Goma Our venture into the Congo was brief, but definitely an adrenaline rush. Claude (a friend I met at a conference in Cape Town) picked David and I up from the Gisenyi bus station in the afternoon and then after booking our return ride and checking out the beautiful Kivu Sun Hotel, we made the 3 kilometer journey to the Rwandan-Congolese border. The man at the customs office took my passport and questioned me with a smile, 'Why go to Congo? Stay in Rwanda, it is beautiful here.' I couldn't argue with him, Rwanda is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. The land seems to capture every sense, so much so that at times it is almost overpowering. And as hard as I try, I can't seem to take a photo that
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