Hiking Ethiopia's Countryside

This past Monday was a holiday for Ethiopians and so we had the day off work. A German couple from our small group Bible study invited us to go along with them and some other friends of theirs on a hike just north of Addis Ababa.

We drove about an hour and a half to a place known as Debre Libanos. Getting out of the city is a huge relief—the drive itself was a reprieve from the usual chaos that comes with navigating around Addis Ababa.

Kevin and I, two Swiss, two Ethiopians, and about a dozen Germans arrived and took off for what would be a 5.5 mile, 4-hour hike around a canyon, by a waterfall, and along cliffs. It was gorgeous and a perfect way to spend the holiday.

Here we are getting ready to start out on the hike:

 The kids exploring the waterfall:

 We saw so many baboons around the water area.

 The four boys eating their lunch together. They all attend the German school here.