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.which could be yet another great British victory and retreat of the Germans...similar to the one at El Alamein in 1942!

(...and lemme guess...I'll bet in your many travels you've been there TOO, haven't you?!)




Trust you to come up with an appropriate reference point.

Yep, I've been there twice, once on a ride around the whole Mediterranean and once on a ride around Egypt.

How could I not? I can almost see El Alamein from my veranda (we'll if it wasn't for the island of Crete which is in the way ).



Talking of wars, a lot of Greeks fought and died alongside the British forces and are buried there.

From this site, Martyn from England, Johann (Gooseman) from Sweden and Lee (Birdy68), a Brit from Switzerland and I are currently contemplating a ride around the eastern Mediterranean countries for next November (to include Turkey, Syria, possibly Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Egypt).
I can see another visit (for me) to El Alamein on the horizon.

Bedouin. Blessed are those eyes that have seen more roads than any man! (Homer).