goats, waterfall and juice…

Last stop before Addis Ababa; the town of Bahir Dar which means around the lake, which makes sense as it is situated on the shores of Lake Tana.

First off we didn’t get to the lake, though. Instead we went on a trip to the Blue Nile waterfall. A short walk across the Portuguese Bridge took us there (our guide was very keen on taking a photo of me on the bridge as I would never see it again, he said – so I duely obliged!). The falls were impressive – lots of water, nice ‘thunder’ and plenty of spray but it was brown water which is not super pretty but the soil from the mountains had been loosened in the rain season, so…

After the falls we crossed another bridge where I met my friend, the baby goat! So cute and he was not scared of me at all…!

Bahir Dar is a nice town – it’s our driver’s (Lauga) favourite town, but I think mainly because he met his wife there – haha. Oh and he didn’t throw a lemon at her, just asked for her number and six months later they were married!! Fast! Anyway, a town with good restaurants, cafes and juice bars! Juice was more like a smoothie though, as you can probably see…

On our second day we took a boat trip on the lake to reach the peninsula to see more churches – well they were actually monasteries… On the way we saw a couple of hippos and some flamingos, but otherwise quite uneventful. Always love a boat trip, though, I find it super peaceful!

Ended the day with some souvenir shopping and a walk around town before another good dinner!

Both Jamie and I were sad that the trip was almost at an end… so we did quite a bit of reflecting. But more on that in my last (for now) Ethiopia post… coming soon!