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...
