Second Time Right....

The expression usually goes Third Time Right.... but luckily for me.... its stops at no. 2. So, with only a 30mins delay I finally headed off to the Fezzan Area and Desert City of Sebha.......

My previous Airport buddies, turned out to be quite handy, as i sat in the cafe while they cordially did the check in for me and conducted me to the gate without the hassles of the queues and pushing....

the fortress splat in the middle of Sebha... they say that the colonel started plotting his revolution here!!

As soon as I got to Sebha, I met up with a friend of mine who whisked me off to the beginning of the Sahara, and thus the little city of Teterkiba where we stayed in one of the 'Camps'..... we actually stayed in the room of the manager, as there was no room available and the Manager nicely offered his room!!! :) Unable to sleep due to the attack of fleas, mosquitoes and flies, we spent the night, chatting, looking at pictures and exploring the little village at sunset.....and looking for breakfast..... please note that it is impossible to find a soul on the street at 6.30am in the village of Teterkiba, thus do not attempt trying to get breakfast any time before 9am!!!!

the old city of teterkiba

The night passed and the 1st day of our adventure began..... we hired a 4x4, and an excellent driver from Gabraone and attacked the massive sand dunes of the Libyan Sahara..... the Sahara never stops amazing me!!! It's vast, beautiful and somehow overwhelming..... its also extremely hot and butt breaking.... whether you are travelling by 4x4 or even camel!!!

the end of teterkiba and the beginning of the sahara.... its amazing the way it starts so abruptly

So we explored the Ubari Lakes.... from Umm Maa, to Gabraone to Mandara and some other lakes whoese name I can't recall......

the late of Umm al Maa - notice the great contrast between the little vegetation and the vastness of sand...amazing

Its amazing.... you see this vastness of sand and mountains of sand, to all of a sudden find a patch of green with a little bit of lake....... the lakes are extremely salty..... the density is as high as the one of the Dead Sea. I courageously attempted a swim...... however if you try standing or cycling in the water the density is so high that it automatically pushes your feet behind you, thus plunging your face in the water.... not extremely fun especially if you get water in your eyes...... so after learning my first lesson of swimming in a salt lake, I enjoyed the rest of the swim floating on my back and enjoying the view.........

posing at Lake Gabraone with our Gabroanian driver!!!

The next day was a relaxing day, strolling around the old city of Germa and Sebha.... until my flight came (please note only a 10min delay... getting better!!!) and rocketed me back to Tripoli!!

finally found some shade!!

As my camera went caput at certain point in time I do not have an extensive amount of pictures to show.....but this should suffice as a glimpse of Sebha and its surroundings...... now off to pack my bags for my trip to Egypt...... Cairo here I come!! :)

enjoying the Sahara Sun

the conquerer of the city of Germa!!!!

playing with the old italian trains in the city of Germa!!! They still work!!!!