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This is the camps we visited the first
time we entered Ethiopia.
To see a list over names, dates and
coordinates for the whole trip,
click here.
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Day 299 -
Parking bay at Hotel Yilma
Position:
08 58.957 N,
38 43.865 E
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Elevation:
2280 m above sea
level
Arrived : Thursday
30 November
2006
: 16:30
Today's distance:
415 kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
2
Price per night: Free
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Day 297 -
Jossa Pension, Dessie (Dese)
Position:
11 08.335 N,
39 37.924 E
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Elevation:
2519 m above sea
level
Arrived : Wednesday 29
November
2006
: 16:55
Today's distance:
298 kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
1
Price per night: 22,50 birr per person
(Camping)
We should have taken notes when our
friends in Lalibela told us where they were camping, but
this pension suited us well. The price was exceptionally
low and access to cold shower and toilet and even a nice
lawn for the tent. We drove into town (1,5 km) to find
the "foreign food" place where we enjoyed a hamburger
and coke.
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As you can see, Johan has his own
pool. Although the dept is only 20 cm, its there for him
to use. Nice lawn with chairs and tables for the cold
evening office work. |
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Driving in the dark is NOT good...
Hotel by the lake.
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Day 295 -
Village Camp, Titira
settlement, Kebele Village
Position:
11 47.400 N,
38 15.927 E
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Elevation:
3165 m above sea
level
Arrived : Sunday 26
November
2006
: 18:35
Today's distance:
209 kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
1
Price per night: 60 birr for two
armed guards
This ended up being a bit of a
"cowboy" experience with a twist and lack of fair play.
We found a marvelous place overlooking 25 percent of the
entire Ethiopia. A farmer that tried his best to
communicate that driving on his field damaged the crop.
The thing was, the crop was already harvested. We were
invited down to the farm houses, invited for dinner and
coffee, so it was quite an experience. Nice people, with
an infested neigbour. |
After 15 minutes, I counted 54 people
around Betsy. I would think, more than David Copperfield
would attract if he stopped at a Tavern in the Midwest. |
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Day 292 -
Village/Wild Camp in Eydu
Position:
09 48.660 N,
38 32.892 E
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Elevation:
3085 m above sea
level
Arrived : Thursday 23
November
2006
: 15:30
Today's distance:
143 kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
1
Price per night: Free
This was a combination of a wild camp
and a village camp, as we are about 400 meters away from
the closest huts. Look at the altitude, the trips
highest camping site (so far)
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It looks like a funeral, but it is
only Johan that puts up his tent. The villagers are
eager and helpful spectators. |
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Day 285 -
Parking bay at Hotel Yilma
Position:
08 58.957 N,
38 43.865 E
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Elevation:
2280 m above sea
level
Arrived : Wednesday
15 November
2006
: 16:10
Today's distance:
253 kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
2
Price per night: Free
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Day 284 -
Wild Camp between Lake Abiyata and Lake Langano
Position:
07 29.141 N,
38 40.233 E
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Elevation:
1678 m above sea
level
Arrived : Tuesday
14 November 2006
: 12:30
Today's distance:
kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
1
Price per night: FREE
I was determined to try wild camp
although it looked almost impossible driving on the main
road to Addis Ababa. After the news from my Swedish
colleagues, it became a challenge to camp in the wild.
Started to look right after noon, and it was not long
before I found something that looked like a winner. All
together it was 15 people that came to peak, and that's
almost as good as nothing.
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Three of my visitors that day. I
camped between some farm communities and of course I
wanted to meet the neighbours. One of the men
communicated good in English and I asked him if it was
okay to spend the night, so this is the place I landed
on. |
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Day 283 -
Get Hotel in Dilla
Position:
06 24.978 N,
38 18.039 E
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Elevation:
1520 m above sea
level
Arrived : Monday
13 November 2006
: 16:20
Today's distance:
252 kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
1
Price per night: 50 birr
This night choice, due to trouble
finding a quiet bush spot. They are charging more as I
get closer to the capitol Addis and if you like arabic
music and lot of noise around you, this is the place for
you. I rather stay in the bush though.
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Just some minor maintanance work and
this could have been what it once was. But come on! It
was more than nice for my needs. The beer was excellent. |
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Day 282 -
Bush Camp 15 km south of
Deritu
Position:
04 40.549 N,
38 13.826 E
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Elevation:
1511 m above sea
level
Arrived :
Sunday 12 November 2006
: 17:30
Today's distance:
235 kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
1
Price per night: FREE
The roads are so nice in Ethiopia
that you need to get off the road to face challenges.
This bush camp was found 180 km from Moyale and is as
quiet as it looks. One lonely stranger walked pass my
hidden campsite and started talking. I just nodded, and
used sign language to tell him that I intended to sleep
here. He mumbled something and left.
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This shows how I cover Betsy
at night, especially when it is rainy season. Its
anchored on all sides, as I already lost one due to
heavy wind. This afternoon I bought firewood, but it was
too wet and windy to start a fire. |
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Day 281 -
Hotel Koket Bonona, Moyale
Position:
03 32.679 N,
39 02.904 E
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Elevation:
1955 m above sea
level
Arrived :
Saturday 11 November 2006
: 17:30
Today's distance:
235 kilometres
Accumulated distance:
Number of nights:
1
Price per night:
30 Birr
Moyale towns most expensive hotel
provided me a room for 30 birr. I got my own shower and
porcelain toilet recliner and off-white tiles. Who
should complain? Camping was possible, but it was not
easy to level Betsy and it was raining a lot. The
decision was easy. After working in the mud a few hours
earlier, a cold shower was what I needed.
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To have Betsy as close to my room as
possible is always a must and so I had to engage two
guys to open gates and clean out passage for my girl. |
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Andre camping detaljer
fra andre land
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South Africa 1 -
Swaziland -
South Africa 2 -
Lesotho -
South Africa 3 -
Namibia -
Botswana
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe -
Mozambique
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Malawi -
Tanzania1 -
Kenya1
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Tanzania2 -
Kenya2
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Tanzania3 -
Kenya3
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Tanzania4 -
Burundi -
Rwanda -
Uganda1 -
Kenya4 -
Etiopia1 -
Somaliland -
Etiopia2 -
Djibouti -
Eritrea -
Sudan -
Uganda2 -
Kenya5 -
Angola -
DRC -
Congo -
Gabon -
Equatorial Guinea -
Cameroon1 -
CAR -
Cameroon2 -
Chad -
Cameroon2
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Niger -
Niger -
Burkina Faso -
Mali
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Burkina Faso -
Ghana -
Togo-
Benin
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Ghana -
Elfenbenkysten -
Sierra Leone
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Guinea -
Senegal -
Mauritania -
Western Sahara -
Morocco -
Spain -
Frankrike -
Italia -
Sveits
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