Being on vacation with nothing planned to do. Part of our being in Gisenyi was to give Rachel some vacation time. She has been in Rwanda for 11 months and hasn't taken any time away.
The hotel provides breakfast so we eat at 8:00 then go back to our rooms to shower and slowly make our way into the day. Today we ate outside under a covered porch.
It seems like all we do is decide where to eat. Rachel wants pizza. She says that Super 5, a restaurant, has the best pizza in Rwanda. She and some of her Peace Corps friends spent Christmas in Gisenyi so that is why she knows some places. We ordered 2 calzones and a pizza. As with almost every meal, too much food.
From there we went to Serena Hotel which is a very expensive place that has a private beach. Had to go through a metal detector to get in the building. We went out to the beach and sat at a table on the grass and ordered beer. We watched some "tour boats" go by, people watched, and just talked. Rain chased us under cover, but it didn't last too long.
We walked probably 2 km back to the hotel to hang out for a while. For dinner we went back to Califia. We got there around 6 and didn't get our food until almost 8. I really wanted the fish tacos that Joe had but they were out so I had the beef sandwich again.
Because we are hosting a party for Chesie's family Monday night and a party for the Health Center staff, Joe and I suggested cutting this vacation a day short so we could get everything arranged. Tomorrow we leave for Rachel's.
When we arrived at the hotel, we asked about having our "gorilla day" clothes washed because we got so dirty. They agreed to do them - 500rwf per piece. You have to give them more than 24 hours because the clothes have to dry outside just like at R's house. We have 8 items washed for $4000rwf ($5) which was worth every penny!
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