Matmata Hotel
Matmata center B P 66 Matmata, 6070, Tunisia
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Movings good
Ahhh...moving again and it feels good. As I sipped my espresseo at Facebook tea house in the Ville Nouvelle area (downtown basically) of Tunis I was contemplating why I had this feeling of elation at the thought of moving. I don't always feel this way. Sometimes, I'm quite content to stop moving and stay somewhere for a few days or more but I think moving does more for me. The actions involved are ...
Leaving Libya
... day ('You can get water at 500 knots’), and you went to the town square to count the knots in the rope to find out what ‘time’ it was and to work out when your turn had come! All very clever and much more fun than having a normal watch!
The next stop, much to our pleasure, was on the coast. Two nights camping on the beach with a side trip to Sabratha was just what we wanted to do. Sabratha is another Roman site – this one with ...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away
... they were more comfortable with it.
But most important with the island, was the camp site we set up. Right on the beach, next to a palm tree. First thing the second day, we jumped into the Mediterranian. Being a bit before the proper season, the beaches were barely populated and mostly quiet on the streets. Last thing before falling asleep, I heard the sea and the first thing before coming awake, I heard the sea.
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Sand in your ...
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 ...
A casa di Luke
... 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 ...



