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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM October 28–29, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:35 a.m. Sunset (local): 5:27 p.m.	Weather 70°F
Traveled Since Oct. 27 43 mi / 70 km Cumulative 809 mi / 1303 km	Lat: 35° 40' 01" N Lon: 10° 06' 29" E Elev: 377 ft / 115 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the travel days from October 28 to October 29. The almanac data refers to October 29.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Kairouan
Where We're Staying: Maison des Jeunes
Places We Visited: Great Mosque, Bir Barouta
Featured Site: Great Mosque of Kairouan
Person of the Day: Mr. Bouhida Mantassar
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: makroud; Breakfast: pastries; Lunch: chicken with rice, couscous with vegetables; Dinner: sandwiches; Olive Count: 876
Word of the Day:Cebaha el care means "good morning" in Arabic.
Tech Fact of the Day: The importance of spinning 90.: Flat Count: 2; Broken Spoke Count: 9


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