9 January 2011 Staying at Molla Apartment Hotel, Addis Ababa A relaxed morning and we are taking a good break halfway through our trip and the luxury is also needed to recharge the batteries. We walked from the hotel to a big Coptic Church some kilometre from the hotel and it is a beautiful place of worship. Lots and lots of people were heading that way and most of the women cover their heads in white scarves. The Ethiopians seem to be very religious a...

7 January 2011 Total Distance: 11 737 km Distance covered today:482km Start: Beleka Hotel, Arba Minch, Ethiopia Finish: Moolla Apartments, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Last night after we left the fancy hotel we could not afford, but could enjoy a lovely mango juice and free internet, we drove pass a long stream of people all wearing white robes. They were all singing and clapping hands in rhythm with a few drums. It was all very peaceful and in preparation for...