tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42803352580486197662024-03-02T00:51:25.665-08:00Anita's Albanian Adventure and Via EgnatiaA bit of a travel diary of our travels to Albania and walking the Via Egnatia from Durres to Thessaloniki, 475 km 2015Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-55110697010378898092015-10-24T18:09:00.000-07:002015-10-25T01:29:32.016-07:00Thessaloniki - the end of our Via Egnatia! 14/10/15<h2>
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thessaloniki</span></b></h2>
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<h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday 14th October</span></h3><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 1;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; color: black; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The end of our Via Egnatia walk, we arrive in Thessaloniki! </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br></span></div>We catch a bus from Chalkidona to Thessaloniki, the bus stop is about 100m down the road opposite the hotel, nice and handy. The buses depart approximately every half hour for Thessaloniki.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsHLK8PdiJWpmUNEiwOf8ME3-QQKtwlpQRA8fgkDCnONy77vdAukTa_CKvOsT0g0meuAUeE7Qri9cJMpWvDb7BmsZtb9L2DhXxeovYx8DA5bhWQTLNaEEgUuBbvkUKyYlmBWziTemmG4/s640/blogger-image--1023320216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsHLK8PdiJWpmUNEiwOf8ME3-QQKtwlpQRA8fgkDCnONy77vdAukTa_CKvOsT0g0meuAUeE7Qri9cJMpWvDb7BmsZtb9L2DhXxeovYx8DA5bhWQTLNaEEgUuBbvkUKyYlmBWziTemmG4/s640/blogger-image--1023320216.jpg"></a></div><br><div style="widows: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">After waiting for a while, we eventually flagged down a bus 81 and jumped aboard! The ticket machine doesn't give any change of the bus, so you need the exact money. 1:30€ each for the two bus rides firstly to the central Thessaloniki bus station, then we went to the centre, </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">to Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki on a bus number 12.</span></div></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNgmDkkJINEZCHxAw2dOWznAVg1PQPu7QGjR2zwLbTueMMXysqMeSN5EwrGnfmLWMwTd6hrP0-5YlEH5tw0tpg3ZuI27EySpkz1t4D3iVl6JdLJs5pQSqsy8h8rE2ntuZvnXVWRCuDB0/s640/blogger-image-877353043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNgmDkkJINEZCHxAw2dOWznAVg1PQPu7QGjR2zwLbTueMMXysqMeSN5EwrGnfmLWMwTd6hrP0-5YlEH5tw0tpg3ZuI27EySpkz1t4D3iVl6JdLJs5pQSqsy8h8rE2ntuZvnXVWRCuDB0/s640/blogger-image-877353043.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">Changed bus at the central bus terminus for a number 12 bus.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y3gloPc_-F2O7sKoKF7NIQhFMOk9Gtf_bgP31p3V4eNL_Zxpmgfnl2hGdavweYqFbzQPRcDJZkU0RZzXszv5_wgYG2EqcUI_OW-ig8iezVUCQJLXbjdi8mZxjrsSRPnELM4iYx50ngM/s640/blogger-image--1958248855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y3gloPc_-F2O7sKoKF7NIQhFMOk9Gtf_bgP31p3V4eNL_Zxpmgfnl2hGdavweYqFbzQPRcDJZkU0RZzXszv5_wgYG2EqcUI_OW-ig8iezVUCQJLXbjdi8mZxjrsSRPnELM4iYx50ngM/s640/blogger-image--1958248855.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">We alighted in Egnatia street, only about 100 m from our Hotel Augustos! Very handy. Checked into our hotel at 11 am. Our room was ready, a nice clean room, plenty of space with a good size bathroom and shower cubicle! We head out to explore and walk the heritage walk as described in the via Egnatia guide book. (Lonely planet also describes a similar, but shorter walk)</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">Thessaloniki has had such an ancient and tumultuous past, it's been conquered and occupied so many times over the centuries some of the secrets require a little delving and deeper exploration to discover them. A devastating fire in 1917 destroyed much of the city.