Le Diar el Barbar Matmata

Well what a day. We drove in 4x4 to an oasis in the Sahara. Arrived in time to swim in the hot spring which was actually cooler than the air temp. At dusk we went on a camal trek into the dunes. K was terrified for about 10 mins and then was a pro (by her own estimation). It was blowy and we were well wrapped. Pics are on K s camera so I will put those up later. Off to Douz today.

Imagine...they have internet in the Sahara.<br>Currently we are sleeping in a cave or old berber house as it is locally known. K is in heaven of course. I will attempt to upload pics soon. Off to Sahara proper tomorrow.<br>It is f...ing hot. 42 today.<br>We are having a fab time ...<br><br><br>Mel could you post the link to blog on Centre peel and ESL TEACHERS conf please.

... lo sono già chiesto, ma stare li in mezzo al nulla più nulla possibile a pascolare le pecore... ma perchè? Dopo questi 70 km si arriva in un surreale gruppetto di abitazioni in mezzo a cui la strada finisce. Di fronte, sabbia. Intorno, sabbia. Solo un angolino della visuale è occupato da una mandria di palme... e dopo, sabbia. Cavolo. Ma sarà ben ostinata la razza umana... Con un po' di difficoltà ci addentriamo nell'oasi (va bene il ...

... of it. Dusty houses in the ground, followed by a dusty bar (the Star Wars set, looking a bit old and faded now) and then a dusty hotel. with dusty floors, dusty beds, dusty walls, smelly loos, blocked loos, You get the idea. We left early. Then the bizarre beach sculpture park. You have to see the photos, freaky.

... first we encountered was the reg, which stretched for miles to see... As we drove further towards Matmata you could start to see circular craters built into the rocky hillside. These formed the "rooves" of the hundreds of ...

After 2 hours crossing the Libyan border (corrupt official wanted money and refused to process our passports) drove to Matmata and stayed overnight. Started the day at Matmata in the hotel Sidi Driss, set of star wars. Then visited a berber family ...

(NOTE: I've had WAY less internet access than I thought I would.. haven't been able to transcribe my written journals and post them, but I thought I'd just post the pictures to satisfy you guys for the moment. Keep sending me emails though! I'll send another email when I finally do post the actual writing. Love to all. -Chels) Today in brief: Left Ksar Ghilane ...

... strange that the first thing the Frenchies did when they invaded a country is slap a tall poofy white hat on everyone's head and say "come on boyz, let us bake some bread, no?". No complaints here. It's also decidedly different from Libya. I had my first argument within minutes of entering the country! I stopped at a roadside stall to buy blackmarket petrol smuggled from Libya. The last petrol ...

Alquilamos un auto.....y nos fuimos a pasear por todos lados... geniallllllllllllllllllllllll. Dormimos en Matmata donde se filmo Star Wars (La guerra de las galaxias) Usamos el auto de colectivo y levantamos a todos los que hacian dedo por el desierto....

... shot, and in particular the Sidi Driss Hotel in Matmata - the location used for Luke Skywalker's moisture farm home on Tatooine that features heavily in the opening sequences of the 1977 release - A New Hope. However original plans to fly to Tunisia then cross Libya to Egypt failed due to cost and visa issues. I'd almost written the goal ...