So to the last entry..... We crossed the border at Moyale, a typical small border town of rural Northern Kenya. We camped in the backyard of the local police station and ate in the Moyale prison canteen!! On the road to Marsabit in the morning, having been warned that the road was terrible....... well, basically that is the understatement of the year!! Corrugated rock is how i'd describe it & littered with potholes - our average speed was 30kph & that was...

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...

Well, hello all! So sorry for the lack of updates but there is no reliable internet connections throughout Sudan & Ethiopia. We have now finished our 'long way down' & i am installing the last few entries individually so that you don't all die of boredom, which i think you would, if i did one long entry! Anyway, Sudan...... Our ferry crossing across Lake Nasser was perfectly fine. We docked in Wadi Halfa around midday of 03/03.... All of a sudden it se...

Hiya everyone Now, where was I..... last left you in Luxor i think..... well we have been in aswan for a week taking in some more sights, sorting the ferry to Sudan & checking out life on the Nile!!! It's an amazing place - & i will be sorry to leave - the people are amazing, friendly & helpful & the place itself is thoroughly beautiful. On our trip form Luxor we stopped off at Edfu temple & kom Ombu temple - Karl thought Edfu 'kicked ars...