So, continuing on our journey thru Abyssinia - the original Italian name of Ethiopia..... with new friends Stu & Steph, we had a drive day, determined to make Lalibela for my birthday & a few drinks - again the scenery was breathtaking & we were at one point only 11km from the Eritrea border & the abandoned tanks were very evident - but more to the point, is that the Ethiopian people have absolutely no road sense whatsoever! We nearly made mince...

Welcome back! So, we crossed the border at Metema, Ethiopia at noon. Now, my 1st impressions of Ethiopia were in stark contrast to what i had imagined it to be..... i had pictures of a barren dry land, with starving people, kids with swollen bellies no clothes & great looks of sadness. I couldn't have been more wrong!!! Ethiopia is a beautiful country, with a green. lush mountainous terrain. the 'salaams' of Sudan, have turned into 'you, you, you' which ap...