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| Ladies carrying their produce on the road side |
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| The medieval castles of Gondar |
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| Looking back on the mountainous terrain we had just covered |
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| The private vehicles we shared the road with |
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| More stunning scenery from the top of a 8km climb |
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| The view of Lake Tana from our little hotel in Bhir Dar |
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| Progressing into the beautiful countryside |
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| Looking down into the massive Abbay gorge-dreading the 23km of climbing that awaited us on the other side |
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Reaching the bottom of Abbay gorge after descending for
21km and putting our brakes to the test
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| Looking back up from the bottom of the gorge |
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| After 8km of climbing we had awesome views of the Blue Nile a nd what we had descended-the white spot in the middle is a petrol tanker (gives some idea of the size) |
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| Donkeys making us feel good about our loads |
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| Old school method of ploughing |
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| Chen and Bust amused by the sign |
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| A few roaming caamels |
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| Vultures on the road side devouring a donkey |
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| Stopping to get some bread and becoming the days entertainment to the inquisitive kids |
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| Chen and Bust climbing up towards Fisehe Genet |
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| Reaching 2000km, another 10 000 to go... |
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| Some of the lush green terrain we past through |
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| Taking a break |
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| Dry terrain leading to more mountains as we made our way to Yabello |
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| More magnificent scenery leaving Mega |
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| Finally some flats as we headed toward the Kenyan border |
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| Beyu-nit injera, pretty much our daily diet |
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| The incredible children who surrounded us every day |
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| One of the locals casually strolling around with his AK47 |
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| Taking some time out on lake Tana |
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| Kids assembled as we posed with the remnants of an old tank |
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| Myself and Chen with Addis Ababa in the background |
