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
Ian L Harris: 003 Out through Lalibela and off into the hills 140M4_Photo34_0A
Ian L Harris: 004 Out through Lalibela and off into the hills 140M4_Photo35_XA
Ian L Harris: 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
Ian L Harris: 013 Stunning views from them there hills P2250114
Ian L Harris: 014 A hill-dweller's residence 140M5_Photo04_7A
Ian L Harris: 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
Ian L Harris: 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
Ian L Harris: 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