A day of good bye and hellos!

It was a great morning. Part of the stay at the camp is being met in the morning and night by a warrior with a light. They want to make sure you are safe on your walk to the main lodge. Here is the Princess on her way.

Then it was time for breakfast. The gang minus Tracker Matt enjoying the view and a fab breakfast.

While eating our bags came.

I wish we could have spent more time in the sitting area.

This is a sad sight. It means we are leaving.

As we pulled away our “African family” said goodbye. Sad.

On the way to our plane we did a mini safari.

Then another cool pic.

We arrived at the air strip and it time for another good by. Dixon was the best guide I have ever had on any trip I have taken. Because of that, I awarded him a special gift. Guess what it was!

Our plane. Corbin still has not arrived to pilot us.

Upon arrival at Wilson airport here is a sign we saw.

The ladies walking to our car.

Arrivals seems so much easier.

Well. All good things must come to an end. We get to the airport and find out we have a three hour delay. Up to this point it was like a well tuned machine. Everything worked and was on time. No business class on this leg. No airline lounge. OMG! Ok. I am spoiled. Nate ends up walking for an hour to get steps. Sandy and Lynn are looking for future flights for future trips. I practice patience! I will keep you posted.

Here they are.

We are boarding in 10 minutes. Three hours late. I suspect it is a small price to pay for how great everything has gone up to now. Lots of good time spent with people who have shared their country and culture with us. We are so appreciative. Looking forward to a few hellos when we land. One last thought. What did we do when we had delays like this before cell phones? Everyone on the waiting room has one going.

Well we made it to our next stop.

A welcome sight and our first hello in Rwanda.

Then check in.

What a day. Not that we saw lot of animals. It was a day of saying good by and saying hello to Bernard. He will be our guide and driver for the next four days. I am too tired to take his picture. Plenty of time for that.

That’s a wrap for today folks.