This Just Happened
We’re often asked, “Where are you now?” This page is our answer.
Here you’ll find our most recent travel stories — the unexpected turns, unforgettable meals, and curious rules we’ve discovered along the way. Whether we’re deep in the jungle or lost in a market, we’re documenting it here, one post at a time.
Tennis, Karate and the Mototaxi – May 22
During our time in Rwanda, Kigali specifically, we planned on doing our respective sports as often as we were able to. Jason found a tennis center, an instructor to play with and a ball boy to clean up after them. I found a dojo from our club, ISKF, that allowed me to...
Meeting the Group, Touring Kigali and Learning about the Genocide – May 22
Our reason for making this trek all the way to Africa is finally here. We are now at The Solace Guest House, our home for the next two weeks. We are joining the rest of our group from INSPIRE!africa, the impressive charitable organization founded by our friend,...
Hiking and Cooking – May 21
We are both so glad we signed up for all of the Women’s Center’s activities and a little bit remorseful that we signed up to climb Mt. Kigali. What were we thinking?? Did we not get enough hiking on Kili? Needless to say, on our walk to the Center, we were not...
Weaving Class and a Neighbourhood Tour – May 20
This is turning out to be such a special day! After our amazing, and plentiful, lunch, we walk back to the Women’s Center, which is really just across the street, to start our afternoon activities. Weaving class is first. But…once inside the building, we are extremely...
Meeting the Women’s Cooperative and a Cooking Class – May 20
We have two days in Kigali alone before we meet up with the larger group so we are taking advantage of it to do our own thing. Before leaving Calgary, our group leader, Margaret, had given us some information on a Woman’s Cooperative that puts on some activities....
Meeting the Chimpanzees! – May 19
I wouldn’t call us morning people. We are barely mid-morning people. So when we are voluntarily getting up at 4:00am, you know it must be for a very good reason. Today we get to see some chimpanzees! Yep. Totally worth it. We drive for two hours as the sun is rising...
The Tea Plantation – May 18
One of the excursions we wanted to do from the beginning was visit a tea plantation, but it didn’t look like the timing was going to work for us, so we didn’t plan for it. However, Obed, the leader of the dance troupe from yesterday also happened to be a tea tour...
The Canopy Walk – May 18
Breakfast at the Lodge was lovely. A huge plate of fruit, Spanish omelets, toast and the freshest pineapple juice you could imagine. We needed the energy for our upcoming adventure. An hour back down the road is a Canopy Walk where we will be walking above the tree...
Going to Nyungwe Forest – May 17
Our final destination for the day is our hotel, The Chimpanzee Lodge in the heart of the Nyungwe Forest. The map tells us that it is a mere 110km drive. Normally that should take us about an hour, right? Not here though. We are in for a 3.5 hour drive. Buckle in! The...