This is an example of the enthusiasm hoteliers had in parking our bikes in their foyers.



A great view of the incredible 'Leptis Magna' an ancient Roman settlement on the Mediterranean about an hour's drive East of Tripoli.



I'd thought I'd try to get a idea of the verdancy of the oases, amongst the palms there were little plots of brilliant green 'crops' that looked a lot like grass. In the markets we also saw them trading this 'grass'. I guess grass is hard to come by in the desert


Here's Matt and I at what we thought was the start of the desert. We saw a lot more of this