Ethiopia (April-May 2012): Mekele-to-Lalibela-to-Debark
trek (page 2 of 8)
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Map. (Click here to access the waypoints in Google Earth. Click
on the map to get a better-resolution picture of it.)
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Between WP #3 and WP #4 (small town of Samre).
Canyons
before reaching Samre (WP #4).
Rest stop under an acacia.
Reaching
Samre (WP #4).
Coffee ceremony in Samre. This traditional ceremony is
widespread across Ethiopia. Coffee beans are successively washed, roasted over
hot coals, and grinded in a mortar. The coffee grounds are then brewed three
times in a clay pot. The three servings have decreasing strength. Incense and
other aromatic herbs are burned separately.
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Young woman in Samre.
Children in Samre. In rural areas most children do not have
birth certificates. If one can touch his/her left ear with his/her
right hand, then he/she must be at least 7 and go to school!
Traditional weaving machine. Almost every house has one to make traditional clothes, in
particular the ubiquitous cotton wraps (shamma).
My camp in Samre (orange tent).
View
from Samre over its surroundings.
Scenery
as we left Samre.
Woman
on the trail.
A
rare small creek.
Dryer
scenery between Samre and WP #5.
Round thatched roof
huts.
Typical Orthodox church.
Lowland landscape
between WP #4 and WP #5.
Rock formation before
reaching WP #5.
Farm near WP #5.
Landscapes between WP
#5 and WP #6. We are still in the lowlands.
Termite mound.
Carrying bags on
heads or shoulders over several successive days is very strenuous. Later we
often hired local porters or donkeys for the day.
In a village between WP #5 and WP #6.
Lalibela (ላሊበላ in Amharic) is
still 195km away by the gravel road.
A rare river.
Group of armed people. We encountered a number of them during the trek.
Most seem to be government-appointed militias.
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Baobabs.
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More lowland landscapes between WP #5 and WP #6.
Young girls in the
village of Sara (WP #6).
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Keeping children under control in the village of Sara. Here, Mulat sets up games and distributes Obama pens to the
winners (every child is eventually a winner and gets an Obama pen!).
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Woman selling us
spicy beans in Sara.
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Barley (mixed with
some peanuts) roasted by Negussie. It is a basic
treat throughout Ethiopia.
Police station in
Sara.
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