It's April the 20th or 4:20, if that doesn't already mean something to you, don't worry about it.
The weather gods have blessed Ottawa's counterculture with a blustery, wet day that would test the resolve of Marc Emery himself. I'm curious to know how many have made the trip up the hill.
Anyway, this is all an aside; this blog is about my trip to Rwanda.
I spent a good chunk of yesterday making phone calls and arrangements. Hopefully, I'll have something to show for it by the end of the week.
I am running to Montréal tomorrow to pick up a camera from my friend, Pascale. She's leaving for Ethiopia on Friday and has an old Canon SX10IS she's selling.
Once I figure out how to use the thing, I'll start posting photos. People seem to prefer posts with pictures and I'll be able to avoid copyright infringement, so it's a win-win for everyone.
Beyond arranging to pick up the camera I also got my first quotes for airfare to Kigali. I spoke to a very helpful fellow from McCord Travel yesterday, and an equally helpful fellow from Travel Cuts the day before that. In both cases, the price was around $2,000(CAD). I have a bit more time to shop around and will see what happens.
McCord Travel is the agency recommended by Allan Thompson, who travels to Rwanda every few months, so I guess he knows what he's talking about.
Aside from talking airfare, I spoke with the pharmacy that will issue my next round of injections. I have an appointment tomorrow and can't wait to get more needles. Not actually.
I'm most anxious about the vaccination for yellow fever. Unlike some of the other vaccines, yellow fever is an actual virus they inject into your body. If you think that sounds unpleasant, I agree with you.
Between travel vaccinations and trips to Montréal I expect tomorrow will be pretty interesting. For today, I'm mostly just going to take it easy and wait out the rain.
I wonder if it's worth heading up to the hill, as a journalist of course.
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