Parents – Page 13 – Not Your Average Engineer

April 13, 2005November 15, 2021

Around Gabes

The Gabes Groupe Chimique Tunisien industrial complex. I’d hate to think what’s in that air!

A roadside stand.

Libyan gas for sale. The price of gasoline in Tunisia is government set. In Libya the gas is much cheaper. People actually drive several hundred kilometers from Libya into Tunisia to sell the gas at a slightly lower price than the official Tunisian price which turns them some sort of a profit. That gas must just about be free in Libya to make the economics work out!

I wonder how often these roadside gas stands explode?

February 23, 2005November 15, 2021

Xlendia

We stopped off in Xlendia for lunch. It’s a pretty little town at the bottom of a canyon where the creek meets the sea. We were there on a particularly rough day where the swells were lined up just right to come through the narrow mouth of the harbor and smash head-on into the town. On really stormy days, water must come a good distance up into town!

Gozo’s secondary service distribution method.

Just like in Tunisia, guys sit around watching the tourists go by.

January 23, 2005November 15, 2021

Rabat and Victoria

The town of Rabat, otherwise known as Victoria is the largest town on Gozo. Rabat is the main fortification on the island and until the last few hundred years, all of the island’s residents were required by law to sleep within its confines. This limited the amount of land that could be cultivated on the island as a person can only walk so far in a day. That’s the reason that Gozo is such a quite, small, and laid back place.

The ferry disgorges its passengers after the return trip to Malta.