Day 1. 3160m
We left the dusty city of Gondar and wound our way North, towards the Simien Mountains. We drove through villages, slowly gaining altitude, though you couldn’t tell we were anywhere near mountains, farm land and dust stretching forever into the distance a long the road. Suddenly, we pulled the car to an overlook, what had previously been flat plains now gave way to stunning, raged cliffs perched impossibly high, and precariously, over the color blocked farm land below. If it weren’t for the haze, it appeared you might beagle to see for miles. We had entered the National Park. Continue reading
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Gonder
Gonder is our entrance to the Simien Mountains, where we’ll be trekking for the next few days. Continue reading
Lalibela
Not too long ago it would take you four days on a mule past the end of the road to reach Lalibela. Now, it’s a 45 minute plane ride from Addis. By land, it still takes two days if you take a bus, and from the air you can see why.
Arrival: Addis
We landed after midnight. Our first welcome back to Africa was negotiating down an exorbitant taxi fee to our hotel, which as it turned out was not our hotel. But we didn’t find that our until morning. Travel delirious, we slept almost until noon on our first day in Addis.
Colliding With The Earth 