Thyna (DTTX) - Madaniyin (DT70).
Tunesia.
Flight No. 019.
Roads Used: Highway A1 (Sfax - Gabes) & Route Nationale 1 / RN1 (Gabes - Madaniyin).
1. Sfax: I was a bit worried when I saw those clouds and prepared for a mess, but in the end this might have been one of the most aesthethically pleasing trips in a while! After takeoff we climbed to 3500ft with a beautiful view of the city center (Pic 1) before pushing through a dense cloud bank to our cruise altitude (Pic 2).
2. Sfax - Sidi Mohamed Nouiguez: A prime advantage of Tunesia - you can see the roads you’re chasing almost always! Today we continued along Highway A1 from Sfax’ southwestern outskirts (Pic 3) past La Croix (Pic 4) and Graiba (Pic 5) to the border of Sfax and Sidi Bou Zid Gouvernorates (Pic 6).
3. Sidi Mohamed Nouiguez - Akarit: Near the Gouvernorate border the Highway takes a sharp turn south so we flew along the coastline for a while (Pic 7), came across Bou Said (Pic 8) and arrived near Akarit where we could spot the easternmost part of Chott el Djerid (Pic 9).
4. Akarit - Gabes: On our way south we passed Al-Matwiyah (Pic 10) and reached Gabes - or rather the Gabes Cement Companies’ gravel pit (Pic 11) before visiting the city itself (Pic 12).
5. Gabes - Madaniyin: The last part of this flight will also be our last flight along the Mediterranean Coast for a while! We followed RN1 (the same road as Highway A1, which simply stopped being a highway near Gabes) to the southeast, passing Ketana (Pic 13), Mareth (Pic 14) and Koutine (Pic 15) on the outskirts of Madaniyin.
