Just to give some idea of how much we are moving around, and the means by which we are doing it, we are launching a little travel report called "On the Road." You see, we want to get an idea of how local people travel and to understand the challenges of moving long distances by road transport. So Shannon and I take public transport everywhere we travel. While certainly not the most comfortable mode of travel, public buses are undoubtedly the most educational.

Every time we move, we will update a map and a summary count of distance and time. For the details, just look below the map.

Total Distance: 1,444 miles (2,323 kilometers)
Total Transit Time: 62 hours

The light blue color indicates a road we traveled down twice.

• Kigali, Rwanda to Goma, DRC - 80 miles by bus - 4 hours
• Butare, Rwanda to Kigali, Rwanda - 57 miles by bus - 2 hours
• Kigali, Rwanda to Butare, Rwanda - 57 miles by bus - 2 hours
• Kampala, Uganda to Kigali, Rwanda - 275 miles by bus - 9 hours
• Nairobi, Kenya to Kampala, Uganda - 375 miles by bus - 14 hours
• Mombasa, Kenya to Nairobi, Kenya - 300 miles by rail - 14 hours
• Nairobi, Kenya to Mombasa, Kenya - 300 miles by rail - 17 hours