Overnighting in Lac Abbé, 10 km from Ethiopia
Road to Lac Abbé The Drive to Lac Abbé (Happy Birthday, Philip Hodges!) Friday morning, I headed north with a guide and driver to the famous Lac Abbé, and Lac Assal, regions of Djibouti. I am just back from the two-day trip. Because there was no wifi or cell service, I could not communicate with anyone, and I am behind in the blog. I know Will was a little worried he did not hear from me. I assured him there had been no kidnappings of Americans in Djibouti this year. Of course, I'm kidding. I was hesitant to go on the overnight so I texted the guide, and he assured me that it was very safe and that he would take good care of me. I was hoping he didn't mean he'd take good care of me for a million bucks. Fathi, my guide picked up at 8:00 AM on Friday. He brought with him a driver, Leo, who did not speak English or French. He spoke Somali, I think. However, this driver was the absolute best driver I could have asked to take me to this extremely rem...