Happy Birthday Jeremy!

The 24th was Jeremy's birthday. Most of the day seemed to revolve around good food, which is just the way he likes it, including grilled bacon-wrapped shrimp for dinner! I made him a cake, and Ezra and Joy decorated the tablecloth under my supervision. I also had a local calligrapher write out one of Jeremy's favorite Bible verses (Lamentations 3:22,23) in fancy Arabic script for his birthday gift.

Taste Test

My motorcycle battery needed re-charging, so I headed down to the part of town that deals with that sort of thing. I found a place quickly, but right away I found myself in a disagreement on what liquid was needed to top off the battery. I argued that distilled water was necessary, while the mechanic at the shop insisted that it needed battery acid. The mechanic seeing that we were at an impasse, opened one of the battery terminals poured some of its contents onto his finger, and then licked his finger. He then looked at me confidently and said "it's acid". Hard to argue with that...

Sandstorm!

Upon our return to North Africa, we were greeted with one of the worst sandstorms we have had since we arrived.

Algeria

We got a chance to spent about three days in Algeria on the way to and from Tunisia. Air Algeria even paid for our three nights in a nice hotel with meals, so it became a very cheap way to see a new country! Highlights of the trip included a trip to Tipaza (Roman ruins), a delicious dinner at an Indian restaurant, as well as enjoying the beautiful Algerian countryside. We took this night shot of Algiers with the Martyr's monument in the background.

Tipaza, Algeria

While in Algeria, we got to visit Tipaza, the ruins of an ancient Roman town built right on the Mediterranean Sea. It was a beautiful day, and we had a great time climbing around and seeing the ruins of churches, temples, roads, baths and houses.

Fun in Tunisia

We rented ATVs one day for a few hours and did some off-roading in the hills behind Sousse. Check out our helmets! :)

Happy New Year!

We celebrated New Year's Eve in our hotel room with some friends at the conference in Tunisia. We stayed up eating good food and playing cards, and then watched fireworks on the TV.

Trip to Tunisia

We spent about 10 days in Tunisia for a conference in the city of Sousse. We got to do some fun things along the way, including this trip to do some shopping in the old city.