Ocotber 23, 2022 A day trip to the desert area just north of the Sahara where it hasn’t rained for the last five years.

Yep, that is where we are going.

The name of that fist city is in Libya, but what does the image in the second red circle from the left mean?

It is seriously dry out here.

Hilltop mosque.

Abandoned storage caves and structures of a city built in the 1100’s.

Our city guide was a Berber man in his early forties. Note the red hair which is a trademark of the Berbers.

A very old door.

Ruins everywhere on the hillside above the town.

Look what I saw inside one of the carved out caves.

The wife playing peek-a-boo.

Star Wars fans are familiar with this place.

Closeup of the top.

The town is definitely built on a hillside.

An RV caravan rolled into town.

Think of it as an entrance to the past.

Looking back at the town with the granaries on the hillside all the way to the top. They store 7 years worth of food in them following what Joseph told the Israelites in the bible. Those stores have helped them survive the 5 years of no rain.

Very similar to what the American Southwest looks like in some areas.

Lunchtime on low stools and even lower tables.

A typical everyday local meal was served. The meat was goat. She who doesn’t eat goat because of the taste, ate hers saying it didn’t taste like goat.

One constant around the world.

More granary ruins.

Much of the wood still remains.

Some of the ladies on the tour.

Relief was in the back.

Around the corner from the men’s were these sandals.

A very nice prayer room.

The reflection of the sun setting on the other side of the bus on the window beside my seat. And below is a what we heard while at the last site. we will be staying in the Sahara tomorrow night so the posts will likely be delayed for a day or two.