- Everest Base Camp #1 & #2
- Inca Trail 2018
- Women's Projects in Tanzania 2018
- Bhutan 2017
- Women's House Building 2017
- Antarctic Adventure
- Greenland by Day Hike
- Fire and Ice: Iceland
- Family Fire & Ice: Iceland
- Mongolia on Horseback
- Raising Voices, Raising Roofs
- New Zealand Adventure
- Inca Trail 2015
- Ethiopia Explorer 2015
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2015
- Patagonia & Wine
- Everest Base Camp 2014
- Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon 2014
- The Way: A Pilgrimage Across Spain
- Belize Dive & Jungle Exploration
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2014
- Everest Base Camp 2013
- Turkey: Mt. Ararat
- Inca Trail II 2013
- Inca Trail I 2013
- 2013 Kilimanjaro Cancer Climb
- Spanish Immersion with Mayan Tropics & Honduran Island Paradise
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2012
- Nicaragua Volunteer Adventure 2012
- In the Footsteps of Buddha 2011
- Iceland & Greenland 2011
- 2011 Kilimanjaro Climb for Cancer
- Everest Base Camp 2010
- Bhutan Sept. 26, 2010
- Galapagos 2010
Viewing Post for: Ethiopia Explorer 2015
Date: Thursday, March 5
Location: Lalibela, Ehtiopia
So, we tried today to find some camels to ride but it seems they were all
busy working so no rides. We did pass groups of up to 20 though.
We spent the day in the bus traveling about 360 km or 220 miles. This even
on a mostly paved road takes about 8 hours. This is very curvy country.
It is a constant curve around hills or up into the mountains. Traffic is
very light but pedestrian, cow, camel, goat and child use of the roads very
heavy. The other day we only passed 8 cars total in one hour.
The goal today was to get to this ancient town with its mysterious rock
hewn churches. These are the items of legends and if the outside world
knew of them would be as famous as the pyramids in Egypt. It is not known
how they were made, it seems impossible. They have been sheltered until
recently from the world by the mountains it took us all day to travel
through. They are probably the most famous tourist destination in Ethiopia
which means we saw a few other westerners a few times today. We will post
on our last post tomorrow pics of them.
Last night we prowled the streets of the city of Mekele looking for ice
cream and pepto bismo. We went into every shop dispalying an ice cream
cone and each drug store. We never did find the pepto but upon returning
to the hotel, found an ice cream machine within a block on the other side
of the street...
Stay tuned....
Messages for this post
For: Chris Rick & Crew
Chris - What an amazing trip! Been looking online at the rock hewn churches of Lalibela - can't imagine what it's like to be there in person. Looking forward to pictures & stories. Rick - Thank you so much for sharing with us. It has been fun. Hope you all have been half as entertained as Terri & I have been :) Chris - Leave the baboon and bring home a camel instead. Please. Every one - Enjoy the last of your time in Ethiopia and safe travels to all!
deb - 3/6/2015
For: Chris
Glad all is well. These roads sound perfect for some pre-season 5K training....of course you would have to be epic to do that in Ethiopia. Couple more days....enjoy!
Terri - 3/5/2015
