Hotel in Marsabit - make sure you see a photo before booking a room at the Takbir Hotel online.
The TDA (Tour d'Afrique) security guards are everywhere. I'm in downtown Marsabit, a few
kilometers from the Convent where we are staying. The town reminds me
of an Indiana Jones movie where people are milling around a market
place. Lots of noise, people selling. Trucks, donkeys and carts laden
with produce and goods dash in and out of places.
Bright fabrics, dishes and legumes for sale here. I got chastised for snapping this photo.
The Convent where we stayed. The Sisters were suave business women;
they presented us with many opportunities to spend our dollars. Cold
drinks (including beer) appeared, yogurt, chips, ice cream, chocolate
bars materialized as though our thoughts were read. They cleaned our
laundry and made us meals. It was a pleasant stay.
I look forward to your updates. Have the AK47s been left behind in Ethiopia?
ReplyDeleteLooking good Karen!
ReplyDeleteYou are the bravest woman I know! Thinking of you and wishing u all the best as u make your way along. Very busy time here at work, and still very cold. Another snow storm coming this weekend! You picked a good time to be away from the city of ice and potholes! --Louise G
ReplyDeleteI see the condition of the roads are not any different then Haligonians roads!
ReplyDeleteHey Karen, thanks to the second dump of snow this week, our levels rival that of white Juan! This was a great winter for this trip. We will probably still have some snow when you return!
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