manages to produce a great cup.
Load car, only slightly newer Land Cruiser than from Addis. Drive through
town, past compound which is the main tourist attraction. Pitty not to have seen more of this, looks quite interesting. I find it hard to remember much of this drive.
Dusty towns, not so traditional. Square houses, tin roofs, electricity
wires running between all. In the car a conversation starts about basic economics, public infrastructure, postage, mailing bills, collecting account fees, debt. Would make an interesting excursion for a first year economics class.
Tim hops out of the car a few times for photo opportunities. Stop in Debark, staging town for Simians, sign ranger log-book, pay fee, (of course) get map, from boy off street - somehow he heard we were after a map so he went and got one!? We lunch at dodgy place, pasta with tuna, then leave town. Find out that little hack with tin roof on a small allotment, costs $10,000. No idea how they would afford this??
Wind our way up to park entrance then arrive first camp site at 3pm, (3100m) a small collection of round tukol style, open huts surrounding camp site.
Tents are erected and Tim & Ollie go for walk, exploring area. Amazing birds, Lammergeyer vultures with their two meter wingspans soaring on the thermals, eagles, hawks, these scary black birds with stumpy beaks who scavenge and make lots of noise, many others.
Get back to camp for tea then we all go out for longer walk to escarpment where Tim takes many photos. a few goodies of Tim working also. The escarpment drops literally a kilometer to the valley floor below, heady stuff!
Rush back for yummy, three course dinner. Then pretty much straight to bed, 8:30.
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