This is a s*** blog site I am having trouble loading photos. We took the bus up into the mountains from Arba Minch, to see the Dorze. It was probably the longest and steepest mountain trail I have been on. We travelled from almost zero to 2'500 mtr. Up at the village it was cold and wet and made walking in thongs hard in the slippery mud. I had a good look around and the young guy who showed me around was interesting. He explained they build their houses 12mtr ...

I spent the whole day going to the embassy and bus stations and got no where. It is too hard to get Egyptian visa and that and Sudan would take at least a week, so Im not going to Sudan. The busses to the south go from 3 different stations (one of them is new). I ot to 2 of them and no luck. So I have hired a guide. It is epensive but it will save me a lot of time and get me to places I possibly couldnt get to alone. He can get me to Aba Minch tomorrow in his fr...