Sofitel Palm Beach Tozeur

... is done.

Our final activity of the day is a trip into the foothills, where we hike up to the tomb of an Islamic holy man. It rests on the side of one of the canyons used as a location for the movie "The English Patient." The hike is exhilarating, and the sun is setting, providing the perfect long rays of light for excellent photography. Early dinner tonight, and very early start tomorrow, as we head back to Tunis.

... da poliziotti, cosa che ha un po' ridotto la nostra voglia di gironzolare. Ripresa la via del sud(ovest) siamo arrivati a Tozeur dopo centinaia di km di strada drittissima e piuttosto noiosa, salvo il progressivo arrivo in zona evidentemente desertica, cosa che ha sempre il suo fascino. Tozeur è infilata fra infinite palme, tutto intorno c'è terra gialla e onde di sabbia che non sai bene da dove siano arrivate visto che dune non se ne vedono, ma ...

The computers here are insanely slow and I'm not allowed to upload the pictures I've got! I 've written all the entries from the last one up till now, but alas, they're on a USB card too (used ethan's phone to type them out so that I wouldn't have to spend ages in an internet cafe). They're coming, don't worry. We're safe and everything's wonderful. I have lots of pictures and stories. We're off on our desert excursion tomorrow to the Grand ...

... no idea what kind of trees they were), herding livestock.. the scenery changed from city to green country to sandy to desert to mountainous and back to green again as we neared the oasis. The train had a lot of problems and we got in almost an hour and a half.. luckily we found our hotel in the dark, and were able to get ready for a packed day tomorrow.

... a Ksar Ghilane vers 15h ou seul les 4x4 peuvent aller parce que le sable est mou et les vents deplacent les dunes... On est alles profiter de l eau chaude d un etang au milieu d un oasis avec des palmiers... plutot incroyable Ensuite on a fait une marche dans le desert vers un fort romain pour assister au coucher de soleil... le sable etait brulant et le silence un peu intimidant, au ...

... to Tunis in early afternoon, went to see Elias do a Prayer call at the Mosque at 500PM. Went to dinner with Elias and a few friends of his. Spent the night at a Youth hostel in the Medina, this was not a good decision, lots of noise late at night, of course no AC,, it was so hot and humid all night, girls slept...but Marie and I...hmmm. Tuesday Aug 5th -- Flew out to Marseilles at 9AM, then Marseilles to Calvi... Next Leg... Beautiful Corsica.

... and got to wander around and take photos, I have quite a few. After that we drove to the top of another dune and watched the sun go down looking out towards Algieria. Very cool! Remember to drink lots of water! Oh ya, the Lonely Planet recommendation for top end in Tozeur, at least the one we picked, sucks. And we now know what the Survivor contestants feel like when the food cravings start. Ask me how many people I would kill right now to have a bowl of oatmeal, go ahead, ask me!