Vincent Poon :: Episode V - The Desert Strikes Back!
 
To make up for the loss in the first day Pawel arranged a local expert to take us to the Camel Mountain and Mos Espa (Star Wars film location) at 6am; followed by a tour in the Palmeraie in Nefta. After that we continued our 2nd day itinerary to cross east through the saltless and waterless salt lake to arrive in Douz where we could have some thrilling action in the middle of the desert at 40C.
 
The afternoon was spent driving to Ksar Ghilane (100km deep in Sahara) where we were supposed  (but too late) to enjoy swimming in a natural lake and a night under the tent (together with the crying, howling and fighting sounds of unknown animals nearby)...Of course free heating  was always supplied....
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incense holder found inside the coffee shop
As mentioned before, only the males appeared in the coffee shops. These guys were playing a local game. We had the honor (and permission) to take photos of them playing
Really not sure what the rules were but one thing was certain. When you discarded the tile you had to throw it out!
Next to the coffee shop was a star wars shop (it could not be authentic?!) but anyway it was closed (or closed down I'm not sure), which was equally disappointing...
incense holder found inside the coffee shop
As mentioned before, only the males appeared in the coffee shops. These guys were playing a local game. We had the honor (and permission) to take photos of them playing
Really not sure what the rules were but one thing was certain. When you discarded the tile you had to throw it out!
Next to the coffee shop was a star wars shop (it could not be authentic?!) but anyway it was closed (or closed down I'm not sure), which was equally disappointing...
A giant metal pot sitting outside the star wars shop
Taking a peep into one of the alleys
We passed by Tozeur and it was not unusual to see these kind of stores around the country. We once saw a living lamb tied outside one of these stores... poor thing!
We drove along the highway that crossed the largest salt lake in North Africa - Chott el-Jerid
A giant metal pot sitting outside the star wars shop
Taking a peep into one of the alleys
We passed by Tozeur and it was not unusual to see these kind of stores around the country. We once saw a living lamb tied outside one of these stores... poor thing!
We drove along the highway that crossed the largest salt lake in North Africa - Chott el-Jerid
Again it was disappointing to see neither the salt nor the lake in this largest salt lake of North Africa
We stopped in the middle of the highway for a photo shoot, as well as coffee, toilet or any souvenirs you fancied.
Another cheerful looking set of toilets at your service... trust me, no matter which one you picked you wouldn't be cheerful afterwards!
Finally found some water in this salt lake... it actually looked like a pond than a lake...
Again it was disappointing to see neither the salt nor the lake in this largest salt lake of North Africa
We stopped in the middle of the highway for a photo shoot, as well as coffee, toilet or any souvenirs you fancied.
Another cheerful looking set of toilets at your service... trust me, no matter which one you picked you wouldn't be cheerful afterwards!
Finally found some water in this salt lake... it actually looked like a pond than a lake...
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