still in Djibouti...

Well this is definitely an interesting country. First of all we need to say a MASSIVE thankyou to the Sheraton Djibouti who have put us up for over a week while we try and clear the car out of customs! Mohammad at the Sheraton knows everyone in town so he has been a incredible help as nothing seems to get done here unless you know someone who knows someone. TIA- This Is Africa.
but on the bright side- we've done some fantastic diving with a dive and tour company here called 'le lagon bleu' We went looking for whale sharks but sadly are a bit before the season but saw 50 dolphins who followed the boat! Luke from Lagon Bleu has an incredible kick ass underwater camera so we borrowed it for a couple of dives so hopefully the footage will be amazing!We spent a day relaxing on moucha Island- which seems to be the chill out area for all the military in town- and there are loads of them...and us- we seem to be the only tourists in this place. We drove a couple of hours out of town to see lac Assal- the lowest point in all of Africa and the start of the salt caravan route. it's incredibly bizarre- the salt is hard like concrete and forms a beach around the lake. it's like being on the moon. the Djibouti people are friendly but the nation is held back by a daily arrival of Qat. It arrives in from Ethiopia every afternoon and the people here buy it in bunches that cost between 2 and 20 dollars depending on the size( it's basically just a bundle of leafy twigs) and they chew the leaves for hours and go into a hazy stoned daze all afternoon. random. anyway, we're being as patient as we can be while we try and sort out the car so we can leave for Ethiopia. hopefuly on saturday everything will be sorted. pictures posting soon ;-)