I've had so much fun today. This was supposed to be our last day in Gonder, before heading off for the Sudan. Kat and I headed into town to pick up some supplies, notably junk food and bog rolls. We got a Tuk Tuk in which was really cool as I had never been in one before. We got to town and headed for the post office so Kat could post some letters, then Kat spent about an hour in this clothes shop trying on jeans. We also spotted a beauty parlor and I managed to...

This morning we left our campsite and went to see the sites of Gonder. We started with the Castle complex of King Fasil, which was one of the more impressive castles I've seen. The size of the complex was huge and there were different buildings everywhere. It took us about two hours to see the whole thing. We walked back to get the truck and then proceeded onto yet another church, this is the supposedly famous one with the beautiful cherub frescoes on the ceilin...

What a day….I think I need a holiday.The rain was pretty intense last night, so now all the dirt roads are mud roads.We got bogged a fair few times today.At one point we actually had to wait for a new road to be constructed until we could move on.We waited an hour and then the locals managed to get a digger in to remove the truck that was bogged in the mud in front of us.I remember watching the digger lift and push the truck out and thinking, this will not end ...

What a day….I think I need a holiday. The rain was pretty intense last night, so now all the dirt roads are mud roads. We got bogged a fair few times today. At one point we actually had to wait for a new road to be constructed until we could move on. We waited an hour and then the locals managed to get a digger in to remove the truck that was bogged in the mud in front of us. I remember watching the digger lift and push the truck out and thinking, this will not...

It's been a pretty chilled out day today. Five people set off on the overnight trek this morning and everyone else has gone for a five hour walk. I do not do trekking. Basically Dave put me and Kate to work in the "kitchen", the kitchen today was outside overlooking one of the most spectacular views I had ever seen. The Simien Mountains certainly are beautiful. I had the job of chopping a whole crate of onions, while Dave set up the camping oven and Ka...