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We were up very early thanks to having had no sleep. Dan started the day with a 5am swim, that should wake him up! As a result, it was a departure of 6am for us after we brushed our teeth and dressed. We decided to find a café along the way and get some breakfast […]
We had a fairly good night’s sleep and woke up early ready to hit the road. We decided to avoid the breakfast which was spoken of last night as dinner was a little ‘dodgy’, for want of a better word at the hotel. We opted for just a coffee instead. On our way out, just
Being in a hotel last night meant getting away quickly was easy. We started the day with a local style breakfast of feta, tomato, cucumber and bread. Washed down with a few coffees. Our plan was to check out a beach I had found on Google earth that looked almost isolated due to the track
Today was about following circles on a map to Divjakë-Karavasta National Park before spending a night in Kepi i Kalas. Despite the heat we did quite well this morning and managed to get packed up and on the road by 0945, after we had a relaxed coffee and showers all round. Our original plan was
We decided to stay two nights at Lake Shkodër. After an eventful night, we woke slowly, having been woken by Cass in the middle of the night again. Persistent thunder meant that she was afraid and ended up in our tent, whilst the thunder rolled in. There had been a little rain too, but not
Our plan today was to cross the border from Montenegro into Albania, after two nights in Kostanijica this time without raves all night we felt rested and ready to continue our Overland journey. I was nervous though crossing into a new country, Albania seemed a big unknown to me. My nerves made me excited. Today
I have been in touch by chance via Horizons Unlimited with a chap called Matthew over the last few months. He is planning on travelling to Albania at a similar time to us. Anyway via Matthew I have found this book which I thought I would recommend, about routes in Albania. The reason I like the book