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">The waterfront with the white tower in the background.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY0eLODKIAFLIRScy49_3AOB7OgPL98xg4nGL2wcIv3KV0-cblYjnNtmWpjdfCxFfhu4ZxIjt9U8TBeThdmcb9bA2Fd8W9E4laK9Hw6mKRb-p5cj3G4u669t6L6RNumKPYamoCJcpPh4/s640/blogger-image-1683102090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY0eLODKIAFLIRScy49_3AOB7OgPL98xg4nGL2wcIv3KV0-cblYjnNtmWpjdfCxFfhu4ZxIjt9U8TBeThdmcb9bA2Fd8W9E4laK9Hw6mKRb-p5cj3G4u669t6L6RNumKPYamoCJcpPh4/s640/blogger-image-1683102090.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Walking up the Plateia Aristotelous, a section of the city rebuilt after the great fire of 1917.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Gnr-AI5WOtotwQqo1ZdVs9uoULAttmAthmFkJr7csQZffjFhc-2fBqKam-5OGP2AWisTb_dVo42fhflfdhrJ663RbtAIsLougIjin7WDUNZNqL42boQVbSWIidQGlQzUvSCsZMLVqis/s640/blogger-image-579385402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">There's some amazing street art in Thessaloniki!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZfMGF8ejlLgFT-erZLhToVruarQyIZoVyCfdSe5yyIxC33NunDI3Ot-kl4QZczz3mRFIeGVV_3MldLkf8MtwD77JG2xDADBNChTKSUHv5Dg-wyQqpqrkVTUyGQkEB4rbEV-FjZmiMao/s640/blogger-image--2129405104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZfMGF8ejlLgFT-erZLhToVruarQyIZoVyCfdSe5yyIxC33NunDI3Ot-kl4QZczz3mRFIeGVV_3MldLkf8MtwD77JG2xDADBNChTKSUHv5Dg-wyQqpqrkVTUyGQkEB4rbEV-FjZmiMao/s640/blogger-image--2129405104.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A beautifully decorated alley with restaurants, decorations are in the theme of an old travelling circus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBW7ejrCt-8FR_PqPSw8mi7C6jXH2qW6_wJTVOaf1IccltAW9J6f4OjzYDMT4I28olYRakkOwLYIiID0p_7uBpLUfoa3_EoQhu5X52o1wa2CP5mXOfz1XBfYDOrzlrGpa_0bdhM2K8aY/s640/blogger-image-1554711655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBW7ejrCt-8FR_PqPSw8mi7C6jXH2qW6_wJTVOaf1IccltAW9J6f4OjzYDMT4I28olYRakkOwLYIiID0p_7uBpLUfoa3_EoQhu5X52o1wa2CP5mXOfz1XBfYDOrzlrGpa_0bdhM2K8aY/s640/blogger-image-1554711655.jpg"></a></div>Hamza Bey Mosque</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM99XsPOJ7dgCbyoDIl7KFtdG0CL_yWC_i6-M5-JeYib3mikYZhSl5qd144MUWWWJ1B0cVko57hB2P9GQYQ7vqx2NRASKHKSu_EQ-CTIQLclPn-P8Cm8uUGT_ZC0CeTscIqgPNebNZOE8/s640/blogger-image--858863886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM99XsPOJ7dgCbyoDIl7KFtdG0CL_yWC_i6-M5-JeYib3mikYZhSl5qd144MUWWWJ1B0cVko57hB2P9GQYQ7vqx2NRASKHKSu_EQ-CTIQLclPn-P8Cm8uUGT_ZC0CeTscIqgPNebNZOE8/s640/blogger-image--858863886.jpg"></a></div>Opposite the mosque, under the Egnatia Street. The underground metro rail line construction has been stopped for a couple of years while deciding what to do about the discoveries of ancient archeological sites .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFU6gZp2klI_vqI3fqrj2nKJrFIxpSt1u-Q61lcNCRoxK67L6d2No8Z6C2pvEX566u-pye18AQHceEeSbfxpzYt04PHm6hs1zlnl6h8yxtztclYCsGhRLWdzvKw2mkt1Mk1yOAncMEFQ/s640/blogger-image-428172867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFU6gZp2klI_vqI3fqrj2nKJrFIxpSt1u-Q61lcNCRoxK67L6d2No8Z6C2pvEX566u-pye18AQHceEeSbfxpzYt04PHm6hs1zlnl6h8yxtztclYCsGhRLWdzvKw2mkt1Mk1yOAncMEFQ/s640/blogger-image-428172867.jpg"></a></div>Archeological site with remains from Roman times. Along Odos El. Venizelou</div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBAcwAQAT4mDIwp5WfWw1c9c0yLT7fNUTBj940_T5y5JLMsm4lPeXj1rhLGUe8iY2zW6B4aRBCGkacF7a3V4niOlcV_Vh3hJPk5YlpvMLaPQKM1-VLhZXWh7bXcwUKxufTU-Xf5DxNZc/s640/blogger-image--516251087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBAcwAQAT4mDIwp5WfWw1c9c0yLT7fNUTBj940_T5y5JLMsm4lPeXj1rhLGUe8iY2zW6B4aRBCGkacF7a3V4niOlcV_Vh3hJPk5YlpvMLaPQKM1-VLhZXWh7bXcwUKxufTU-Xf5DxNZc/s640/blogger-image--516251087.