I think we are as ready as possible to tackle the next part of the ride. It has been wonderful having 2 rest days, time to do the usual chores of laundry, bike maintainance, blogging, etc. Today we had 2 delicious meals at a great place just an eventful tuktuk ride down the hill! At lunch, by chance and then we returned for dinner after deciding our hotel was far too busy hosting a big wedding to take care of us for dinner. We sampled an Ethiopian specialty, lamb tibes on injera bread at lunch - delicious although challenging to eat with only hands, no utensils, just injera bread. Very tasty!
Tomorrow we ride toward Lake Tana, source of the delicious tilapia I had for dinner tonight and I would think riding beside a lake should be fairly level, right? Then there is an magnificent waterfall from the lake and we have time to visit one of the monasteries located on the many islands in the lake. This country keeps on amazing us and tempting us to return already.
We heard a lot about the stone throwing children in the villages of Ethiopia and I decided to deal with this potential menace with a huge grin on my face and a lot of waving and calling out hello. So far, this has seemed to work, although some of the riders have not been quite so lucky. A lot have had big stones thrown at them or their bikes, some have been pushed around while riding uphill and some have been whacked with sticks. We must be so foreign to these kids in the little villages, flying by with our bright clothing, slick bicycles and weird helmets and sunglasses. No wonder they throw rocks! I hope my technique continues to work.
Time to get back on riding day schedule and get to bed!
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