10/4/2020 0 Comments Lake KivuTo get us out of Kigali for the weekend, SIT took us to Kibuye on the coast of Lake Kivu. The drive was supposed to be 3 hours which turned into 4 hours and 45 minutes (not so fun) and we didn't get to eat lunch until 4 pm. We relaxed on our porch that sat right off the lake until lunch was ready. It was incredibly peaceful as we sat in silence and listened to the quiet crashing waves. After lunch, which wasn't good :/, all of us except Caleb and Asia went on a walk to the town to see more of the views and pick up snacks for that night. The walk was gorgeous and relaxing after we had been in the van all morning. The next day we got up early for a beautiful boat ride around the islands to stop for a hike. It was incredibly peaceful getting to just ride on the water. I never realized how much I need to be close to water after being stuck in the city. As we pulled up on the island we were going to hike on a bunch of monkeys ran across the small shore. We explored the gorgeous hilly island for about 40 minutes, took some pictures of the sites, and grabbed some bananas to try and find the monkeys (we didn't). Some of the girls wanted to swim in the lake so our tour guide took us to Peace Island where they could get in the water safely. All of us girls went to a private part of the island, and some of them hopped in the water. I was very in-between on what to do because there are a lot of warnings about swimming there, but I decided not to get in. We hung out by the water for awhile, a bunch of us didn't get in, and just had a really relaxing morning. Afterwards we climbed some trees and went back in the boat to head to the hotel. Soon after we grabbed a quick lunch and came back to Kigali. It was a much needed weekend to get away from the stresses in the city and get a break from our school work.
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