5:30 AM ...
5:30 AM ...
... toward Chencha
... toward Chencha
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Lunch stop
Lunch stop
Short break
Short break
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Marabou Storks
Marabou Storks
Chencha
Chencha
Preparations ...
Preparations ...
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...
... we start hiking
... we start hiking
Myra, Anders, Tina and Lise ...
Myra, Anders, Tina and Lise ...
... Göran, Liv, Per-Olof and Jerker ...
... Göran, Liv, Per-Olof and Jerker ...
... Halina, Ingegerd, Hedvig and us
... Halina, Ingegerd, Hedvig and us
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Construction under way
Construction under way
Beautiful horse, beautiful landscape
Beautiful horse, beautiful landscape
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... stunning children
... stunning children
Good balance helps here !
Good balance helps here !
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We arrive at Solla ...
We arrive at Solla ...
... where Israel was born
... where Israel was born
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The Village Chief
The Village Chief
The Village Elders
The Village Elders
Lodging for tourists and cows
Lodging for tourists and cows
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The dances begin
The dances begin
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Around the fire
Around the fire
We go to bed
We go to bed
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Breakfast ...
Breakfast ...
... potato, bread, banana, hotsauce
... potato, bread, banana, hotsauce
Diary time !
Diary time !
Israel is happy
Israel is happy
The children dance
The children dance
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We hike around Solla
We hike around Solla
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Coffee ceremony
Coffee ceremony
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Working the fields
Working the fields
Lake Abaya in the distance
Lake Abaya in the distance
Teff for injera preparations
Teff for injera preparations
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Not a true banana tree
Not a true banana tree
The leaves are chopped for the animals
The leaves are chopped for the animals
Life in Solla
Life in Solla
Anders in the middle
Anders in the middle
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Tina
Tina
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The school
The school
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The teacher
The teacher
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The harvest
The harvest
Return to Chencha
Return to Chencha
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Market day
Market day
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