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Tunisia February/March 2009
Big, blue skies that go on forever to meet the rolling dunes on the horizon, the perfect recipe for banishing UK winter blues. We had a great time mixing mountains, chotts and desert tracks to make for some great driving, meeting desert nomads near Bir Aouine and bartering for flint arrowheads, exploring abandoned Berber hilltop villages and meeting the 1 remaining family who cling to a lifestyle long since lost. Tunisia continues to enthrall and surprise. We had Fraser and Bob from the Rugged Guide out with us to film the expedition for use in their upcoming Rugged Guide to 4x4 Adventure Tours, watch out for some live video soon.
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Palm garden camp near Matmata |
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Sunset over our wild camp at Zemlet El Thnia |
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Jebel Temblaine - a major landmark for desert navigation |
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Typical small dunes on way to Bir Aouine well |
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Abandoned Berber troglodyte homes near Gourmessa |
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Oil press - still working but abandoned some 50 years ago |
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Star Wars set north of Nafta |
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Descending to the salt flats near the Algerian border |
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Some impromptu training driving steep, loose slopes - no engine braking in an auto .... see you at the bottom |
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Spring flowers in the Jebel Asker |
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Wild camp site on the edge of the Chott El Jerid |
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GPS and a glass of tea - what more do you need for desert exploration ..... the Rugged Guide to 4x4 Adventure Tours DVD, thats what |
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The team line up at Chott Chtihatt Sghatt |
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Gary and Tom aka The Wookies making short work of a dune near Temblaine |
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Phil and his Disco .... followed by GlobeMaster trailer |
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Paul and 6 year Ben enjoying some father and son time |
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Big skies and empty spaces - magic! |
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Climbing out of the chott |
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First nights camp site near Kairouan |
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Fraser, the camera man " Shaun the Sheep, sure, I filmed all his work "
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Ben, grabbing apres-sand chill time, after carving a few turns |
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