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...

Day 113 - El Alamain & Marsa Matrouh Point of departure: Alexandria Point of arrival : Marsa Matrouh Accommodation: Beau Site Hotel, Marsa Matrouh Km travelled today: 275 kmCum: 18 908km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 9/16 Where to next? Tobruk, Libya No of photos: 93 (cum 5 214) It felt good to be on the road again. A fairly gentle start leaving Alexandria and not too much trouble finding the road west, despite early morning rush hour tr...

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&...

Day 110 to 112 - 17th to 19th February Point of departure: Cairo Point of arrival : Alexandria Accommodation: Mercure Romance Hotel, Alexandria (www.accorhotels.com) Km travelled today: 255 kmCum: 18 633km (gravel 0kmcum 4 649km) Countries so far: 9/16 Where to next? El Alamein & Mersa Matruh No of photos: 139 (cum 5 121) Happily, our possessions from Novotel in Sharm el Sheikh arrived as promised and we were able to depart Cairo at about 12h15. We...