2004/2005 New year's day in Libya

Crew: Driver Carlo 66 years
Tina 64 years Navigator / Performer
Princess 18 years Persian cat
Sketch 14 years European cat
Motorhome: Mobilvetta Euroyact 180 / X





This year in June / July we were at North Cape, a popular destination for many campers, but I was not yet done, as a young man I tried the car and tent, without success. After this trip, tired of Europe have tried other more distant destinations and adventurous, in internet I found a trip to Libya with un'itinerario that immediately fascinated me, approached the agency, I was informed of the cost (€) and I are booked.
Cats have always been with us, have turned into long and wide throughout Europe, therefore, could be in Africa, we have paid for their passage by ship
(€) can not remain closed in the camper in the hold.
After loading the camper all'inverosimile food, although we were told that there would be no supply problems, only advice: Do not bring alcohol and sausages being a Muslim country, then discover that the wine there were no problems , you could just not have it take it get to customs. Other advice was to carry a spare wheel mounted additional and different filters.

 

Majano – Florence – Autogrill – km. 0/394

Naples – Autogrill – Km. 454/848

Salerno – Parcheggio porto – km. 60/908

We arrived in the morning and we went immediately to the port, we were the first during the day then came all the others along the avenue that leads into the center have made water supply before embarking to 20:00 on the ship "Eurostar Valencia ".
Among the participants in the trip we met a couple of Tarcento (UD) a village 20 km away. from where we live, they too are not friulani We Milan, Treviso them.
After boarding the motor and arranged arose the problem of cats, placed in each cage should have lpropria slot on deck in cages adjacent to the dogs, not having the courage to abandon the cold and with little sociable neighbors, has tried to bring into the cabin, found a commissioner of very compliant board that has given us permission, we went immediately in the cabin affardellati as refugees with the cages, the cassette with the sand for their needs, cuccie sleeping cats the bags for us and the food for the cats, the camera bag and various clothing.
The four-bed cabin (two folding) with shower and is very comfortable, after all the dinner in bed, the sea is calm, the crossing will be quiet.

Tunisi Port de “La Golette” – Downtown parking - km. 56/964

Quiet night, the cats a little rough not to have disturbed, breakfast, tour the ship, game cards, lunch, and then landing at 16.00.
Tunisian customs very chaotic and disorderly, our guide who had already done at other times this journey has not been able to teach well and many have gone to the crush, we paid 20 dinars +1 of various taxes, a problem was the equipment CB, banned in Tunisia, were well hidden, but no one even thought to remove the antennas, all was resolved by un'ufficiale which required all equipment placed in a bag sealing and registering it to a passport, we would have taken them all ' output in Tunisia.
Diesel refueling immediately after customs and stop for the night in a beautiful park.

Gabes – Youth village – km. 360/1324

Leaving the motorway turn Tunis (1.50 + 1.90 dinars), then on normal road, we begin to see very different landscapes in which we are accustomed, unfortunately, but we notice a lot of dirt and when you stop cloud of children around us to have the "bonbon and the elderly also hunt them in the wrong way so that we do not disturb, but run away from a return to the other.
A Gabes not find the place for the night, a vigil in motion, very gentle, takes us from the streets of the country to reach this village youth placed in the courtyard under the palms can also make water.
E 'on Christmas Eve and even if we do not celebrate being predominantly Muslim, asks someone to go to a restaurant to go in our company holidays, the police call and book the same for all of us dinner and makes us more attorney taxis that will take us to the restaurant and back (12 dinars).
The restaurant was closed, they open only for us, not everyone has warmed dinner with jackets anoraks, but it was eating well (50 dinars), in their means, have given us and the cake with the writing "Merry Christmas" in French

Sabrata – km. 284/1608

The journey continues on a normal road, through chaotic city and poor countries.