8 May, Sunday
Arba Minch to Konso – Strawberry Fields
All 4 of us are ready to go to Kenya. We had a most amazing 3 week journey through Ethiopia and our memory chest is filled to the brim with unforgettable places, people and experiences, but we are ready to move on.
Andrej is better, but not 100% yet and he has to be very careful with what he eats. All of us are hypervigilant about washing our hands and hygiene.
Our next stop is Konso in the Omo Valley of South Ethiopia. It is not a big town and choices to stay are limited. We visit a few hotels to see what rooms look like and then we find the Strawberry Fields! Now what a name for campsite in the heart of Southern Ethiopia? It is an interesting and different place: eco-friendly with solar panels and home-grown veggies and fruit! We find the cleanest, odorless long drop-toilets ever encountered: sponsored by an environmentally friendly organization who wants to educate and create awareness of natural ways to maintain hygienic conditions in and under difficult circumstances. I never thought that I will rave about the conditions of a toilet - a long drop - but after 3 1/2 months of traveling my world has become strangely different...
Strawberry Fields have quite a spectacular menu, unlike anything we’ve encountered this far: salads, soups, and traditional Omo-valley meals. Unfortunately, after drooling for fresh, crunchy salads, we discover that they only have a limited choice of what is offered on the menu! It made us excited for a few minutes, though!
Willie and I sleep in a round thatched hut and the guys sleep in
the rooftop tent in the parking area. We watch a James Bond movie on the
computer – how is that for bringing technology into almost absurd places!
See photos in Gallery: Strawberry Fields in Konso
Arba Minch to Konso – Strawberry Fields
All 4 of us are ready to go to Kenya. We had a most amazing 3 week journey through Ethiopia and our memory chest is filled to the brim with unforgettable places, people and experiences, but we are ready to move on.
Andrej is better, but not 100% yet and he has to be very careful with what he eats. All of us are hypervigilant about washing our hands and hygiene.
Our next stop is Konso in the Omo Valley of South Ethiopia. It is not a big town and choices to stay are limited. We visit a few hotels to see what rooms look like and then we find the Strawberry Fields! Now what a name for campsite in the heart of Southern Ethiopia? It is an interesting and different place: eco-friendly with solar panels and home-grown veggies and fruit! We find the cleanest, odorless long drop-toilets ever encountered: sponsored by an environmentally friendly organization who wants to educate and create awareness of natural ways to maintain hygienic conditions in and under difficult circumstances. I never thought that I will rave about the conditions of a toilet - a long drop - but after 3 1/2 months of traveling my world has become strangely different...
Strawberry Fields have quite a spectacular menu, unlike anything we’ve encountered this far: salads, soups, and traditional Omo-valley meals. Unfortunately, after drooling for fresh, crunchy salads, we discover that they only have a limited choice of what is offered on the menu! It made us excited for a few minutes, though!
Willie and I sleep in a round thatched hut and the guys sleep in
the rooftop tent in the parking area. We watch a James Bond movie on the
computer – how is that for bringing technology into almost absurd places!
See photos in Gallery: Strawberry Fields in Konso
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