After a long flight from Johannesburg we finally arrived in Addis Ababa at around 8.30pm. We flew on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was pretty cool.
787-8 at OR Tambo
Charlie, Ant and Mike
After a lengthy process with visas and customs we set off for a traditional Ethiopian restaurant for some folk dancing and a very interesting meal.
Charlie Mike and Ant with our local team
Traditional Ethiopian meal
We have now checked into the Adot-Tina Hotel in Addis and are looking forward to a good sleep. We will be getting up at 5am to catch our flight to Gondar in the northern part of the country.
Updates to follow…
Simien Mountains Expedition 
Hope you all had a good sleep and are on your way!
Great pics of the team. Gina and Tom not too keen on the look of your dinner last night….hope it was tasty!
Hope you had a safe trip to Gondar. Looking forward to the updates.
Pet x
Missing you, daddy. xx Gina & Tommy
Hi Mike and Charles
It all looks good. Enjoy your trip.
“‘Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you”.
All of the best guys.
Regards
Johan
Hi Team,
Looking good so far! Those mountains look very impressive, please take lots of pictures!
Regards,
Andrew
PS Let me know how you are handling the altitude.