Sunday, June 28, 2009

Day 21, leaving Djibouti, finally!

Well, we are still in the city of Djibouti, and finally Ramzi has decided we are going to Lake Abbe or Lake Abhe Bad, a salt lake lying on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border.
Yipppeee.....

We are really looking forward to seeing this lake that is one of a chain of six connected lakes which also includes (from north to south) lakes Gargori, Laitali, Gummare, Bario and Afambo and is the ultimate destination of the waters of the Awash River.

Lake Abbe is at the central point of the Afar Depression, where three pieces of the Earth's crust meet. Wow!
On the northwest shore rises Dama Ali, a volcanic mountain...look, look, Nopi...there are the 50 m high limestone chimneys, from which steam vents!! This is really awesome....

Nopi is in the mood to sing ....here we go again.........

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