On our way back from research farm, we did a bit of off-roading to find a beautiful waterfall in the midst of rural Ethiopia. We picked up a “guide” off the street in Areka who was to help us find our way to the falls. We turned off onto a small country road which was strewn with rocks, dogs, donkeys, and farmers going to market. For a bunch of Saskatchewan girls traveling on this rural road, we were surprised to see so many people. To us, these rural areas were as densely populated as a Saskatoon neighborhood. Thousands of excited kids were waving their arms frantically and yelling “You! You! You! You!”. We have never seen something 2 feet tall move so fast. We felt like a float in a parade!
The road seemed to head off in a few different directions, which confused our first “guide”, so we picked up a couple more men off the street to help us find our way to the falls. We did reach the falls and were very impressed with the view of the gorge and the two waterfalls, which we estimate to be 100m tall. They were beautiful! There were many children who were collecting water from the falls below. We would have walk down, but darkness was approaching, and we did not have time to do the 2 hour hike.
Melissa, Alexis, Dani, Amanda, Michelle and Jenn
beautiful picture!
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