mgmttravels

If you think this home's siding looks like doodoo U'd be correct. The wood framing is lodged into the ground. More wood is added then the closest animals dung is applied to the interior walls then the exterior. Later a paint or cement is overlayed. In the more rural areas woven mats act as walls, moreover in rockier areas homes are made from stone & dung.

I could hear the goat crying the entire 6hour trip. Sad, but I coulndn't help but laugh at times

Camel caravaning is still a way of life in Eastern Ethiopia. The boy with the black camel is bringing charcoal in from the countryside. Making charcoal this way is very inefficient and contributes to habitat loss.. blah blah blah.

The Chaut! People love this weed here. It's illegal in the US due to it having cocaine like properties. I tried it, but couldn't feel a thing. Maybe I need to do more or have done too many better drugs.

Truckers have made a habit of feeding monkeys in this are. I think they are baboons.They habitate in the rocky cliffs near the Awash river.

There are no buses or taxis in this part of the country, so independent travelers need to pay their way on to a heavy truck. The two road warriors in the photo were my drivers. These two dessert dust brothers only make 40 bucks a day; really good wages for Ethiopia. Owning your own truck is unheard of in Ethiopian. They both drive for a Libyan Saudi oil company. The economy in this area survives in truck traffic to & fro Djbouti.