Maybe it’s because we can’t handle the cold anymore (we know there is no bad weather, just bad clothing, but nearly single digits for a whole week…come on!).

Maybe it’s because of the constant onslaught of utter distaste and hate spewing from the mouth of the new administration.

Maybe we just planned this trip to Rwanda for the perfect time.

Anyway, we’re flying to Amsterdam today and onto Kigali tomorrow. We have twelve friends meeting us there, all of whom we’ve known for over thirty years. I’m reigniting this blog as we go through the country on our eleventh visit in Rwanda. After three weeks in Rwanda, we’ll be home for a minute to do laundry then off to San Francisco and New Zealand for a month. After another brief reboot in Vermont, a month traveling in our pickup truck with the destination of Seabrook Island, South Carolina and then back to Vermont in May when we can be outside more than inside for the following seven months.

We’re always carry-on travelers, but recently we purchased even smaller bags (after checking out what pilots and flight attendants have). Here are my two:

Thanks for reading.

Stay warm & safe.

Love,

Sarah

(Travelpro 21” spinner carry-on & Osprey backpack)