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;">Old and new side by side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy2V2XSPulV4wyzppQEVcfPGHZ5EFmNq7HREWitroC6vCcmc2JM4HFB5gD39Ock9ZQJF754FmyDMwhwsohs29TZAuc-4LmcZbatgcYBGm5PR2Ix6n5dOPPfvJ_3fVg64ULDlWWnCXf8s/s640/blogger-image-323472043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy2V2XSPulV4wyzppQEVcfPGHZ5EFmNq7HREWitroC6vCcmc2JM4HFB5gD39Ock9ZQJF754FmyDMwhwsohs29TZAuc-4LmcZbatgcYBGm5PR2Ix6n5dOPPfvJ_3fVg64ULDlWWnCXf8s/s640/blogger-image-323472043.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tavernas surround the flea market off Venizelou street, near one of the archeological sites, we pause in our wandering and have some lunch <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">at 1:45</a>. The tavernas are only just opening,</span></div><div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT027Yi5Eqyvlvcg0DX97jHWcFfwNC9e30y3A08S1VLgGqiVhHTdfLZ3YhZtSuae1D3vWJO1IXYXVnPIYYFxGQQv4wgdp77WCU1tAuqngb40_glt7L3AuvT7cLkK4ky07kJFBuFovE1po/s640/blogger-image--62679308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT027Yi5Eqyvlvcg0DX97jHWcFfwNC9e30y3A08S1VLgGqiVhHTdfLZ3YhZtSuae1D3vWJO1IXYXVnPIYYFxGQQv4wgdp77WCU1tAuqngb40_glt7L3AuvT7cLkK4ky07kJFBuFovE1po/s640/blogger-image--62679308.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It's a great people watching spot! Everything and anything is sold...</span></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtJrEg6HUfA5o6cuCn2B0IgAidLTG3iWNbSscayRcQm4vIm1OLKaK_Az_CRKm9OnF_2i2GdePwQLYwFTYy9tPWfzu7cPRLs91Dgcpx-0a7UbV-mfwutMcub2wmYaiZHj0nD7l40CA01c/s640/blogger-image--1818337730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtJrEg6HUfA5o6cuCn2B0IgAidLTG3iWNbSscayRcQm4vIm1OLKaK_Az_CRKm9OnF_2i2GdePwQLYwFTYy9tPWfzu7cPRLs91Dgcpx-0a7UbV-mfwutMcub2wmYaiZHj0nD7l40CA01c/s640/blogger-image--1818337730.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Lunch</span><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Magna Grecia salad <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">5:00</a> rocket, lettuce, sun dried tomato, kefalotyri cheese, sesame and balsamic vinegar</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Melitzanosalata- smoked eggplant with garlic and olive oil <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">3:00</a></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Grilled bread <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">0:50</a></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Grilled Kefalotyri cheese with lime and mint vinegarette 5.00</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Kebab meatballs with yoghurt sauce 6.50</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_mgmfss8zmhvIoPMCy1GRQsNsnKbTOzYIzXm6m5eGFmQrzy7YlfC3LxSefJ7Am0eCeErEw0fd8VmCj2eBYT2nFDRjeA6hC21txEbieTTcEswMcoywlDcMvBoDF6B6rofIAhJpVj-I-E/s640/blogger-image-1175730166.