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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM December 11, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:31 a.m. Sunset (local): 4:39 p.m.	Weather 75°F
Traveled Since Yesterday 0 m / 0 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: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Beach Refugee Camp (Gaza City), Beach Camp Sports Club
Featured Site: UNRWA
Person of the Day: Huda Saldo, the Gazan paintress
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: bananas; Breakfast: fruit; Lunch: falafel and humus sandwiches; Dinner: BBQ deluxe; Olive Count: 1276
Word of the Day: "Freedom" is an important word in every language.
Tech Fact of the Day: The post office works fine when you don't have Internet access!: Flat Count (Cumulative): 4; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 19

Next Stop: Ashqelon, Israel!

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