Lake Abhe - very volcanic area on Western border of Djibouti




After 3 hours driving we left the road for 40 miles across desert and ADVENTURE!

 

Arriving in an area where hot springs pushed up from below.



Did I mention hot springs can undermine a road!  Stuck in the mudd and a flat tire, at a different location,
 and yes I was driving the whole way.

 

The hot springs push up alot of mudd




Forming these columns all around the area.



Water bubbling up at a boil.

Another boiling spring.

Shepard children walking with us.

Lake Abhe shrinking continuously.

Lake Abhe Hotel....we didn't stay the night.

Lake Abhe Hotel Dining Room....really good tea.

Ostrich....yes some are indiginous to Africa.

This crash wasn't my fault!  Closed the whole road so we were in 4 WD to get around.

Another Great Africa Blog:

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Not bad pics for another small town PA guy....

Douala, Cameroon for business trip

Shopping trip after airline lost Andre's luggage.  We needed a translator, driver and security guard.

Half day trip to wildllife refuge and preserve

With my Djiboutian Army Friends

Game preserve was almost all primates

Huge banana plantations on the way

Lots of smoke along the way to make these big bags of charcoal

entertainment at the cultural dinner

Receiving a gift as the U.S. Delegation Chief.

Lake Ghoubet - barely connected to Bay of Tadjoura

Video Jumping Off A Little Cliff



Hiking to cliff and snorkelling on very rough lava.



Hike was about 1 kilometer

Good snorkelling bay below the jump

Lake Assal - one of the saltiest on Earth

Mike and Joe and yes everything under them is salt.

Parked on salt

salt formations

Joe practically half out of water

All lake bottom is salt as well