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The church dates from the 5th century, only part of the church remains, some of it was destroyed during the Ottoman times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ44WqqJUrQWpFtMiYizYuZkC8aTgDDWDtp5UFVLaSFhlYAxl4Y_kczrQU88fT8IHG-Tc4A4WD-dxx96c65c6CVjED5sc8bsM_ZBTEhq_R3IBk68xmxzxsbD45IzMt8td-AsshTG22NrM/s640/blogger-image-776514339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ44WqqJUrQWpFtMiYizYuZkC8aTgDDWDtp5UFVLaSFhlYAxl4Y_kczrQU88fT8IHG-Tc4A4WD-dxx96c65c6CVjED5sc8bsM_ZBTEhq_R3IBk68xmxzxsbD45IzMt8td-AsshTG22NrM/s640/blogger-image-776514339.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's my favourite church in Thessaloniki!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbsDPWZrTzddVbFebhMJkEe50hEn7DhrwsTE8RzUaiPVqrDALdMVJqYI14EGLRAwx5681SJkR5okW9ty_pgcx3ANwfWdv_twEThJpIuz7KU0Wd-SjPHRq7QP-hLccPDSfE_o6lNJaYkI/s640/blogger-image-741618099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">View from the Trigonio Tower towards the harbour.</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iRQ9CM8MpqsKxr6GDTdQ_O-j1lNHYmd2qcKggZju-qfzFRFL8MmucVHYC_sOqRGwy0Wx00c9fxlLU05zAuUKLVYtHB1jsVe9o7YImJ3bpFsTpAb0QIiEy-7LIVmvI2rW13NuVlLZ7rg/s640/blogger-image--349696043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iRQ9CM8MpqsKxr6GDTdQ_O-j1lNHYmd2qcKggZju-qfzFRFL8MmucVHYC_sOqRGwy0Wx00c9fxlLU05zAuUKLVYtHB1jsVe9o7YImJ3bpFsTpAb0QIiEy-7LIVmvI2rW13NuVlLZ7rg/s640/blogger-image--349696043.jpg"></a></div>This message was painted in lots of places around the old town.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); 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It's been a temple, a church, a mosque and now a museum, undergoing some renovations</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeE4JjUKG3DC4u0LqUzByqNBf39jeGg_t9XGLdM1gYLtuwf3mL4Cy32IKWlwUFV6UxKfe2YXyG6raFS26Vx3zM4RpOh4zjd7ZVdUSw51FzYZ0jFbAuGisRDVthiY8NQgrNiS6Tqq3SME/s640/blogger-image--1398490553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeE4JjUKG3DC4u0LqUzByqNBf39jeGg_t9XGLdM1gYLtuwf3mL4Cy32IKWlwUFV6UxKfe2YXyG6raFS26Vx3zM4RpOh4zjd7ZVdUSw51FzYZ0jFbAuGisRDVthiY8NQgrNiS6Tqq3SME/s640/blogger-image--1398490553.jpg"></a></div>Entrance to the Rotunda</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; 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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">20 km walking today</span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br>Mud, mud, mud... Walking through cotton fields, outside of Giannitsa still saturated after the rains three days ago!</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzk42Q2wypwumbkzK7vYBgZWr8n4nUZzU3bWUIpe2en4FYmFLNGNSbn6TIWmQfMkNl6VVss1unL8UhVMLLxDBDeY0bn-HFCknBupoFcx95PcoY3J0CsK9BYW80Y2W1vI-i2IO_T4GjXbs/s640/blogger-image-495542878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzk42Q2wypwumbkzK7vYBgZWr8n4nUZzU3bWUIpe2en4FYmFLNGNSbn6TIWmQfMkNl6VVss1unL8UhVMLLxDBDeY0bn-HFCknBupoFcx95PcoY3J0CsK9BYW80Y2W1vI-i2IO_T4GjXbs/s640/blogger-image-495542878.jpg"></a></div>I carried an extra kilo on each shoe!</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL_OTta7qGv0tczaDTDZTdixs08YRu4QBTIcnKhrCwCq6peQ6cK9vIJ2qJybHNWleocm2d-MSo61H5YDvbMXjthYZpfj5hO0fFXQrvbZZvJKxTyS5Es8VD9NAxPmDYSvfQTUs6MEBEeg/s640/blogger-image-2145671709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL_OTta7qGv0tczaDTDZTdixs08YRu4QBTIcnKhrCwCq6peQ6cK9vIJ2qJybHNWleocm2d-MSo61H5YDvbMXjthYZpfj5hO0fFXQrvbZZvJKxTyS5Es8VD9NAxPmDYSvfQTUs6MEBEeg/s640/blogger-image-2145671709.