Here is the series of pictures I took on the way back from Kibangu (see blog for June 5th). Apologies that some are blurred; they were taken from pillion seat of a moving moto on mega-bumpy dirt roads! And apologies if some are very dark; it was about to pee down with rain at any minute! Wisps of cloud far below us. But just imagine living in the middle of these hills and needing to travel anywhere....
Charcoal burning, with planks of wood drying next to the kilns
A whole mountainside cleared of trees for making charcoal. You can see plumes of smoke from the charcoal burning
On this one you can see the tree stumps left to regenerate, and the deep trenches to prevent rainwater washing all the soil straight off the mountainside.
A nice moody shot of clouds. As we entered the cloud the heavens opened and we got soaked to the skin for the next hour!
This is my attempt at a blog diary of my two years in Rwanda as District Education Adviser for Muhanga. At the moment I'm being used as a school inspector, concentrating on primary schools; as an advisor in all aspects of education; and giving help with the statistical analysis of performance data for the district. Just as importantly, I'm having the time of my life out here!!Please note that the views and opinions in the blog are mine and don't necessarily reflect those of VSO
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