I love the tiles that we see everywhere in the Mediterranean, and I really wanted to either bring some home for the house in NJ, or add them to the boat somehow. Most are much too large to use on the boat, but then I came across some smaller ones in one of the tourist shops in Monastir.

They’d make the perfect backsplash in the galley. I brought home one to test it out, and then went back to the shop to buy the rest of the tiles that he had in stock.

Of course if it had been up to me, I would have slapped the tiles on with whatever glue available and been done with the project. Not so with Mr. Perfectionist, Trip. The surface was carefully measured and cleaned first.

The tiles were then carefully laid out and readjusted till we were both happy with the placement. Then I numbered each tile on the back while Trip prepared the silicone. One by one, the tiles went on. I was extremely happy with the results and the pop of color that we had in the galley now. Of course Trip wasn’t done, and fabricated a small teak cap when we were home, so now it is complete. A souvenir from our time in Tunisia!