Left Sousse early on the way back to Tunis travelling into a fertile peninsula south of Tunis which receives the highest rainfall in the country, first to Hammamet which has a fine Casbah & Medina with a fort defending the point. On the beach small fishing boats were drawn up & the town seemed very pleasant. Moving on we drove north to Kelibia, the main fishing port of Tunisia with more than 50 fishing boats ranging from 10m to 30m in length mainly of carvel construction in heavy timber & with fine Mediterranean lines. It is also a major boat repair centre. The port is dominated by a large fort on a high point above it but unfortunately we didn't get to visit it.

From there we drove to Kerkouane a Carthaginian site of great importance, as after the Punic Wars in 200 BC, it was abandoned & thus retained its original layout & character. It had been the provider of stone for the construction of Carthage & what really surprised us was the original mosaic floors in some rooms & the hip baths which have been found in several private houses. The mosaics are a very simple design of a red background with white chips which fleck them & one had an Egyptian symbol in the doorway.

After lunch at a beach restaurant we returned to the Hotel where we started our tour. On the way we passed through very fertile country & in one town an open air butchers’ shop with 2 camel heads & 2 camel legs on display. Buying meat in Tunisia is not the faint hearted!