On Saturday a bunch of us drove to Nyungwe Rain Forest to go on the Canopy Walk. We arrived at 10:15 but were told we’d have to wait for the noon tour. We ate our sack lunches while it rained. By noon the rain had stopped, so the wait turned out to be a good thing!
First, we hiked the beautiful trail that goes halfway down into the valley. Then we came to the big metal bridge that allows us to walk way up through the top of the trees, through the canopy of the forest. Part of the bridge stretched over a valley where we could look down, but clouds obscured our view. If it had been clear, we could have seen Lake Kivu where Kibogora Hospital is located. But, on the other hand, having it cloudy was nice as we didn’t get hot.
We saw some interesting birds. Because tourists come from all over the world, our guide told us the Latin names for the trees we saw. Problem was, none of us knew Latin. But when he told us we were looking at “mahogany,” that we knew. :-)