Trip Journal - Tabarka 1 Nov

We left the hotel very early, 6 am we were in the car, my & my new Tunisia friend tugged under a light blanket. The intention was to sleep a bit, instead we were giggling most of the time on silly things. The road to Tabarka is awesome, a small word to describe the rural area, beautiful, raw nature, hazy valleys, and green hills.


It was peaceful, along the way, we passed a lake, farms, lots of trees, houses coloured in white, green or red, different than the dominant blue & white.

Tabarka is located between the mountains and the sea. it a quite coastal town, we wandered until we reached “Dabbabees” The Needles. Though it is a fairly small area yet quite impressive. We stayed 1 hour fascinated by how these Rocks made up needling their way up into the blue skies. As if it is complied of many smaller rocks which all have different shades, & shapes.
Hearing the waves continuously hitting the needles with water foaming around them added magic to the moments there!


On the other side of these rocks lay a Genoese castle an old fort at the tip of the harbour. The fort is normally closed to the visitors as a military compound, but somehow, we opened Sesame for us.


Time for lunch! We were almost starving. We were drawn to a restaurant with the heavenly smell of seafood. We had two types of salad, Tunisian entree a mix of harissa, tuna, grilled carrots, and olives. Reaching the main course; a plate of several types of fishes grilled & fried topped with fried potatoes. We have managed to satisfy all our senses today!

Today was a another joyous day in Tunisia