We took a pontoon boat and went on a trip across Lake Tana. Tana is known for having churches on the islands out in the lake. In fact, the Ark of the Covenant, when it was first taken from Israel, was taken first to a church on an island in Lake Tana. (See the November 3 blog, "The Ark of the Covenant." We went what seemed far across the lake to a peninsula that was
accessed only by boat. There we saw a lot of coffee growing.
Coffee is an important crop in Ethiopia. The area up here around Bahir Dar isn't a major production area but there is quite a bit of coffee around.
Beneath the trees, they had a number of new coffee plants they were starting.
accessed only by boat. There we saw a lot of coffee growing.
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