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div style="letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br><div style="widows: 1;"><span style="widows: auto;"><font face="Times" size="3">We a</font></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">rrive at the village of Mesiano </span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6" style="color: black; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">at 10:30</a><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"> no espresso available at the little bar, so we have a frappe ...I</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"> think we may have doubled the morning sales!</span></div><div style="widows: 1;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;">As we continue through the village, we hear footsteps running behind us and turn around, a lovely guy has chased after us down the road, he saw us from the window of the house he was working on, they never have tourists in this village, and he was worried we were lost! He gave us some good tips for things to see by walking along a slightly different track to Pella - we'll come across Roman baths and ruins...</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RyW8t0V1XR82yXMIF3t3QdiUqXnSJlToxsYyc4Z_fKuvlpgYaocPom-TryF5GCkYhUbPt5y_p5FgiRIhdE8rNRitpieWxRmtoKOYH1gkQNE05KOLitg8RM-LlqXiIJJBVm7-xuU3zJc/s640/blogger-image-563585699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RyW8t0V1XR82yXMIF3t3QdiUqXnSJlToxsYyc4Z_fKuvlpgYaocPom-TryF5GCkYhUbPt5y_p5FgiRIhdE8rNRitpieWxRmtoKOYH1gkQNE05KOLitg8RM-LlqXiIJJBVm7-xuU3zJc/s640/blogger-image-563585699.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: black; 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margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pella birthplace of Alexander the Great, </span><font face="Times" size="3">a huge archeological site!</font></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNq84vSwdNyx0L56eIfe-SrdGxuln5t4Zm_yOTuY2hq_hFM6kI3Zq3tqJgPn-wQbWdvwDAhfjUWnAObITL5ORbiIFX-J2Fc50hA36IMiNXTlO2gwpxc4tuPY3s2CV6HbotfhQq5iIjBCk/s640/blogger-image-1076196822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNq84vSwdNyx0L56eIfe-SrdGxuln5t4Zm_yOTuY2hq_hFM6kI3Zq3tqJgPn-wQbWdvwDAhfjUWnAObITL5ORbiIFX-J2Fc50hA36IMiNXTlO2gwpxc4tuPY3s2CV6HbotfhQq5iIjBCk/s640/blogger-image-1076196822.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: black; 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white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;">It's on the busy main road, plenty of cheap and cheerful eating options here.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;">Tomorrow, bus to Thessaloniki!<br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Hotel Halkidona<b style="font-weight: normal;"> - 40€ B&B on the main road </b></span></div>
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Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-43327710013619578112015-10-13T17:52:00.000-07:002015-10-13T22:13:32.286-07:00Edessa to Profitis Ilias, to Arawissa - day nineteen 12/10/15<h2>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Edessa to Profitis Ilias then on to Aravissos and taxi to Giannitsa</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">12th October Monday</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">day nineteen Via Egnatia </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We walked two sections of the VE from the guidebook today.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">14.5km to Profitis Ilias, then another 15 km to Aravissos - 29.5 km today! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Forecast is for fine weather... We'll brave it and start walking...</span></div>
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Then, it's on with our packs and down the cobblestone path out of Edessa at 9 am</div>
