Ian L Harris:
001 After breakfast we mount our mules for the morning outing, aided by our mule teers and a worried-looking Dawit 140M4_Photo32_XA
Ian L Harris:
002 After breakfast we mount our mules for the morning outing, aided by our mule teers and a worried-looking Dawit P2250104
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003 Out through Lalibela and off into the hills 140M4_Photo34_0A
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004 Out through Lalibela and off into the hills 140M4_Photo35_XA
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005 Ged's on an express mule and goes off at a furious lick 140M4_Photo36_00A
Ian L Harris:
006 Daisy's mule turns out to be a bit of a dud P2250105
Ian L Harris:
007 Daisy's dud is nowhere in the race P2250106
Ian L Harris:
008 Daisy's dud is nowhere in the race P2250107
Ian L Harris:
009 Daisy's dud is nowhere in the race P2250109
Ian L Harris:
010 Ged dismounts and walks the rest of the way John Wayne style P2250110
Ian L Harris:
011 The mules at rest (some clever clogs might observe that Dawit's mule is a horse) P2250112
Ian L Harris:
012 These hill people had the wood on us P2250113
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013 Stunning views from them there hills P2250114
Ian L Harris:
014 A hill-dweller's residence 140M5_Photo04_7A
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015 Hill folk guard the way to two churches up that hill 140M5_Photo06_9A
Ian L Harris:
016 A rock-hewn stairway leads to one of the churches 140M5_Photo07_10A
Ian L Harris:
017 A rock-hewn stairway leads to one of the churches P2250116
Ian L Harris:
018 We meet the priest at the entrance to one of the churches - St Michael's 140M5_Photo09_12A
Ian L Harris:
019 I wonder if I can buy some new undies in this St Michael's place 140M5_Photo08_11A
Ian L Harris:
020 The priest at St Michael's robes up and shows us his treasures P2250126
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021 The Ethiopian Saint of wholesale business is depicted on the left. His catchphrase - why pay retail P2250127
Ian L Harris:
022 Inside the older Ashetan Maryam Church P2250118
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023 Inside the older Ashetan Maryam Church P2250123
Ian L Harris:
024 The express mule is all fired up for the return trek P2250130
Ian L Harris:
025 Daisy tries the express mule for a while... P2250133
Ian L Harris:
026 ...but then reverts to the dud mule P2250131
Ian L Harris:
027 Bullocks and people are all descending into Lalibela for some reason... 140M5_Photo10_13A
Ian L Harris:
028 Bullocks and people are all descending into Lalibela for some reason... 140M5_Photo12_15A
Ian L Harris:
029 ...that's why - it's graduation day 140M5_Photo11_14A
Ian L Harris:
030 Ged wins the mule Derby by a good few lengths 140M5_Photo13_16A