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Photos from Tufa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Africa

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Nurse Pip and me during her 5 week return visit to Ethiopia as my "project health advisor"
Enjoying Ethiopian coffee
My farewell party at Tufa
Saying goodbye to Nancy at the airport
My farewell party at Langano
My last Sunday in the Langano Church
Seife, my co-worker, and his irrigation canals!!
My last cup of tea with Almas and Tsheti and the boys
My favourite family, Alamas and Tsheti and their five boys and a new baby girl
The lizard and the snake
My friend Borna...swimming at the spring in Tufa
Our pump technican at work clearing out the pump intake so we can de-water the suction pool for construction
View of Tufa and Lake Langano from the Top of Tufa Hill
The building of the suction pool
View of the delivery pipe line and the field canals
The pump house and approach canal under construction
The irrigation canals we have constructed
the pipe arriving in Tufa for the irrigation scheme delivery line
Our masons and pump technican chilling out to Gary
The Aussie Engineering team and Sarah and I
Mount Tabour....Awasa town
The view of the Awasa fish market from the top of Mount Tabour in Awasa
Me and my friend Kristen holidaying in Awasa by the lake
Hippo watching at sunset on Lake Awasa
My home in Tufa
Seife with our first harvest of Tufa Sweet potatoe
The Overtons (NZ family working in the capital) on a day trip to Tufa
Good friends of Pip and I... Kuwaitie, Birhanu, Diana and Yared
Me, Joan, Pip and Nancy...the SIM Langano Ladies holidaying in Awasa
Cuddle time with Juganaso...he's 4
The boys playing puzzels
Pip saying goodbye to the Salem Drilling Crew...there were a few tears
My boys...(Almas and Tsheti's boys)
My friend Rosie visiting from Saudi (she is a nurse there)
Pip and I riding our "hogs" around Awasa
Pip and I at the Negash Lodge at Weliso
Enjoying one of my favourite moments....playing my guitar
Me looking after my boys!!!
Pip and I taking Opsay back to her Dad, after her mum died in labour 9 months ago. Sim has been looking after her during this time but now its time to go back to her family.
Dave Harding installed solar power to my house in Tufa and Langano.....its changed my life!!!
The Harding family from Florida spent their summer in the Langano area drilling and helped me out heaps!!!! Great family!
Taking my boss and his family for an over night trip to Tufa.
My friend Kuwaitie having a good time on my boat
My good friends, Yared, Deana, Birhanu, Wyeso and Gamadie
Getting the trucks loaded up ready to drill in Tufa
Drilling wells in Tufa
Lunch time at Tufa
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