Bikes, baboons and some colourful riding buddies make for high adventure in Ethiopia for Ted Hely
Ethiopia was the third African country I visited on my UK-South Africa adventure. By the time I reached its borders I was more than ready for a change of landscape. Egypt and Sudan were hot, arid and dry in more ways than one. I was craving greenery, lower temperatures… and maybe a cold beer or two. Ethiopia was just what the doctor ordered.
Myself, Neil, Cam and Craig arrived at the Ethiopian border at about lunchtime after a night of wild camping in the Sudanese desert. Leaving Sudan was a simple a air by African standards and only took a couple of hours with the help of a $5 local fixer. After filling up our bikes with jerry can fuel, we rode around the rope which masqueraded as the country’s official border, straight past the two dozing border guards and into Ethiopia. Our passports were then stamped in a nice air-conditioned office. Now all that remained was to get the custo