Author Archives: Rozemarijn
August 30 – day 70
Thursday august 30 2012, Our last day in Addis, Dirk went to the garage with the Land rover, we need it in good shape for our journey to the south of Ethiopia. We are going the visit a few tribes … Continue reading
August 29 – day 69
Wednesday august 29 2012, We stay two days in Addis Abeba, Dirk uses this time for small maintenance on the cars. We spend our time walking through the city drinking coffee and watching people going about there business. Casper & … Continue reading
August 26 – day 66
Sunday august 26 2012, Today we drove 270 km from Bahir Dar to Debre Marko a large distance despite of the mountains and heavy rainfall. The rivers are full with water. In many villages the people are practising for the … Continue reading
August 25 – day 65
Saturday, august 25 2012, We are still in Bahir Dar at lake Tana, the third largest lake ofAfrica. Today we are going to visit the church Ura Kidane Mehret on the peninsula Zegge, we go there by boat. This church … Continue reading
August 22 – day 62
Wednesday, august 22 2012, We woke up early in the “Hilton” of Al Galabat, the Ethiopian ladies who slept in the hallway are also awake and leaving the hotel to cross the border to their own country. Dirk and Trudy … Continue reading
August 21 – day 61
Tuesday august 21 2012, Today we ride from Al Qadarif to Al Garabat a small town at the border of Ethiopia, a fairly short distance of 150 km over a good road. We pass several small villages and everywhere we … Continue reading
August 19 – day 59
Sunday august 19, 2012 After we packed the cars we went to the Dutch embassy in Khartoum where we were invited by Max en Peter who we met the night before for a cup of coffee. Today the plan was … Continue reading
August 17 – day 57
Vrijdag 17 augustus Our guide has arranged we will visit tomorrow the SOS children village in Khartoum. Dirk prepares the Model-T for the next trips. We are visiting the big market of Khartoum. In the afternoon the new support team … Continue reading
August 16 – day 56
Donderdag 16 augustus Meroe – Khartoum – 239km This is a travelling day. In the beginning the road is good, but overloaded with big trucks. Later on there are many holes and bad pavement, so it is dangerous for the … Continue reading
August 15 – day 55
Woensdag 15 augustus Atbara – Meroe – 102 km. Yesterday evening there was a great sandstorm and the cars are covered with very fine sand. In the morning it is cloudy and not so warm. We like that very much. … Continue reading
