathy holding our walking sticks the morning of the 2nd gorilla trek
Kathy and Erik (our Rwanda guide who did not go on the treks)
One of the gorilla trackers armed just in case
Our guide and a porter
The group today!!
Our two porters
The bridge across the stone wall which surrounds the park and to keep the animals inside...sort of!!
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Hiking up the mountain through the jungle with no paths!!!
After 3.5 hours, 4+ miles and 1000' vertical through a steep, wet, and slippery rainforest we find the gorillas
This is the Kwitando troop
The troop has 19 members with a Silverback male and 19 members
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Kathy and our 2 porters after 8 miles and 7 hours!!!
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We have our QR code for the negative Covid test for the flight out the next day...yea
Our guide on the 3rd day with the larger group to see the Golden Monkeys
Harvesting the potato crops
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Golden Monkeys, one of two troops, about 80 members
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Great silhouette
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It got pretty dark before the rain started!!
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Yes, it rained hard for ~30 minutes......everyone got soaked!!
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Erik's truck going through airport secuirty. We all had gotten out and gone through a scanner and then met the truck on the other side....whoa!!!
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