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After a cozy night bundled up in our tukul huts, we awoke with the sunrise to a delicious breakfast of coffee, eggs, bread, and local honey. Perfect fuel for a long day of hiking! Today we were planning to cover 20 kilometers. We set out early to avoid the rains that were likely to fall later in the day. After about 6 hours we arrived at our next destination–the village of Mequat Maryiam. The views over the cliff escarpment into the valleys below were even more stunning at this location. A rainstorm (with cold wind!) arrived just as we reached the village, so we waited it out by napping in the tukuls. Each village had a guest book and we had fun reading through the previous entries. We were particularly surprised by entry #4 in this village’s guest book: Brad Pitt! He was one of the first visitors to this site after it was established in 2004.
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jill // June 18, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Oh my gosh, I just read all of your “trek” entries and it all sounds just amazing! What a wonderful experience for all of you. I am so looking forward to seeing the pictures!
Love, Momjill
Megan // June 19, 2008 at 11:57 am
The trip sounds fantastic! Miss you guys!
Mary // June 19, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Thank you for the fascinating travelog! Now I’m going to go find my map and read it all again. If you have time, I’d be interested to know more about how the local people lived.
Love you both,
Mary
sharon // June 20, 2008 at 12:41 am
Dear Katie and Luke, We are showing the website to Grandpa Joe. We arrived in Boston today for a long weekend. We all wish you well!
Keep up with the writing. We love to read your updates. Now that Swamiji and Michael are gone. It is back to work!
Love from Boston,
Sharon, Grandpa Joe and Michael X.
Annie // June 23, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Katie and Luke,
Thanks for the fascinating account of your trip!! I can hardly wait to see the pictures that go along with it. Looking forward to more postings of daily life in Addis.
Love,
Annie
Emily // June 28, 2008 at 4:24 am
Am I the only person who is excited that you stayed in the same remote spot as Brad Pitt?
I just caught up on all of your adventures and it sounds amazing! It has even further cemented my desire to come visit….