http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/hawas/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from hawas en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:24:54 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:24:54 +0000 I haven't got any pictures from the local market But I remember somehow what was on sale. It was a large vegetable fish and meat market. I also remember the sale of the khat . It's a bunch of leaves that the locals like to chew and chew for hours. it's classified as a drug and consumers spend loads of money into it. They say that it enhances alertness and concentration and that is good to use for http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Djibouti/blog-57208.html Here are some pictures of camels I took on the way to the lac Assal.I have noticed that some picture look blueish. The black volcanic environement has certainly something to do with it. I have come across similar pictures on the web and the result is the same. The sun reflection on the black rocks would produce this kind of blueish hazy result I should think. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Djibouti/blog-57197.html The forest of the Day pronounced dye or die.During my time with the army I had the opportunity to be part of a training mission that took place in the Forest of the Day. We went up there because the hot season had begun and the best way to escape the rising heat of the valleys was to set up a camp high in a mountain top or plateau.The forest is at 1500 metres altitude and the day temperatures ar http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Djibouti/blog-57191.html Moucha and Maskali islands off Djibouti coast are about 30 to 45 minutes away from the Port and a few Djiboutian francs for the fare.We use to spend most of our week ends there swimming snorkelling fishing and barbecuing. The place is a real dream for divers. The coral reef is splendour and the colourful fish a delight to the eyes. The sand is hot and so bright sun glasses are a must.It is so http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Djibouti/blog-57183.html The golf of Tadjoura offers a nice view from the offshore.Tadjoura also the capital of the district that bears the same name is veryclose to the sea front and lays on the Great Rift valley. It is quite populated and a busy place. Salt extraction from the Lake Assal and its transportation on the back of the camels is the main activity of the locals there as is fishing.They also commercialise stil http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/blog-54023.html Also called ldquoLa grande ile du Diablerdquo or Guinni koma. Nothing really scary but some legend relates that a monster heard of that before would have been trapped under this half melon shape mass of rock and that anyone adventuringtoo close under would get snapped up to his death. Bah Canrsquot be bothered we take the plungehellip. Was it sleeping... Yeah Eventually we frighte http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/blog-53577.html The Lake Assal Bahr al Assal the sea of honey 150 m below sea level is located west of Djibouti. They are two practical ways to get to the Lake from Djibouti. 1From Tadjoura follow the costal line down to the magnificent bay of Ghoubet commonly called ldquoLa grande ile du Diable. You will be at about 75 kms from the lake.2Follow Arta and Yoboki and you arrive south of the Lake.The Lake A http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/blog-53530.html I have kept these paper pictures with me for about 20 years. I used a camera Canon T70 at the time and they really came out nicely.The only trouble is that these photos donrsquot last eternally they deteriorate with time.For the first time I will publish them on my newly open travelblog and on my computer at the same time. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.LAKE ABBE DJIBOUTI. A Hot http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Djibouti/blog-53149.html