Alright, off to Ruhengeri (Musanze, by its new name). We made it out here on the 4th in the evening, ready to plunge into this other new massive event the following morning: Kwita Izina - the naming of the baby gorillas.
In the evening I finally got to my new house - just across the street from the Karisoke Research Center. Dinner was awaiting - apparently we have this fantastic lady looking after the house and cooking French dishes pretty much every day :-) I also met some of my house mates. And then collapsed...
Fast-forward to 6.45 a.m. Saturday morning. I did get my first wake-up call in Africa (of course I did, the man in charge was American :-)...) At 7 I saw my new office for the first time and met a few dozen people who work for Karisoke (needless to say, I couldn't remember many of the names...) Some 15 of us took off to Kingi (some half-an-hour-drive up to the Mountain Volcano Region) in a pick-up truck to attend to big ceremony.
Again, I was designated to be the photographer of the day - so there I was, running around for the next 8 hours... Pictures of the president, of Don Cheadle, of Achim Steiner, etc, etc... plus tons of pictures of many incredibly beautiful people. A great lunch under a huge tent as well. And then some pictures of actual gorillas :-)
I will post some pictures soon. But now I need my nap, before going to this new place (Volcanica) for drinks tonight. I am still not sure how doxy goes with beer, but I cannot really worry about THAT too as well...
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