Today we went to Kayonza which is about an hour and a half drive from Kigali. IT owns I think 10 or 20 acres of land there which they want to develop into a technical school, guest house, conference centre and farm. Its a big project that requires a lot of cash to get it up and running, so most of the land is still undeveloped. They have already started planting crops and building houses for the animals.
Dora has taken to calling me Rudolph, probably on account of my fondness for mince pies and flying. I was so unprepared for all the sunshine in Kayonza, as the weather has changed in Kigali this past week. The wet season has begun; its about 8 degrees colder, overcast all the time and very stormy. I have even had to put on a cardigan on two separate occasions because I’ve felt a bit chilly. But Kayonza is still very hot and dry, so I'm looking a bit pink at the moment.
Then we drove for a further two hours 15 minutes to visit a pure breeds goat farm on the far side of Akagera National Park. To give you an idea of distance, we were on the Tanzanian border. Serge wants to buy pure breed goats because they are bigger and stronger than the local ones, and they produce better milk and meat. But it was a long drive in a small car on a very hot day just to see some goats for half an hour. Although I have to admit, they were exceptionally nice goats. We left Kigali at half eight in the morning and got back at eight at night. It was a long day, but on the plus side, I got to see a lot of the Rwandan countryside.
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