friendly face

slightly camera shy - spotted just outside Bejaia

Rock the Casbah - not too hard though!

A few days cycling along the Algerian coast and i arrive at the capital Algiers. After some deliberation i decide to take a rest day and explore the town a bit (aimlessly). Luck seems to be on my side as the friendly Djamel notices my lostness, strikes up conversation and proceeds to take me on a guided tour of the town. We are then joined later by his friend Wahab who continues the tour, takes me to lunch and helps me sort all my errands.
Amazing hospitality and my Algiers experience would have been so different without them both.

Here i am in the Casbah. It's the old town of Algiers, originally built by the turks and once amazing but now it's sadly crumbling after years of neglect and needs lots of attention.

double take

Now in Algeria. Thought I'd seen the last of this long ago..

back on track

Well almost.
After wading through mountains of red tape to get a visa I´m catching a ferry to Algeria on Saturday where I´ll begin the North African leg.

With hindsight i might have postponed my original departure date and obtained the visa in the UK but actually spending the last couple of weeks in Spain hasn´t been so bad :)