Day 117 - Tunisia Point of departure: Tripoli, Libya Point of arrival : Medinine Accommodation: El Kssour Hotel (**) Km travelled today: 300km Cum: 20 923km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 11/16 Where to next? Tunis No of photos: 41 (cum 5 400) Our exit from Tripoli was pretty straight forward with Wesam assisting. At about 68km we stopped at Sabratha to visit the Phoenician and Roman ruins of the city of Sabratha.Not as impressive as Leptis Ma...

Day 116 - Leptis Magna & Tripoli Point of departure: Zliten Point of arrival : Tripoli Accommodation: Funduq al Kabir Km travelled today: 160kmCum: 20 623km (gravel 0kmcum 4 649) Countries so far: 10/16 Where to next? Tunisia No of photos: 120 (cum 5 359) A more civilised start to the day left the hotel at 08h00 and first stop was the Mosque of Sidi Abdusalam - one of the modern Libyan mosques. The exterior of the mosque is adorned with mosaic tiles. ...

Day 115 - 22nd February- Zliten Point of departure: Tobruk Point of arrival : Zliten Accommodation: Hotel Zliten Km travelled today: 1 090 kmCum: 20 463km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 10/16 Where to next? Tripoli This was going to be the first of two long days but with advice from our guide, Wesam, we decided to make today even worse (1 100km instead of 800km) and make tomorrow more manageable and relaxed. Although it was a 06h00 start, the d...

Day 114 - Tobruk, Libya Point of departure: Mersa Matruh (Egypt) Point of arrival : Tobruk Accommodation: Funduq Zahratalbutman Km travelled today: 425k Cum: 19 373km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 10/16 Where to next? Zliten No of photos: 25 (cum 5 239) Another early start today (06h00) to give ourselves sufficient time to complete border formalities… and we needed it. Even leaving Egypt took a little over an hour and then across the border...

LIBYA THE COUNTRY Fancy a little history and geography lesson …. read on, if not skip and move onto the next blog entry.(Source:www.worldmapmaker.com) The Flag (adopted 19 November 1977 after leaving Federation of Arab Republics) Flag: consists of a solid green background (the only plain flag in the World). Meaning: Green is the national colour of Libya as well as a symbol of devotion to Islam.Green also represents President Qaddafi's"Green Revolution&...