Not far out of Bahir Dar is a ferry where you can cross the Blue Nile and then walk a ways to see the Blue Nile Falls. The picture here shows one of the boats crossing the Nile. The boat we were in had a motor, and it was an easy crossing. Not far below this picture, some of the water is taken out and goes through a power station to produce electrical power. Because of this, the falls are not quite as spectacular as they once were. Lake Tana and the Nile are a nice brown color. I can just imagine all this mud going down the river an, historically, forming the great delta where people lived eons ago. Today, the Aswan Dam collects all this silt.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Crossing the Nile
Not far out of Bahir Dar is a ferry where you can cross the Blue Nile and then walk a ways to see the Blue Nile Falls. The picture here shows one of the boats crossing the Nile. The boat we were in had a motor, and it was an easy crossing. Not far below this picture, some of the water is taken out and goes through a power station to produce electrical power. Because of this, the falls are not quite as spectacular as they once were. Lake Tana and the Nile are a nice brown color. I can just imagine all this mud going down the river an, historically, forming the great delta where people lived eons ago. Today, the Aswan Dam collects all this silt.
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