Sunrise at Lake Langano
by We went to be early last night as I didn’t feel too hot after taking my bilharzia pills with too little water. We discovered we …
Month: October 2011
Sharing our campsite with two fish eagles
by Yesterday we took a nice long walk around the city in Awassa. It was good to explore and to get some exercise. At one stage …
Glumping in Awassa, Ethiopia
When we got up this morning after the best night’s sleep yet, we decided to stay another day. We like Awassa, the food is GOOD …
You you you you!
After our crazy night at the Sheriff Hotel I really really hoped for something better last night, especially since I have not showered in two …
Good coffee in Ethiopia, but sweet!
Tania called the Sheriff Hotel scruffy. It was a right DUMP! But as she said, it was a roof over or heads and it cost less than …
Living up to its reputation: from Marsabit to Moyale
We did it! It was one hell of a ride today, but we made it to Moyale from Marsabit just as the sun was setting. …
The road with the bad reputation is awesome, so far…
Last night at Laisamis it was unbelievably hot and even more so when we got up this morning. We saw the sun rise for the …
Tackling the first part of the journey to Moyale
This morning we woke up to the most beautiful bird songs. We also spotted this big guy in the garden this morning… We had a …
Africa is a small world
Just after going to bed late last night we heard more vehicles come in and we also heard Afrikaans voices and something about Paarl (where …
All cleaned up and ready for our next stretch North
We are all cleaned up now and ready to take on the last third of our journey Northwards to Ethiopia. Today involved some last bit …
