Kibuye on Lake Kivu at Cormoran Lodge

Leaving late in the morning from Giseyi we decided to try a new road to drive to Kibuye.... It was surfaced and had

some pretty colorful sights! 

Guys wheeling their wooden dollies!

Lots of village houses with new tin roofs.

Lots of folks doing laundry.... Here from the spring water in the middle of a tea field.

Always rows and rows of straight-up Eucalyptus trees! 

But THIS sight topped them all..
These women are walking up hill carrying huge stones on their heads!!  

And this little guy was RUNNING  up the hill with this mini-boulder on his head.   (And I complain if I have to wear a hat)
Show your kids this one when they aren't happy about just making their
bed or picking up their room!

Kids just standing along and on the road... Not a busy road so they were looking for some action. I think the one in the plaid shirt was telling Bruce to slow down. 

Must have been market day somewhere because all the goods were heading up hill.

Pretty sure those are sweet potatoes on her head.  

Just the way it looks here driving across country.
You could take a million pictures.

There had been some mudslides here from the rainy season.

Sugar cane on this little ones head..
The kids chew on it here like candy bars.

Then there are the footpaths that take people everywhere.

The sheer beauty of the hills.

See all the footpaths.....and some roads..

and all the terraced farming? I never tire of it.

These guys had been working on all the areas were the
mudslides had affected the road.

And indeed.... we finally found the market area.

Beautiful drive.

During the dry season.. which we are in now..
the skies are always hazy..

The children were out riding their wooden bicycles.

These two were FLYING past us going down hill.
Safe?  Right!  Down a major highway.

Then we got our first glimpse of Lake Kivu from this perspective..
 about 3 1/2 hours from when we began.

And this little love was just walking down the
major highway BY HIMSELF...


Once we left the main highway upon arriving in Kibuye,
and driving down a very poor road for a very long time...
we got to the Cormoran Lodge.
                                                                

OVER LOOKING ANOTHER SIDE  OF LAKE KIVU

                 This was our "house" on the top floor.

And this was the sun set view from there. 

Bruce collapsed from driving! 

 This place was a little nicer than the last....
 with a different kind of beauty.

The bathroom had a floor and a ceiling.

This was the view from out of the bathroom window. 

First speed boat we've seen here in Rwanda. The folks that own this place are from Belgium...

We ate our meals at this lodge and 
could look way up to our little place in the treetops! 

Looking down to the "beach".

In the canoe were friends of our from church staying here
with their family!  It was fun to see them.

Another beautiful sunset!

Just discovered how to use my Ipad this trip for pictures....

This was one of them.
 Our second day we took a trip out to the Island.
Those pictures will be in the next post....

This is a great place to stay so in case you are wondering
you will not regret coming here....
Not a place for any handicap access though!

Another great place to relax..
after a long, steep climb to our room.

More tomorrow..
love,
margie