Tough Tough Tough
We are eventually in Ethiopia – Gondar. We have enjoyed two days off – and needed them real bad!!! On the last day more than a third of our participants ended up on the truck/s due to fatigue, injury or illness. I made it alright … just tired and pooped. Ended up hitting the toilet at four in the morning with ragging diahorrea … and ultimately feeling a little sorry for myself yesterday (Sunday)
Ethiopia is awesome! Mountains after mountains and more mountains … and no simple little mountains … huge ones!! We climbed up a 24km dirt road two days ago – maximum gradient 18% and average of 12% … but the best views imaginable!
Unfortunately the beauty of Ethiopia is tarnished by the irritating little brats of kids chasing us along the road and the horrendously useless service at the Gohar Hotel in Gondar.
Along the road, the little children wait … and then beg, push, steal, slap and generally irritate you as you cycle along. The problem is that they are real fit and always wait on the uphills and easily keep up. Once they get bored or if they don't get anything – like money, sweets, etc – they sometimes resort to collecting stones and throwing them at you while you cycle along. The real bullies simply stand in the fields along the road and throw stones as you pass along. Poor George had a run in with them and lost his special cycle computer and cycle lock while he was cycling along.
Ethiopia is awesome! Mountains after mountains and more mountains … and no simple little mountains … huge ones!! We climbed up a 24km dirt road two days ago – maximum gradient 18% and average of 12% … but the best views imaginable!
Unfortunately the beauty of Ethiopia is tarnished by the irritating little brats of kids chasing us along the road and the horrendously useless service at the Gohar Hotel in Gondar.
Along the road, the little children wait … and then beg, push, steal, slap and generally irritate you as you cycle along. The problem is that they are real fit and always wait on the uphills and easily keep up. Once they get bored or if they don't get anything – like money, sweets, etc – they sometimes resort to collecting stones and throwing them at you while you cycle along. The real bullies simply stand in the fields along the road and throw stones as you pass along. Poor George had a run in with them and lost his special cycle computer and cycle lock while he was cycling along.
Ethiopian Kids
