{"id":8229,"date":"2013-02-07T17:37:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T17:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=8229"},"modified":"2018-12-18T14:27:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T14:27:59","slug":"turn-around-point-on-the-maztouria-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/turn-around-point-on-the-maztouria-loop\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Around Point on the Maztouria Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dave the motorhome is, this time, fully paid up and getting in the way of fellow tourists&#8217; photos in the\u00a0fortified ksar courtyard of Hotel Les Gorfas (N33.36878 E10.43677), which is open. The lady who runs the show here tells us it&#8217;s always open, although when we arrived it was shut and we cheekily moved the barrier again to get in. Depends on your definition of &#8216;open&#8217; I guess? The meuzzin, the mosque official who sings out the call to prayer and who&#8217;s job has been generally replaced with recordings, is most\u00a0definitely\u00a0live\u00a0here and struggling with the PA system! He&#8217;s sorted it now, here&#8217;s what I&#8217;m listening to as I tap this out:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Muezzin-At-Metameur-Tunisia.mp3\">Muezzin in a post call to prayer message at Metameur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After yesterday&#8217;s shock news of the killing of\u00a0Chokri Belaid in Tunis, I found myself browsing\u00a0http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com, and http:\/\/www.tunisia-live.net,\u00a0not something I ever expected myself to be doing. They have more up to date and detailed info than the Western web sites and, as far as we could tell,\u00a0reassuringly\u00a0little was happening. Demonstrations in Tunis mainly, which we can easily keep away from.<\/p>\n<p>Out on the streets of Tataouine this morning, everything was normal, or at least a Tunisian normal. I went out to try and find a newspaper. Somehow it&#8217;s a revelation to naive me that Islamic countries have huge internal struggles over interpretation of Islam, and just how far Islamic law should be integrated into the law of the country. I wanted to read a French\u00a0language\u00a0newspaper to see what was being said today, but could only find Arabic ones. The websites say that prime minister Hamadi Jebali&#8217;s\u00a0decision to install a non-partisan technocrat government to get things moving is being challenged, so things won&#8217;t get moving. Politics here remind me of Italy. As far as we can see, none of this should affect us in any way, but we&#8217;ll keep watching.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to squeeze the last bit of dramatic on-the-edge-of-the-world scenery from the Tunisian desert before we head for the Mediterranean\u00a0tomorrow, we pointed Dave towards the equator this morning, on a squashed circle of black-top called the Maztouria loop in the Rough Guide. The book&#8217;s author seemed to be a little reticent about the area&#8217;s charms, but we were close, and it was only a 48km loop, why not? The route would also take us to the most southerly point of our trip this year, to Ksar Ouled Soltane, also of Star Wars fame, which turned out to be a beautiful spot.<\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;ve already packed in a\u00a0load\u00a0of words, I&#8217;ll follow Ju&#8217;s lead of a day or two ago and just use photos. Hope you find some enjoyment in them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8244\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02948.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8244\" class=\"wp-image-8244\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02948.jpg\" alt=\"We joked that some of the streets of Tataouine looked like a riot had taken place in them! They were quiet this morning though, nothing kicking off, no need to get outa there.\" width=\"400\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02948.jpg 904w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02948-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We joked that some of the streets of Tataouine looked like a riot had taken place in them all the time! They were quiet this morning though, nothing kicking off, no need to get outa there.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8232\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8232\" class=\"wp-image-8232 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02852-1024x155.jpg\" alt=\"First stop: the hill-top abandoned village of Beni Barka. More to-die-for views.\" width=\"620\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02852-1024x155.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02852-300x45.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First stop: the hill-top abandoned village of Beni Barka. More to-die-for views.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8233\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8233\" class=\"wp-image-8233 size-content\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02861-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"A crew of six or seven men were gradually rebuilding the place stone by stone. We could see them from from, tipping old rocks and sand from high above us, having us wonder if the path below was safe (it was).\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crew of six or seven men were gradually rebuilding the place stone by stone. We could see them from below, tipping old rocks and sand from high above us, having us wonder if the path below was safe (it was).<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8234\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02862.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8234\" class=\"wp-image-8234\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02862-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"This chap came to greet us, showed us around, then said goodbye and asked for nothing. We handed over some baksheesh (slang for a tip, a couple of dinar in change), and the whole crew of guys thanked us.\" width=\"400\" height=\"567\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This chap came to greet us, showed us around, then said goodbye and asked for nothing. We handed over some baksheesh (slang for a tip, a couple of dinar in change), and the whole crew of guys thanked us.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8238\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8238\" class=\"wp-image-8238\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02886.jpg\" alt=\"Fossilised seabed in the desert at Beni Barka. Incredible.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02886.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02886-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02886-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02886-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fossilised seabed in the desert at Beni Barka. Incredible.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8241\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8241\" class=\"wp-image-8241\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02911.jpg\" alt=\"Heading south from Beni Barka to Ksar Ouled Soltane. Libya is on the horizon, we guess looking at the map.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02911.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02911-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02911-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02911-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading south from Beni Barka to Ksar Ouled Soltane. Libya is on the horizon, we guess looking at the map.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8240\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02901.