Our Awassa Trip Concludes (March 8)

Here I am on the boat on Lake Awassa with my good friend, Esaiyas.  Please take note of his Penn State Nittany Lion cap.  Anyway, Esaiyas lives part time in Addis and part time in Awassa, so we were fortunate that he was able to join us for the Awassa trip and serve as our unofficial tour guide.  This gregarious man seemed to have friends everywhere we went in Awassa.

This was just after we disembarked from the boats on Lake Awassa.  All of our Ethiopian friends were donning these straw hats and I particularly liked this photo of Jerry and Million.

Bikes are abundant in Awassa.  We didn't see so many of them in many of the other towns we passed through, but in Awassa, it seems to be big business.  I think there may well be hundreds of bike washes/repair shops lining the sidewalks throughout this city (the second largest in Ethiopia).

Here, Million makes his first attempt ever at playing miniature golf.  None of our Ethiopian friends had ever encountered this game before, but we saw the course at the Lewi Resort on the Lake the night before and decided it would be great fun to try our hand at it the next morning.  Hana had natural putting abilities, but Jerry took the prize along with her teammate Brad.

Esaiyas and I came in at runner-up.  I was just lucky he was carrying me on this day, for my putter was definitely lacking.  Ah well, it was great to be in the sun enjoying fun and laughter among friends.

Brad and Jerry took the win in a playoff.  It was a good way to cap our brief time in Awassa.