Ghion Hotel Addis Ababa

... drive to Jinka for overnight. Overnight at Jinka Resort or Orit Hote or Similar.

Day 6, FIR, 20 NOV: Drive from Jinka to Mago. In the morning, visit the Mursi village. Lunch will be served on the way in lunch boxes. In the afternoon, have some rest at Mago National Park, and then late in the afternoon, make a game drive in the park. Then drive back to Jinka. Overnight at Jinka Resort or Orit ...

... staying nearly three weeks, here is why.

Our first day in Ethiopia took us from the arid, desolated and corrugated roads of northern Kenya into the green, lush, cultivated and beautifully tarred roads of the Ethiopian highlands. Driving through the small villages dotting the hills felt a little like a celebrity procession. Kids, as well as adults, rushed out of their neat and clean houses to wave and greet us with huge smiles. When we waved backs, the smiles seemed, nearly ...

... l'administration éthiopienne : récupérer mes bagages envoyés par cargo. Je pars avec le liaison assistant pour une petite expédition de 4 heures nous laissant entrevoir les vestiges de l'organisation soviétique de ce feu pays communiste. On fait une première queue de 20 personnes au guichet commun pour enfin se diriger vers un immense entrepôt genre sous sol d'Ikea avec manutentionnaires, allées 14B4, palettes en bois et porte-palettes qui gigotent dans tous ...

... d'Obama. Le soir, j'ai la flemme d'aller manger avec mes collègues du développement et puis j'attends mon premier appel. Une averse soudaine coupe l'électricité et c'est donc au son du générateur et à la lumière d'une lampe frontale que je vous écris ces quelques lignes dans cette grande maison vide. Première nuit plutôt solitaire donc. Simple question de trouver ses marques pour ne pas trop souffrir de l'absence.

... distributing the food parcels on the instruction of Yosuf, who knows the needs of all of the inhabitants. This compound of about 60 people is one of several, giving a permanent population of about 1500 people. Self sufficiency looks to be a fair way off, but hopefully our kit and the proceeds from the bus will help to push them in the right direction. Personally, I'd rather help a few people with a significant aid package, rather than just donate a few quid ...

... caring for the kids as they grow up to be much older, now on antiretrovirals which of course allow them to live longer and healthier. They have put together programs (like weaving) that give the kids a job and allow them to earn money. For dinner, we went our for our first authentic injera meal. The restaurant also has a music group that plays the traditional music from each region of the country ...