October 21, 2022 One of the highlights of our O.A.T. tours in what is termed A Day in the Life when get to experience how a family lives in the country we are currently traveling in. Today was that day.
The forecast was 90 degrees today so shorts were the order of the day.
You do what you have to live.
Soon we would be leaving the heavy traffic of Tunis behind.
The license plates are a bit different.
I was sitting right behind the bus driver when this took place. All he appeared to do was check a number of papers the driver carried.
Everywhere we go there are vendors along side the streets.
Drivers seem to expect the other person to yield the right of way for them. This person turned left right in front of us.
Something we see everywhere around the world, plastic trash seems to be everywhere. I find it interesting the people who produce the plastics as well as the companies who make products from them and also the companies that use the products claim they have no responsibility for the trash that piles up around the world. It is always someone else’s problem as far as they are concerned because any responsibility on their part could hurt their profits. End of rant.
Scenes from a Berber camp we stopped at which was right beside the road. The tattoo on the older woman’s chin identified her as a Berber.
Later at an olive grove.
I helped this two ladies sort the olives then posed for a photo with them.
Our hosts who would be spending time with.
Scenes from their home.
Then it was off to the town market to buy some items that would be used to prepare lunch.
Seen but not bought at the market.
The best tasting olive oil we have ever had.
Linda had fun grating and chopping vegetables.
Guess who feed the trimmings to the chickens. The “girl” who had the same job when she was growing up.
Trying my hand at bread baking.
Marked with an “L”.
The food was awesome both in looks and taste.
Where’s my bread?
There it is.
Yep, that’s an “L”. We split it in half and each of us at our half, it was that good.
Visiting their orchard.
Our first time ever eating pomegranate just off the tree. There is no comparison to what is in the stores at home.
I do believe the maid really appreciated the tip we left. Long day tomorrow as we travel to an island on the Mediterranean.
