The Danakil Diary: Journeys Through Abyssinia, 1930-34

Abdullahi Abhebad Abyssinian Addis Ababa Adoimara Afdam afternoon Ahamado aoul arrived Arussi Asaimara askaris Aussa Awash river Awash station Bahdu balabat Bilen boys bush bushbuck camels caravan Collected birds colour coronation crocodiles Danakil country dance December Dikil Dire Dawa dollars durra edge Emperor escarpment feeding feet forest French frontier Galla gave gerenuk ghee goats grass greater kudu Haile Selassie headman heard herds hills hour hyenas Issa janili Jibuti Kassimi Kenyazmatch killed lake large number Left camp Legation lesser kudu look milk mimosa Miriam Muhammad morning mountains mules Mullu negadi night November nyala o'clock oryx passed plain raid rain rifles road rock round Sandford sheep Sheikh Husain shifta shooting shot skins soldiers Somalis spear stones Sultan sunrise Tafari Tajura tent thick told tomorrow took tracks trees tribe Umar valley village waidellas Wali waterbuck Webi yards zabanias