Category Archives: Ethiopia

This morning Dirk found, after a thorough check, that the steering axe of the T-Ford is broken, it needs to be welded and after a few hours of working on the car we are ready to go. Today it’s Arnaud’s … Continue reading →

Na drie dagen met twee land rovers gaan we weer op pad met de T-Ford, we beginnen de dag echter met een bezoek aan de Konso stam. We gaan naar een dorp vlak in de buurt van ons hotel, een … Continue reading →

Back to Konso, we drive from Jinga and halfway we’re going to visit a local market. There are two tribes who come together to sell there goods. They are all dressed in there traditional clothes, a colourful spectacle. Tonight we … Continue reading →

Today we visited the Mursi tribe, these people live quite isolated in the inlands of Ethiopia so we have a tough drive over bad roads and several rivers. We drive with the Land rover and a hired Toyota Landcruiser, the … Continue reading →

We slept well in our luxurious hotel in Konso, we chose this place to store the T-Ford for a couple of days for we are going to visit some tribes and the roads to get there are not suitable for … Continue reading →

Today we go from one resort to another, from Arba Minch to Konso, a relative short distance over a good road. Underway we meet a troop of baboons and a drunken police officer, the only one so far who want … Continue reading →

Saturday september 1 2012, We drove a large distance today, from Hosanna to Arba Minch, a spectacular drive over bad roads with large potholes and river crossings. This is driving throughAfrica! The land rover did not have any problems but … Continue reading →

Friday august 31 2012, We did 230 km today, from Addis to Hosanna, it took almost two hours to get out of this huge city. We said goodbye to Daniel and welcomed Nataniel (Nati), he will be our new guide … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →