Riding hours through emerald mountains
to Bahir Dar.
We drove up a steep road,
monkeys begging near the roadside.
Car parked, we climbed a steep hill.
There she was
The NILE
a silver ribbon far below
grassy fields
two white robed people
walked, hippos barely visible.
The NILE
I cried,
a life’s longing fulfilled.
The NILE
Flowing from Lake Tana,
she lay below me,
the legendary river,
ancient people, ancient stories,
builder of civilizations,
of life.
The NILE.
Internet is not so reliable at times here. Yesterday we saw 23 Walia ibex in the Simien Mountins above 14,000 feet. They are found only there. Photos include Simien Mountains, the highest bar in Africa, the castles in Gondar, and the Blue Nile River, the longest in the world. Staying at a hotel on Lake Tana. Saw several hippos near the Nile bridge, but the guard said no photos. For some reason, these photos loaded in reverse order. We were in the Simien Mountains first where we stayed in a hotel above 13,000 feet with no heat, took a small trek, and saw hundreds of gelada baboons. We saw the castles today and went to an overlook over the Blue Nile.
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