Day Four!
Today is our last full day in this country. Those of you who have been to Ethiopia will share these sentiments, but this country has a way of getting in your heart and staying there. We feel forever bonded to this place, and not just because our son was born here. It's hard to explain, but my heart will forever be connected to Ethiopia!
Today we visited an area of the country called "The Gorge". The Gorge is about two hours north of the city. This is the Grand Canyon of Ethiopia. It was so fun to see! And I enjoyed having Luke along because although he was born here, he has yet to see very much of his country. In the area are the famous "bleeding heart" baboons with the red mark on their chest! We saw a few, which was fun!
We passed a few waterfalls...
This is very interesting: These men or women haul dung on their backs or on donkeys. Then they sell it as a fire starter.
We had a really cool experiance in a market along the way. We got out and mingled with the locals while they traded their goods. We were sort of a novelty (being white as snow), so people sort of hung around us. We had fun taking people's pictures and then letting them see themselves digitally. Some had never seen that before. Man are Ethiopians pretty people! The men are very strong and handsome and the ladies are just gorgeous! I'm proud to have a son from here!
And finally, here's Mike and Luke at the Gorge. Its hard to see, but there is a cliff back there. Clearly they are about to fall off...
As I said today is our full day! Tomorrow night (about 1:15 p.m. in Montana, 10:15 p.m. in Addis) we will board to fly to D.C. After a looooonnnngggg flight, we'll have a brand new U.S. citizen with us! Then at about 7:10 Friday night, we'll land in Billings!
Pray for safe and smooth travels with no delays!
Today is our last full day in this country. Those of you who have been to Ethiopia will share these sentiments, but this country has a way of getting in your heart and staying there. We feel forever bonded to this place, and not just because our son was born here. It's hard to explain, but my heart will forever be connected to Ethiopia!
Today we visited an area of the country called "The Gorge". The Gorge is about two hours north of the city. This is the Grand Canyon of Ethiopia. It was so fun to see! And I enjoyed having Luke along because although he was born here, he has yet to see very much of his country. In the area are the famous "bleeding heart" baboons with the red mark on their chest! We saw a few, which was fun!
We passed a few waterfalls...
As I said today is our full day! Tomorrow night (about 1:15 p.m. in Montana, 10:15 p.m. in Addis) we will board to fly to D.C. After a looooonnnngggg flight, we'll have a brand new U.S. citizen with us! Then at about 7:10 Friday night, we'll land in Billings!
Pray for safe and smooth travels with no delays!
