This is Africa

One thing that I have used quite a bit in Ethiopia is my patience.
I am pretty impressed with how flexible I have been and how I have
managed to stay pretty positive. I know a few people that use the
phrase, "This is Africa" to describe the funny situations that they
encounter. This past weekend, the plan was to fly to Dire Dawa,
Ethiopia and then drive one hour to visit Harar. Late Thursday night,
I received a phone call from Ethiopian Airlines saying that there was
bad weather in Dire Dawa and that our flight was cancelled for the
next morning. I tried to call our tour company right away, but I
could not get through. I was at the Hilton by 7:30 the next morning
to let the tour company know that we would not be going to Harar and
needed to reschedule. This was hilarious because Ethiopian Airlines
changed put us on a flight on Sunday that left one hour before our
return flight left Dire Dawa. It ended up taking 6 hours to
straighten everything out with 2 tour companies and Ethiopian
Airlines. After all of that I needed a nap!
The new plan is to drive to Harar with a new tour company this
coming Friday. On the way there, we will get to see a National Park
that has game viewing! We will be back on Sunday.
Also, I wanted to thank everyone for their emails and positive
thoughts for Marley. Unfortunately, Marley did not make it. It is
very strange to walk home and not have him greet us. Bob is pretty
sad too.