Le Parc National des Virungas: Nyiragongo Volcano and Goma

The rest of our time in the Congo we spent doing prep work in Goma or Climbing the active volcano Nyiragongo.  In 2002 Nyiragongo sent a lava flow through down town Goma.  Now you can climb up to the crater edge and stare down into the bubbling pool of red and black.  It is a 1500 meter climb and a sweaty one at that.  Both Eva and I got beaten a bit by the mountain, but who actually needs knees?

On of these crazy cart things all the people use to care items in Goma.  They push them up the hills and ride them down.  They even have a statue to it in the central roundabout.

So far, the best beer in Africa comes from Beni, DRC.

900 meters down, 600 to go.

Sweaty, but on top.

Home Sweet Home.

Mythic as hell.