Other than shopping, there was an option to go visit another Star Wars village (we didn't go) and a day walk scheduled around Tamerza, almost on the Algerian border. Tamerza was another village situated in a huge valley oasis with lots of palm trees. ... View image...
We hiked up to Mides, a little oasis which owes its fertility to many little mountain streams. The water is tapped by wells and carried through a system of underground channels. Mides is an abandoned village on a cliff face and after exploring it, we walked through a valley - looking for fossils along the stream, enjoying the extremely stark beauty of the canyon, eating a picnic lunch, taking our time and exploring with "Explore."
Mides
views from the mountains
Le Kef was next, with rugs piled up on the back seat of our mini-bus...View image
long rides with always something to see...perhaps, admiring the wildflowers in the desert...sometimes the only spot of color around...
wildflowers in the desert
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Published by Sheila Simkin on November 17, 2006 07:38 AM
