Claudine, excellent travelogue about Tunisa. Having traveled with Rodney in another desert locale, New Mexico, for only 3 days, how you handled weeks of it is a testimony to either your determination or a reflection on your judgment.
I hate to say that Patton was a nut case, but as is the case with many brilliant leaders, the separation between genius and madness is a narrow one.
Patton believed not only in reincarnation, but thought himself to have previously been Hannibal. How's that for a Tunisian connection? Not too great a leap of imagination from herding elephants over long distances to managing tank convoys.
But as a true nut case, whatever the situation, he could recall prior lives, all as a warrior in some capacity - Romans, Vikings, etc. To him, tactical war planning and execution was second nature; inbred by previous military lives.
Your trip recap was great. I need to take another soon just to get back in the grove. The Guinns, Blackburns and we are contemplating some sort of grand tour next year, but my immediate trip plans are next month to Waikiki to visit my daughter. Probably a bit too touristy for any blog postings.
When that comes off, hope I can do justice to a blog posting as effectively as yours.
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