Danakil
Depression
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| jogging Bahir Dar |
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| jogging Bahir Dar |
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| jogging Bahir Dar |
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| keine Nilpferde heute - aber ihre Fussspuren! / no hippoes today - but their footprints, jogging Bahir Dar |
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| jogging Bahir Dar |
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| jogging Bahir Dar |
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| jogging Bahir Dar |
Seit ich
Adem von North Ethiopian Tour Operator (https://netoethiopiantour.com) kenne, geht alles! : ) Er wusste eine Gruppe, die
von Semara eine 3-tägige Tour durch die Danakil Depression nach Mekele macht
und ich konnte mich anschliessen... deshalb hatte ich vorgestern bei der
Ethiopian Airlines (https://www.ethiopianairlines.com) einen Flug nach Semara gebucht,
der einen stündigen Zwischenstopp in Addis Abeba vorsah...
Since meeting Adem from North Ethiopian Tour Operator (https://netoethiopiantour.com) everything has been going smoothly! : ) He knew of a group doing a 3-day tour from Semara through the Danakil Depression to Mekele and I was able to join them. Thus, two days ago, I booked a flight with Ethiopian Airlines (https://www.ethiopianairlines.com) to Semara with a one-hour layover in Addis Ababa.
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| Sky Hotel Bahir Dar |
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| Sky Hotel Bahir Dar |
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| Sky Hotel & aiport shuttle, Bahir Dar |
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| Sky Hotel aiport shuttle, Bahir Dar |
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| Sky Hotel aiport shuttle Bahir Dar |
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| Bahir Dar |
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| Ethiopian Airlines Bahir Dar - Addis Abeba |
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| Ethiopian Airlines Bahir Dar - Addis Abeba |
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| Ethiopian Airlines, Addis Abeba |
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| Ethiopian Airlines Addis Abeba - Semara |
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| Ethiopia |
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| Ethiopian Airlines Addis Abeba - Semara |
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| Ethiopian Airlines Addis Abeba - Semara |
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| Ethiopian Airlines Addis Abeba - Semara |
Alles
klappte wie am Schnürchen: Der Shuttlebus des Sky Hotels (https://skyresortbahirdar.com)
brachte mich um 12 Uhr zum Flughafen von Bahir Dar und bis ich meinen Laptop
zweimal bei der Kontrolle aus- und eingepackt sowie Jacke, Schuhe, Gurt etc.
aus- und angezogen hatte, war es schon Zeit das Flugzeug zu besteigen. Der
knapp einstündige Flug von Bahir Dar nach Addis Abeba verlief die meiste Zeit
in den Wolken. Im Flughafen Addis Abeba war dasselbe Sportprogramm wie überall
angesagt... und kaum war ich durch die Kontrollen, hatte ich gerade noch Zeit
einen herrlichen Kaffee zu geniessen bis es weiter nach Semara ging. Auch
dieser Flug dauerte ca. 1 Stunde, das Wetter war aber deutlich besser.
Everything went perfectly: The Sky Hotel's (https://skyresortbahirdar.com) shuttle bus took me to the airport of Bahir Dar at midday, and after going through security twice, unpacking and repacking my laptop as well as taking off and putting back on shoes, jacket, belt etc., it was already time to board. The nearly one-hour flight from Bahir Dar to Addis Ababa took mostly through the clouds. At Addis Ababa airport, there was the same pre-flight routine… and as soon as I was through security, I had enough time to enjoy a delicious coffee before continuing to Semara. This flight also took about an hour, but the weather was much better.
