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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM December 7, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:38 a.m. Sunset (local): 4:39 p.m.	Weather 62°F
Traveled Since Yesterday 53 m / 85 km Cumulative 1476 mi / 2377 km	Lat: 31° 31' 56" N Lon: 34° 27' 07" E Elev: 0 ft / 0 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Gaza City
Where We're Staying: DIA / Diwan el Shabab
Places We Visited: Egyptian / Israeli / Palestinian border
Featured Site: Gaza Strip
Person of the Day: Emad Ahmed
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: spinach rolls (pronounced "ba-leel"); Breakfast: bread, orange juice, cookies; Lunch: yogurt, toasted bread, candy bars; Dinner: Pizza Land pizza, salads; Olive Count: 1209
Word of the Day: According to a couple of sources, the word "Gaza" is derived from yah jazah, meaning "to attack."
Tech Fact of the Day: Security checkpoints: Flat Count (Cumulative): 3; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 19

Next Stop: We are staying in Gaza City!

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