Day 65: Saturday 5th April: Axum to Bush Camp #6 on the way to Gondar. We get an early start as we have been warned that the road is under construction so we are not sure how far we will get. We are also unsure whether we are going to visit the Simien National Park on the way to Gondar or not. The first half of the road is perfect - newly tarred and no potholes, but it is Saturday so it is market day which slows us down in the towns. Spectacular scenery but st...

Day 59: Sunday 30th March - Bahir Dar, Kurifto Resort. The resort lives up to expectations and we have a great dinner and a couple of glasses of wine. They serve Drostdy Hof wine here and it's the best we've seen around here although at R50 per glass it is not cheap. In the morning we book a boat trip to the monasteries on Lake Tana, which leaves from the hotel "jetty". There are 21 monasteries on 7 islands and the peninsula and the first one we see is Debra Ma...

Day 50: Fri 21st March: Bush Camp #3 to Bush Camp #4 on the way to Awassa: About 70km into Ethiopia we dutifully report to an office marked 'Customs' in the first village we come to - Omarate - and our Ethiopian Visa's (the only Country that required us to get a Visa in advance) are checked and stamped. The carnet for the vehicle is also checked by Customs and Excise and we are officially in Ethiopia. Just as well we dotted all the I's and crossed all the T's as...