Rob and I moved into an operational role in March this year and we continue to oversee and help at Bisate. We have, however, also been spending a lot of our time overseeing the development of our new lodge – an exciting and time-consuming project.
So, as with the construction of Bisate, we are once again starting from scratch. The next few months will entail procurement of materials, building, conceptualising and developing activities, recruitment and lots of administrative work. Our attitude? “Bring it on!”
Visiting Akagera for the first time
In May we set out for Akagera National Park for the very first time. Although we have been living in Rwanda for just over a year and a half, we have spent most of our time at Bisate in the west of the country. As a result, we have had very little time to explore the east.
Scouting the area meant that we would have to spend as much time as possible in the Magashi area. The only way to explore here (with easy access) was to bring along our own small camping tents.