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When the leader dies, the family separates and all the gorillas will be moving in search of a protective male. On a few occasions, the entire group may be taken over by another male. The new male may kill all the infants of the dead silver back wanting all the females only to have his babies. This makes them feel in control.

One more look at this magnificent animal. The Silver back Gorilla.

This is my friend Danial, my Porter who assisted me from the farming floor to 7,000 feet, under some really tough weather conditions, very slippery muddy, barely a path at all up and down to and from 7,000. This was one of the most difficult climbs to almost 10,000 feet I have made in many years. We were very fortunate to see the Silver back.

Just when you think you have see it all on the back of a bicycle a new one comes along.

I think bicycles are pick up trucks in Rwanda

Notice two ladies to the right walking.. fruit on the head and baby on the back of one of the ladies.

A busy corner in Ruhengeri

Entrance to the cottage I am staying at the Ingagi Park View Lodge.

Walkway to the room. It was very cold here. A fire place in the room with lighted logs in the evening and a hot water bottle placed in the bed for each person. That was a first.

Entrance to the hotel

We stopped at an art center. This young guy has great talent.

I really liked the colors and vibrancy of his art.

Young boys with their mother. In the background ladies carrying their work for the day on their heads.

The two little guys were shy at first until I took a photo of them and showed them their picture. You should have seen their faces light up with delight. I made two more new frends along this trip.

Our other vehicle arriving in a local market

It amazes me what the ladies can carry on their heads

Our local guide at the Umuzabibu Mwiza "Hand Spun Hope"

Many of these women are widows from the 1994 Genocide. They are taught trades with wool to pick themselves out of poverty and learn trades. To learn self worth for themselves. Here they are taught spinning wool.

Vist Umuzabibu Mwiza, home to Handspun Hope, and witness firsthand their remarkable project and meet the women as they participate in the age old craft of spinning yarn from the fleeces of their own flock of Merino sheep. using only hand tools and spinning wheels, discover how the women create organic yarn and dye it naturally with native plant such as cosmos, onions, avocados and eucalyptus

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