Day 77 to 78- 15th to 16th January - The Historic Route Point of departure : Lalibela Point of arrival : Axum Accommodation: Yeha Hotel Km travelled today: 401km Cum: 14 930km (gravel 386km cum 4 215km) Countries so far: 7/16 Where to next? Simien Mountains Total number of photos taken: 77 (cum 3 549) Our sightseeing plans for today were disrupted when John checked the car to discover that we had one totally flat tyre and one soft one.The totally flat one...

Day 76 - Historic Route Point of departure : Bahir Dar Point of arrival : Lalibela Accommodation: rooftop tent @ Roha Hotel Km travelled today: 305km Cum: 14 529 km (gravel155km cum 3 829km) Countries so far: 7/16 Where to next? Axum Total number of photos taken: 176 (cum 3 472) A few kilometres outside Bahir Dar, we crossed the bridge over the Blue Nile River, our last sight of the Nile until we get to Khartoum.We tried to stop and take a photograph but...

Day 74 to 75 - 12th to 13th January - Historic Route Point of departure : Addis Ababa Point of arrival : Bahir Dar Accommodation: rooftop tent @ Ghion Hotel, Bahir Dar Km travelled today: 560km Cum: 14 162km (gravel 0 km cum 3 614km) Countries so far: 7/16 Where to next? Lalibela Total number of photos taken: 107 (cum 3 296) A full day to get through to Bahir Dar so we planned for a reasonably early start and left "chez GOS" with Graham at about...

Day 72 to 73 - 10th to 11th January- Addis Ababa Point of departure : Yabello Point of arrival : Addis Ababa Accommodation: with Graham Nundy Km travelled today: 548km Cum: 12 257km (gravel 116km cum 2 971km) Countries so far: 7/16 Where to next? Bahir Dar (Historic Route) Fairly straight forward drive back to Addis Ababa along the road we had used 8 days prior (a slightly longer route but determined to avoid the shocking road via Arba Minch). Back "h...

Day 70 - The Omo Valley Point of departure : Turmi Point of arrival : Mago National Park, Omo Valley Accommodation: rooftop tent @ Mago National Park Camp site Km travelled today: 166km Cum: 12 710km (gravel 166km cum 3 334km) Countries so far: 7/16 Where to next? Yabello No of photos taken : 18 (cum 3 189) This morning we headed out with our guide to visit the local Hamer village. The Hamer tribe - consisting of +/- 35 000 are found in the south eastern...