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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM October 19–20, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:30 a.m. Sunset (local): 5:38 p.m.	Weather 75°F
Traveled Since Oct. 18 42 mi / 68 km Cumulative 547 mi / 881 km	Lat: 36° 50' 05" N Lon: 10° 13' 03" E Elev: 0 ft / 0 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the travel days from October 19 to October 20. The almanac data refers to October 20.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Bizerte (10/19) / Tunis (10/20)
Where We're Staying: Hotel d'Orient (10/19) / Mongi's house (10/20)
Places We Visited: Bizerte, Ichkeul National Park, Utique , Fédération Sport pour Tous (Sports for All Federation), Association Tunisienne de Communication Extérieure (Tunisian Association for Communication with the Exterior)
Featured Site: Ichkeul National Park
Person of the Day: Blanche Gelber
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: brik thon; Breakfast: pastries; Lunch: spaghetti, chicken, veal, and Tunisian salad; Dinner: salad, brik thon, couscous, and fresh fruits for dessert; Olive Count: 503
Word of the Day: Thon means "tuna" in French.
Tech Fact of the Day: All the BikeAbouters have "clip-in" pedals on their bikes.: Flat Count: 2; Broken Spoke Count: 7


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