Category Archives: reisverslag
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 24 – day 64
Today we visited the SOS children village in Bahir Dar, we are welcomed by Biresaw Sime de program manager of SOS children villages. We visit two locations; the first was a day care program. Children from poor families are taken … Continue reading
August 23 – day 63
Today we drove from Caila to Bahir Dar aan Lake Tana, again a beautiful ride, check out the pictures! The T-Ford broke a speed record 80km/uur (going down the mountain) Casper & Arnaud
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 20 – day 60
We woke up in a completely deserted hotel in Wad Medani, we packed the cars swiftly because we had a breakfast with a minister of Sudan and his entourage. I think he was a bit tired from the diner 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
