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Mountain near Kosober
The road at this point is at 2650m – the highest point on my journey from Gilgel to Bahir Dar.



Wedding near Karr ridge
I had to cross this 30km long ridge and drop 700m to get to Gilgel.



Meskel Celebration “Finding of the True Cross” Orthodox Christian festival in September.



Lake Tana, Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar is a large town on the southern edge of the lake and is 6 hours drive from Gilgel, but is the nearest airport and source of foreign food.



Papyrus boat on Lake Tana



Lake Tana Island Monastery Entrance
For half of the population!



Towards the end of the dry season everything gets burned for square kilometers around the village.



Inside my house
note all the buckets and bowls to collect water (which is only on for an hour in the morning and one in the evening... sometimes!)



Amharic alphabet
I taught myself to read the letters.


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