This week’s family trip was to Lac Assal, a site located in central-eastern Djibouti. At one hundred and fifty-five meters below sea level, it is the lowest point in Africa. As most of the water is now evaporated, it is the largest source of salt, most of which is extracted by Salt Investment Djibouti as well as other government authorized companies. According to the BBC Science & Nature, Lac Assal is ten times saltier than the ocean thus making it is the 'most saline body of water in the world'. In the five months I’ve spent in East Africa, it is the most beautiful site I’ve visited thus far. Enjoy.
In Djibouti, the trucks transporting khat rent police cars to follow close behind on the road from Ethiopia to Djibouti.
There were atleast six identical trucks transporting these immense items. My cousins and I joked that Ethiopia was importing nuclear missiles from Djibouti. Sorry, IOG.
The burial site of a Japanese couple that funded the reconstruction of the road.
Ile du Diable (Devil’s Island). This is the site of the mysterious experience of Jacques Cousteau. According to ancient legend, the 20th C French explorer and scientist descended a cage with a camel inside into the waters surrounding Devil’s Island. When he brought the cage out of the water, it was very damaged and there was no camel inside. Stunned, Cousteau dived into the water. When he emerged, he refused to divulge what he witnessed to his colleagues; a secret he took to the grave.
My cousin and I sharing a laugh.
The water is boiling hot, reaching up to 80°C. Tourists often boil raw eggs in the water until it's cooked.
The shoreline of the lake is composed of large salt crytals.
These locals sell sculptures made of salt.
After soaking my feet in the lake, the water instantly crystallized into salt.
We gave this woman and her husband bottles of water.
Nice pictures and great story telling walaalo.
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