report
PARTICIPANTS:
Simone (I) and Tamara with our unfailing CaliforniaEV and our friends Angel and Christian with their BMW GS .........
COST:
We have spent 1100 euros per couple all inclusive (ship 388 euro, fuel, food, always with the legs under the table, lodging accommodations in discrete (hard to find acceptable places to party in the ultra turistici), entrance fees to sites, locks, a box of souvenirs ).
KM:
2600 (from Novara), of which about 2250 in
Tunisia (180/200 km of track, sand, dirt and mule tracks)
ROADS:
The paved roads of average somewhat shabby, narrow, however, walked with any bike.
The trails are walked by any motion (quietly of course)
To avoid the dirt bike with fairing (with a lot of calm)
Paths to avoid absolutely con moto fairing and engine too low (moltissimissima calm)
Sand .... :)
Well, anyway if I did all the guzzun ......... :)
Tunisia:
- In areas with little or not at all Turistiche, friendly, curious, friendly, festaiolo, but very respectful believers.
- In areas and Turistiche sopratutto VERY Turistiche, press people, very rude, and very intrusive bastards and the children.
VERY safe and believe that the West is being religiously lower cmq never anything serious.
- In the South the Berbers (of which a portion of dark-skinned) are rather reserved, quiet enough, but all things better that way.
Positive.
- People around 50/60 years, which come from the French period, very distinct and well-educated, never intrusive.
COMPARISON: If we were to put on the balance the various strengths and weaknesses of the Tunisian Turki (in the 10 days are few) say that Turki is Colato GOLD .....
Tell STAGE WITH:
- We started on 27 December, departing from Genoa to 13.00 ....
- We arrive late on 28 at the port of Tunis and leave (after several blowjobs for documents) around 15.00
Having enjoyed a beautiful immediately grigliatina in a spot on the road, we reach the first stage in the outskirts of Bulla Regia (Roman voting site 6) toward the mountains to the northwest.
- The 29 visit the site between drizzle and wind panic. We continue to
Dougga (Roman voting site 10 +) on a road impassable with wind forces us to go to 50 per hour! Visit to
LeKef, crossing the mountains with snow! (but by, come to
Tunisia and find the snow!) and stay at
Kasserine.
- 30, dispatched to start
Sbeitla (Roman voting site 9), then we decide to dive right into a dirt road that could resemble a track for tanks, then the road turns into a sea of 700/800 m of sand and earth, let us walk the ballast and sfrecciano as if we have two cross bikes!
All this to reach the road to the mountain oasis near Algeria (Amazing vote 10 +).
Go to
Tozeur to the sunset with camels on the horizon (delightful) and stay overnight.
- 31, we visit the oasis of
Nefta, then return to
Douz crossing the Chott el Jeridd (salt lake very impressive).
In the afternoon, with my cross from California and the GS enduro: ¬) we throw ourselves on the Pipeline to the oasis of
Ksar Ghilane ......
The road is difficult but enchanting, the adrenaline rises to 1000, the first dunes, camels, sand dunes, wind (fuck!)
Once there, parking in the camping (there are many Italians) arrived 6 moto (enduro 2, 3 GS, 1 TDM), a girl falls from the motorcycle and exclaims "What makes us the Guzzi here!" (hiihihih) and the other "But as we arrived!" (hiihih +++)........
We see the beautiful and warm spring suggested by my dear friend SenzaConfini but we do not make the bathroom (I was afraid to sleep in and then had a dog fraddo: ¬) (will be for the next time .....)
Our book "Bedouin tent" to spend the night, New Year's dinner with Italian panettone and bottles brought from home and many auguriiiiiii a teeeeee !!!!!!
12.10 to collapse exhausted and hibernated in the bag!
- 1, do a tour in the area around all'Oasi and near the village of the Berbers, the obelisk of Leclerc, socialize with children who get a bag of pastries and sweets, and left for Tatauine.
The track is more feasible, with some dunes, beautiful mountains and a wind of madonna!
Tourist trip in the surroundings where we see a first Ksar (barns and houses of particular 300/400) and the likeable but chaotic market in the town.
- 2, without luggage scanned the entire area, the most beautiful Ksar including a shot where slugs years of Star Wars, a camel trip in, and dirt + mulattiera to
Matmata (difficult but beautiful) where we see a first home troglodytes (a ciofeca), return to base for asphalt Tatauine (it was already dark background), icy wind!
- 3, ribagagliamo bikes, this time for the normal road.
Bekko before us the most beautiful Ksar (Ksar Ouled Soultane vote 10 +), we return to
Matmata to see the hotel from Star Wars (a ciofeca) where we meet the popular motorcycle the day before ........
Scene: I see them all destroyed and they ask me "but you where you are passed to
Matmata?" and I reply "to the path", reply with the fall of the face of all those "but you came with California?" (ihihihih + + +) "because you sure?" (hihihihi + + +) "Congratulations!" : ¬)
In that moment I rethought Article on
Tunisia very well cared for Mototurismo July quote that says: "Fifth route from Tatauine to
Matmata via the oasis of
Ksar Ghilane. NOTE: Only for bikes or maxi enduro enduro. ............." :¬)))
Scoured the area and then away to Sfax.
- 4, visit the Medina of Sfax (tranquil and beautiful) where we do some shopping bags as saffron paid a song, Harissa (hot pepper typical of ultra
Tunisia) etc.
Let us go to El Jem, a copy of the coliseum, a little smaller but very well kept (beautiful 10 +).
We arrive in the evening at Kairouan (fourth holy city of Islam after LaMecca, Medina and Jerusalem), visited the medina, which is deserted at night and it is spectacular, much more beautiful that day, striking.
- 5, visit the chaos of the medina with merchants extremely annoying, people who take pictures for a scoreggia you requested money and the like, some finite exhausting negotiations with insults, at the end some of the stuff I have taken but a giramento of marones! ! nice but not worth wasting a lot of energy, better at night.
And way to Tunis (wind, wind, wind), where before you get to visit the port district SidiBouSaid, complex of white houses with blue doors and infer, nice but not spectacular, just visit it if you do not have a dick to do.
Port and check in (my god!) Starting two hours late with 150 meters of the queue before validating the ticket, vabbè you go!
- 6, the Epiphany, by boat via SMS greetings to all her friends including Momi and Blue! : ¬)
Pleasant chat with a head-teacher (already met in BullaRegia) who always travels alone and has visited all the Arab states, with stories, impressions, evaluations very interesting and objective, the Koran, religion, history, philosophy, pro and cons, nice : ¬)
Fatigue descend from the ship (already delayed by 2 hours), why? ship full of Tunisian and 4 police officers for making all the necessary controls, exhausting!
Last kisses and hugs with dear Angel and Christian, two wonderful people, clean minds, travelers are always in motion that backpackers no-Alpitour such as Morocco, India, Peru, Mexico, Australia etc. .... GREAT!
We cross the mountains full of snow and we get hibernated for a really small house: