Hi, Ethiopia is quite a stunning country scenic wise and probably one of the most interesting countries, however the stories of stone throwing is very true indeed. Having a pillion passenger to do lots of waving at the kids helps but some kids will wave with one hand and throw a rock with the other. It's not in every village and it's only a small minority of kids who lob rocks at you but it will happen, luckily they are crap shots. The you you you is very anoying but if you point at the perpitrators and shout back it embaresses them and they seem to stop. I found the food quite nice in a hot and spicy way, definaly more interesting than the crap further south which is dull and boreing or chips with everything. The roads are demanding in places and you'll be glad of good ground clearance and good tyres. Chris
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