Pulled into Cyrene at the front of the museum at around dusk; we were going to camp in the parking lot but the restaurant told us security might tell us to move so we could camp on their lawn for…
Tkarkiba, Libya – Day 67
After 2 nights spent in Ghadames (highlight was walking through the Old City, and trying to get a wire soldered for my charger), passed through Sabha for lunch which turned out to be the town where all the tour guides…
Leptis Magna, Libya – Day 63
It’s hard these days to get excited about seeing yet another site of ruins, we’ve seen so many so far on the trip. But they say Leptis Magna is the be all and end all of Phoenician/Roman ruins and after…
Tripoli, Libya – Day 61
I’d say Tripoli is the most modern city we’ve seen since leaving Vancouver. Lots of fancy new hi-rises and the like (presumably one of the places the oil money is going). The bank we were going to get money from…
Sabratha, Libya – Day 60
Sabratha isn’t that far from the border. Perhaps 100kms? Pulled up to the Tunisian/Libyan border around noon; people seemed to be simply going through the motions of getting us thru. Was nice because we stayed on the truck, and as…