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8240\" class=\"wp-image-8240 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02901-1024x400.jpg\" alt=\"Next stop: Ksar Ouled Soltane. One chap asked if we wanted any info and when we said no thanks, said no problem and left us alone. Flippin' brilliant.\" width=\"620\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02901-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02901-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02901.jpg 1965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Next stop: Ksar Ouled Soltane. One chap asked if we wanted any info and when we said no thanks, said no problem and left us alone. Flippin&#8217; brilliant.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8239\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02896.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8239\" class=\"wp-image-8239\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02896.jpg\" alt=\"Outside stood a few dusty blocky shops. Inside one door to some lads were playing table football. I fancied challenging them to a game until I saw how good they were, trapping the ball easily, rolling it back and forth with the wee plastic man before hammering it at lightning speed into the opposite goal. \" width=\"620\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02896.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02896-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outside stood a few dusty blocky shops. Inside one door to some lads were playing table football. I fancied challenging them to a game until I saw how good they were, trapping the ball easily, rolling it back and forth with the wee plastic man before hammering it at lightning speed into the opposite goal.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8242\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02919.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8242\" class=\"wp-image-8242\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02919.jpg\" alt=\"More amazing road. I've stopped worrying so much about Dave conking out and more about being blown off the road by today's crazy wind.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02919.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02919-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02919-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02919-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More amazing road. I&#8217;ve stopped worrying so much about Dave conking out and more about being blown off the road by today&#8217;s crazy wind.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8243\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02935.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8243\" class=\"wp-image-8243\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02935.jpg\" alt=\"Is that a Trabant?! All of the cars from my youth are here, most of them still going strong.\" width=\"620\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02935.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02935-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02935-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is that a Trabant?! All of the cars from my youth are here, most of them still going strong.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8245\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8245\" class=\"wp-image-8245 size-content\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02959-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"The road blocks are still here (the state of emergency was extended even before the Tunis killing), but no-one was being stopped.\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The road blocks are still here (the state of emergency was extended even before the Tunis killing), but no-one was being stopped.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8246\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02961.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8246\" class=\"wp-image-8246\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02961.jpg\" alt=\"Oh yeah, life goes on.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02961.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02961-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02961-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02961-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh yeah, life goes on in Tunisia, which at this moment consisted of staring at us staring at them.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8247\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02964.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8247\" class=\"wp-image-8247 size-content\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02964-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of road works going on around here, mainly flood defences for the road it seems. While the work's going on, you get to go off roadin'.\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of road works going on around here, mainly flood defences for the road it seems. While the work&#8217;s going on, you get to go off roadin&#8217;.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8248\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02978.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8248\" class=\"wp-image-8248 size-content\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02978-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Mucho sand today. Poor folks working or walking the road got blasted. You can see why scarves are so popular!\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mucho sand today. Poor folks working or walking the road got blasted. You can see why scarves are so popular!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8249\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8249\" class=\"wp-image-8249\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02980.jpg\" alt=\"Off to Libya for a fill-up.\" width=\"620\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02980.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02980-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Off to Libya for a fill-up.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8250\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02988.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8250\" class=\"wp-image-8250\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02988.jpg\" alt=\"Relief! How happy were we when this guy in front of us pulled in, his load looked about to dump itself on our track.\" width=\"620\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02988.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02988-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Relief! How happy were we when this guy in front of us pulled in, his load looked about to dump itself on our track as we headed for Medenine.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8251\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02989.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8251\" class=\"wp-image-8251\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02989.jpg\" alt=\"Medenine! And it's not souk day, phew. With a shooting pain in my shoulder we cruised through and parked up here, safe and sound, another small adventure under our belts.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02989.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02989-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02989-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC02989-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medenine! And it&#8217;s not souk day, phew. With a shooting pain in my shoulder we cruised through and parked up here, safe and sound, another small adventure under our belts.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cheers! 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