by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 7, 2020 | Africa, Djibouti
The Afar people who live in the mountains near Mt. Goda haven’t seen such a green landscape for the past twenty-five years. Rare, torrential rains this past November surprised many. Our tour group walks through Foret du Day National Park (Dead Forest), which takes its...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 2, 2020 | Africa, Djibouti
The ride back seems faster, as we backtrack and bounce over the road that brought us to the limestone chimneys. After a repeat of yesterday’s lunch in Dikhil, we soon roll down the windows through twisty mountain roads and let cool winds refresh our faces. We’re on...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 1, 2020 | Africa, Djibouti
After seeing all there is to see in Djibouti City, we meet with the tour group and guides arranged through Intrepid Tours. Introductions reveal nine tourists: two from Canada, three from Germany (one originally from South Africa), three from the USA (including us)...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Djibouti
“Where’s Djibouti?” Says everyone who asks where we’re going next. I first heard of this Northeastern African country about fifteen-years ago when reading a report about a man who was arrested for smuggling “khat” into the United States. My research revealed that khat...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 22, 2017 | Africa, Cape Verde
We ride up a snaking cobblestone road that separates many fertile valleys, canyons, and Ribeiras of Santo Antao Island. The town of Ribeira Grande is the gateway to the island’s Gothic-like volcanic peaks. Visitors come here to hike. So, here we go. The driver drops...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 21, 2017 | Africa, Cape Verde
We expect difficult travel in West Africa. Here in Cape Verde, which we call “West Africa Light,” (click on previous posts Ghana, Togo, Benin) the mindset of “just roll with it” works fine, but doesn’t make travel any easier. Last-minute flight cancellations (four...
