Between Stones and Skies in the Libyan Desert

Until the recent outbreak of civil war in Libya, it was still possible to explore the fabled lands of the mysterious Blue Men, in the vast wastes of the country’s south west where travel by camel is still the optimum mode. Brigitte Paturzo organised many of the trips undertaken by the few intrepid Europeans who made the attempt, several expeditions having to be curtailed due to the unforeseen hindrances which are run into in such adventures. Here she relates her dealings with her favourite camel handlers and guides and describes the beautiful wadis, the long dried up rivers which meander across the landscape, through which they trek, and the rock art created millennia ago. Between stones and skies in the Libyan Desert is a little window open onto a world which shall doubtless remain closed to foreigners and indeed the majority of Libyans for the foreseeable future.