Our flight to Addis was smooth, uneventful and landed on time, a good way to start our trip to Celebrate the Wells of Love. We landed at 7:30 am and went immediately to our hotel to give everyone a chance to freshen up and rest a bit.

Nice lunch at a local Italian place and then off to tour the city and visit the National Natural History, home of world famous Lucy. Lucy is the name of 3.2 million year old skeleton remains of a young girl discovered in the Afar region that is linked to our current human race.

 

 

After returning to the hotel, the group enjoyed a nice dinner with Gashaw, our resident Ethiopian water expert, and his family, including wife Lydia (expecting baby #2), son Enoch (3 yrs old) and Lydia’s sister Ruth. Gashaw will be traveling with the group most of the way, educating us about all the facets of well construction, community engagement and project sustainability.

 

– Dick

 

 

Our flight to Addis was smooth, uneventful and landed on time, a good way to start our trip to Celebrate the Wells of Love. We landed at 7:30 am and went immediately to our hotel to give everyone a chance to freshen up and rest a bit.

Nice lunch at a local Italian place and then off to tour the city and visit the National Natural History, home of world famous Lucy. Lucy is the name of 3.2 million year old skeleton remains of a young girl discovered in the Afar region that is linked to our current human race.

 

 

After returning to the hotel, the group enjoyed a nice dinner with Gashaw, our resident Ethiopian water expert, and his family, including wife Lydia (expecting baby #2), son Enoch (3 yrs old) and Lydia’s sister Ruth. Gashaw will be traveling with the group most of the way, educating us about all the facets of well construction, community engagement and project sustainability.

 

– Dick