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| aiport shuttle Afar Yangudi Hotel, Semara |
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| Afar Yangudi Hotel, Semara |
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| Afar Yangudi Hotel, Semara |
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| Afar Yangudi Hotel, Semara |
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| Afar Yangudi Hotel, Semara |
Angekommen
im kleinen Flughafen von Semara, der noch im Bau stand, wartete der Shuttle Bus
des Hotel Afar Yangudi (https://www.afaryangudiluxuryhotel.com.et)
auf mich und fuhr mich die paar Minuten in die Stadt zum Hotel. Ich hatte Glück
noch ein Zimmer gefunden zu haben, denn in Semara lief gerade eine längere
grosse Konferenz und die meisten Hotels waren ausgebucht. Ich hatte jedoch das
Vergnügen von meinem Balkon, einem musikalischen Abendessen beizuwohnen! : )
Upon my arrival at the small, still-under-construction airport of Semara, the Afar Yangudi Hotel (https://www.afaryangudiluxuryhotel.com.et) shuttle bus was already awaiting me and took me the short distance into town to the hotel. I was lucky to have found a room as a large, extended conference was taking place in Semara and most hotels were fully booked. However, I was able to enjoy their dinner with live music from my balcony! : )
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| Afar Yangudi Hotel, Semara |
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| Afar Yangudi Hotel, Semara |
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| Ephrem & Zisko, Infinite Discovery Ethiopia, Semara |
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| Semara |
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| Infinite Discovery Ethiopia, Semara |
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| Zisko, Semara - Mekele |
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| Tewe, Kevin & Saul, Semara - Mekele |
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| Obsidian, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrar Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrar Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrar Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
Sonntagmorgen
wurde ich Ephrem und Zisko von Infinite Discovery Ethiopia (https://infinitediscoveryethiopia.com)
abgeholt... wir holten den Rest der Gruppe ab: Kevin und Saul (aus Gran
Canaria, Spanien) und den Führer Tewe… und los ging's 4 Stunden nach Afrera - so
heisst der See, die Berge und der Ort.
On Sunday morning, Ephrem and Zisko from Infinite Discovery Ethiopia (https://infinitediscoveryethiopia.com) picked me up. We then met up with the rest of the group: Kevin and Saul (from Gran Canaria, Spain) as well as our guide Tewe… and then we set off on the 4-hours drive to Afrera - the name of the lake, the mountains and the village.
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| Afrera, Semara - Mekele |
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| Kahsai in Afrera, Semara - Mekele |
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| Kahsai in Afrera, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrera Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| Zisko, Semara - Mekele |
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| Mhamid Ali, unser Kindspolizist / police kid, Semara - Mekele |
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| Camp Hamed Ela, Semara - Mekele |
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| Camp Hamed Ela, Semara - Mekele |
Im Kahsai
in Afrera machten wir einen Mittagsrast bis wir dann nochmals 5 Stunden auf
ungemütlichen Strassen den Rest der 450 km heute zum Camp Hamed Ela fuhren...
übrigens nahe den Grenzen von Eritrea und Djbouti... bei Temperaturen von 40-45
Grad! Neu mit dabei Mhamid Ali, unser 17-jähriger Polizist mit Gewehr... Wir
kamen in der Dunkelheit im Camp an und nach dem Abendessen fiel ich todmüde von
der anstrengenden Reise auf ein äthiopisches Bett und schlief unter den Sternen
ein...
We stopped for lunch in Kahsai in Afrera before continuing the remaining 450 km on bumpy roads for another 5 hours to Camp Hamed Ela – very close to the borders of Etitrea and Djibouti... and all with temperatures of 40–45 centigrade! New to the group came Mhamid Ali, our 17-year-old police officer with a big rifle… We arrived at the camp in the dark and after dinner, exhausted from the strenuous journey, I collapsed onto an Ethiopian bed and fell asleep under the starry sky…
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake & Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Kevin, Saul & Zisko, Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
Um 5 Uhr
am nächsten Morgen war Tagwache, 15 Minuten später fuhren wir los Richtung
Dollol, was farbenfroh bedeutet... Unterwegs stoppten wir auf dem wie Eis
scheinende Karum Salzsee für einen prächtigen Sonnenaufgang inklusive
Frühstück! : )
The next morning, we were woken up at 5 am and 15 minutes later we set off for Dollol, which means colourful… On the way, we stopped on the salt lake Karum, which looked like ice, to witness a magnificent sunrise - breakfast included! : )
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| Karum Salzsee / salt lake & Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
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| Kevin, Dollol, Danakil Depression, Semara - Mekele |
Die
Danakil Depression liegt -125 m und gilt als einer der tiefst liebendsten,
heissesten und trockensten Gegenden unseres Planeten... es erinnerte mich an
ähnliche aber bedeutend kältere Gegenden wie die Salar de Uyuni in Südamerika,
Rotorua in Neuseeland oder Namafjall in Island...
