Badda Hurri - The Hills of Mist

Kevin and I sought out cooler climates, in the Hurri Hills.

Our walks were often interrupted by termite mounds and such.

We ran into a band of baboons that the dogs chased and then treed.
These pics are from Kevin's wanderings... he likes to check out the caves, even though they have a lot of signs of hyenas.
Kevin managed to get a pic of an ardwolf on one night drive! I have seen two since being here, but it is rare to see them, let alone get a pic of them!
It is common to see gerenuk, kudu, gazelles or reed bucks... they are so pretty!
Guchi and I enjoying being able to sit in direct sunlight without melting! Not possible in Kalacha!
The elders of our church were so excited about their new songs, straight from scripture, that they wanted to share them. So a group from our church came up the Hurris to teach others their new songs. Kevin and I went to join the singing/camping party. Notice 'dinner' tied to the tree!
After we set up the tents we had to go climb the nearby hill.

Kevin and Barille looking at some 'hidi' (antelope).
Looking down on Olla Guba (the main village in the Hurris), and Chaffa (meaning place of lots of grass), the AIC plot where we camped is the small group of trees on the left side of the pic.

We got down from the hill just in time for chai!
Abudho looking cute.

Turning the goat into dinner.

Kevin, no matter where he goes, seems to make friends with cute kids...
Or find ugly bugs!
Grace is 3, and by herself, without spilling, she can pour hot chai back and forth to cool it down so that she can drink it.
We went to several different Ollas (villages) to sing, and the people loved the new songs!

We sing in a circle, and the life of these new songs is so different compared to the western style ones that are simply translated into their language.
A local fruity thing... Kevin ate it even though there was some dispute about it being poisonous or not.
When there is rain people can plant crops... I would love to learn how to plow with oxen!