My trip is drawing to a close.....
26 May 2016
My last day in Harar and the camel market is on. So hired the clapped out old taxi from yesterday to drive us to the camel market.
On the way, our car was stopped by police. Some police are corrupt and find faults with the vehicles to extort money from the owners. The policeman then saw me and backed off, so no bribe was paid.
I, as normal, drew lots of attention at the camel market. That is normal. People wanting money from me, staring at me, the norm. I was given the reins of one camel and I was allowed to herd it. It was pretty cool.
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| Camels |
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| Camels #2 |
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| Who's a pretty boy? |
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| Hey big fella. How's the weather up there? |
Highlight was the taxi guy allowing me to drive his clapped out taxi. This thing is ancient- about 70 years old. I struggled to put enough weight onto the clutch as I could hardly reach the pedals and I struggled reversing on a hill. I almost had to ask for help but thankfully didn't. I drove the beast without stalling it. It was REALLY REALLY fun!
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| They actually let me drive this thing. It was awesome! |
My last night
I am down to the last of my money, knickers, phone credit/data, finished my book. I have nothing. I saw a chinese restaurant that I wanted to go to sooo badly by my guesthouse in Addis but it was stupid expensive ($10-15 a dish, which is crazy expensive for this country). So I had no choice but to eat local food as its so cheap. (I am really done with
injera and tibs and want chinese food sooo badly!) I had enough for a beer as well. At least I know my priorities :-) I do wish I had tried an Ethiopian Chinese.
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