The Danakil Depression lies at -125 meters and is considered one of the lowest, hottest and driest places on our planet… It reminded me of similar but significantly colder areas like the Salar de Uyuni in South America, Rotorua in New Zealand or Namafjall in Iceland…
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| Camp Hamid Ela, Semara - Mekele |
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| Camp Hamid Ela, Semara - Mekele |
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| Camp Hamid Ela, Semara - Mekele |
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| Camp Hamid Ela, Semara - Mekele |
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| Camp Hamid Ela, Semara - Mekele |
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| Hamid Ela, Semara - Mekele |
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| Hamid Ela, Semara - Mekele |
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| Mhamid Ali & Saul, Semara - Mekele |
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| der rauchende / the fuming Erte Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| der rauchende Vulkan / the fuming volcano Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| Camp Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| Camp Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
Zurück im
Camp Hamed Ela gab es Mittagessen und ich sah wie ist bei Tageslicht aussah, wo
wir letzte Nacht übernachtet hatten.
Heute
stand eine weitere Fahrt von 3 1/2 Stunden nach Erte Ale auf dem Programm:
unser 2. Camp auf dem aktiven Vulkan mit demselben Namen, das wird gerade noch
bei Tageslicht erreichten. Tewe unser Führer führte uns am späten Abend auf den
stark rauchenden Vulkan... es sind zwar nur eine halbe Stunde rauf und eine
halbe Stunde runter, aber es war für nichts, denn alles, was wir sahen, war
finstere Dunkelheit...
Back at Camp Hamed Ela we had lunch and I saw what the place looked like in the daylight, where we had spent last night.
Today's itinerary included another 3.5-hour drive to Erte Ale: Our second camp on the active volcano with the same name, which we reached just before nightfall. Tewe, our guide, led us up the heavily smoking volcano in the late evening. The ascent and descent only took half an hour, but the effort was in vain, as we saw only pitch-black darkness.
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| Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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| Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
Dafür war
es am nächsten Morgen toll als wir kurz vor Dämmerung den Erte Ale nochmals
bestiegen um den Sonnenaufgang und frische Lava vom letzten Jahr zu bestaunen!
The next morning, however, was fantastic: Shortly before sunrise, we climbed Erte Ale once again to admire the sunrise and fresh lava from last year!
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| Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele |
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Erta Ale, Semara - Mekele
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| Mhamid Ali, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrera Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrera Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrera Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| heisses Thermalwasser / hot thermal water, Afrera Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrera Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrera Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
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| Afrera Salzsee / salt lake, Semara - Mekele |
Zurück im
Camp genossen wir ein herrliches Frühstück und fuhren dann 2 Stunden zum
Salzsee Afrera um zu baden - absolut genial, auch die heisse Dusche mit Thermalwasser danach! : )
Back at camp, we enjoyed a delicious breakfast and then drove two hours to Lake Afrera for a swim – simply wonderful, especially with a hot thermal shower afterward! : )
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| Tewe & Kevin, Semara - Mekele |
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| Baboons, Semara - Mekele |
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| Baboons, Semara - Mekele |
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| Tewe & Saul, Semara - Mekele |
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| eine Fahrbahn ist für die Dresche / one lane is for threshing, Semara - Mekele |
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| Mekele |
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| Planet Hotel, Mekele |
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| Planet Hotel, Mekele |
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| Planet Hotel, Mekele |
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| Planet Hotel, Mekele |
Von dort
war es noch mal 1 Stunde bis nach Afrera, wo wir wieder im Kahsai zu Mittag
essen... danach nahmen wir die 3 1/2 Stunden nach Mekele in Angriff. Zisco ist
ein wundervoller und sehr aufmerksamer Fahrer, der uns sicher auf diesen nicht
ungefährlichen Strassen von Semara bis nach Mekele gebracht hatte. Unser
Kinderpolizist blieb in Afrera...
xxx Franziska
From there, we drove another hour to Afrera, where we had lunch at Kahsai
once more. Thereafter we set off on a 3.5-hour drive to Mekele. Zisco is a
wonderful and very attentive driver who brought us safely from Semara to
Mekele, even on these less-than-safe roads. Our police officer kid stayed in
Afrera...
xxx
Franziska
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