The View from our Roof

Our neighbor takes a rest after working in the garden during a dusty day. Wind from the desert (landside) is called a Gibli. When the wind blows from the desert, the sun is obscured as if it was cloudy and the sand grits in your teeth and stings your eyes.

A view of a Mosque in Tripoli

Visiting the Medina in the late afternoon is probably one of the best times: Most of the shops seem to be open; The lighting is special; and the temperatures are cooler. As the sun sets through an arch the briliantly blue Mediterranean sky elimunates the spire of a downtown mosque in Tripoli.

Lagos Hope Staff From Trinidad and Tobago

Some friends pose with us after the performance on the Lagos Hope ship.

Visit to the Medina

Our first visit to the medina (market) in the old city was quite an experience. Winding streets leading to more winding streets created a maze of shops selling fabrics, clothes and jewelery. The smells, colors and clothes were a constant reminder of how far we had come from our home. I love old things and there were plenty of those in the many shops.

Arriving in Tripoli

Arriving in Africa was an experience we will never forget. The red sands and the sparse olive-green vegetation was different than anything we had ever seen before.

Our new home in a new land

The marble that makes up the house comes from Spain, Italy and Libya. The house is spacious but cool in the winter. The cement block construction is hard to heat so we feel the cold if the heaters are not going. Luckily it rarely gets below freezing.

At the door to our new home

Our Luggage (21 bags) as viewed from the plane

With only 21 bags we leave for Tripoli!We were told that shipping to Libya was very difficult so we should bring everything and pay the excess baggage. In retrospect, we would have been fine shipping by container.