My departure date is Wednesday Oct 19 and it will be a long trip!!!
It's 11,610 miles to Rwanda
Rwanda is 6 hrs later than State College, located in the Central Africa Time Zone (CAT).
There are 6 times zones in Africa
I will fly direct from Washington Dulles on Wednesday October 19 for 13 hours to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and arrive on Thursday October 20.
I'm flying on a Boeing 777-200LR Jet. It is the world's longest-range airliner and holds the record for the longest distance flown by an unrefueled commercial aircraft.
I then fly for 2 hours to Uganda, then another hour to Kigali, Rwanda. Flying a total of 16 hours.
It is an hour drive to the Urukundo Children's Home just outside of Gitarama.
That's were I'll be staying until I leave on Thursday Nov. 3 and arrive in Dulles on Friday Nov 4.
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