In the evening we took the dinghy a mile up the coast to Tadjoura town and had a good dinner in a rooftop restaurant. Kids were setting off firecrackers to celebrate Ramadan. On the return journey, several fish jumped into the boat, hitting one of the girls - lots of screams but no harm done!
Mon 8th: Took the dinghy into Tadjoura and had a walk around the town. It is teeming with goats. Saw the meat market, with joints covered in flies being cut up with cleavers. Spent a long time at a craft centre, saw the war cemetery and several ruined mosques, all riddled with bullet holes. Returned to the harbour, boarded a Nissan Patrol and set off for the Foret du Day. Passed several Afar settlements, some with camels wandering around, and saw a troop of gelada baboons on a hillside.