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It's very sunny, and soon heats up, temperature definitively in mid to high twenties! </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvO17F7GPPhVv08CZM2lzmY8fPJOn8lPyPMBvE5iIVd7YHc39DCQQzZhh2wU4D-kiTnH0M2sv29PTgHE4Y_OkTcs2JnlPFIxHfxVbDAZ89sw_901KdcyGMrknUgdjfDIFda3kyazLzSg/s640/blogger-image--373293267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvO17F7GPPhVv08CZM2lzmY8fPJOn8lPyPMBvE5iIVd7YHc39DCQQzZhh2wU4D-kiTnH0M2sv29PTgHE4Y_OkTcs2JnlPFIxHfxVbDAZ89sw_901KdcyGMrknUgdjfDIFda3kyazLzSg/s640/blogger-image--373293267.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="Body"><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">A lovely walk down past the ancient Edessa site, </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGh3MaNETzYvsZaousUbQJPUbNtqtwjMcO2u-ju8toaCEQormYyNlwC6-7IZbXoNqEcgbFi6s5KPC6dUKCuKdkD06MVYo1w-yfeYCqahx0_GZHx5Sy0eEJpN_mNyre577spP3wb4MgcL4/s640/blogger-image-1890527531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGh3MaNETzYvsZaousUbQJPUbNtqtwjMcO2u-ju8toaCEQormYyNlwC6-7IZbXoNqEcgbFi6s5KPC6dUKCuKdkD06MVYo1w-yfeYCqahx0_GZHx5Sy0eEJpN_mNyre577spP3wb4MgcL4/s640/blogger-image-1890527531.jpg"></a></div>So much history with every step!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScFzlzRASbgG4VG-DI4HvbMh9qBLMMvJzdzrRJcHpJ-l5-qgyHw7X-mroO-zOZOWmPx-NjQqyURYjLFpDQZSIkl4GywPsmyRPvRwrxweD_9ml3vOyDAbNQn5sEALJ_H_SUsPFEoNYl2o/s640/blogger-image-234516836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScFzlzRASbgG4VG-DI4HvbMh9qBLMMvJzdzrRJcHpJ-l5-qgyHw7X-mroO-zOZOWmPx-NjQqyURYjLFpDQZSIkl4GywPsmyRPvRwrxweD_9ml3vOyDAbNQn5sEALJ_H_SUsPFEoNYl2o/s640/blogger-image-234516836.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">through orchards. Kiwi fruit almost ready to pick, various types of olives, cherry, apples, grapes, stone fruits...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDzwhuTmOd6c3dfplkIRul4AGO79JkbuSSh7UkWo0gupxs7F8FQ1J5KiZiJ3zKXrbMyESiSo3jlgJje_mriL8p7I2s6bn6ZkNSesX5TZMreroA8H4SiIqAOwk160qTvCWaPY80TkYgdw/s640/blogger-image-373483936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDzwhuTmOd6c3dfplkIRul4AGO79JkbuSSh7UkWo0gupxs7F8FQ1J5KiZiJ3zKXrbMyESiSo3jlgJje_mriL8p7I2s6bn6ZkNSesX5TZMreroA8H4SiIqAOwk160qTvCWaPY80TkYgdw/s640/blogger-image-373483936.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Looking back towards Edessa high up on the cliff top.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uSyv_eTfr6gy9pHMm2dCirlokHrEv7uqZ5YSoPSuuzgwZaNqomoQbvo2ETaKK1b6PyRalSE0IrELjy5qiOl1ClP9xFmXTUKUJ4-cF71SVezWbXWCosuOoSLdxdJOutOEa6WZX4rDC1s/s640/blogger-image--91558607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uSyv_eTfr6gy9pHMm2dCirlokHrEv7uqZ5YSoPSuuzgwZaNqomoQbvo2ETaKK1b6PyRalSE0IrELjy5qiOl1ClP9xFmXTUKUJ4-cF71SVezWbXWCosuOoSLdxdJOutOEa6WZX4rDC1s/s640/blogger-image--91558607.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">A few wet muddy places to negotiate, and streams to ford, but not too bad considering the recent rain.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q-I7Bd6eoHboEs88pIaG0QYAS53_P2M6b3paBCJN_jwsfsiIeeLRu5DzP5D209rQbVf7OU2mpPMAA5ypoI_XOLYhc-b3Low_JZ4017A-sbeSaBOKMvYArObpzXQyF1DxrY271Nb9F6o/s640/blogger-image-951061252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q-I7Bd6eoHboEs88pIaG0QYAS53_P2M6b3paBCJN_jwsfsiIeeLRu5DzP5D209rQbVf7OU2mpPMAA5ypoI_XOLYhc-b3Low_JZ4017A-sbeSaBOKMvYArObpzXQyF1DxrY271Nb9F6o/s640/blogger-image-951061252.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfm6OrbSJyjnt7FBoAGffVQEm7WxHIaIwa7ay6o6Sb0hq37EJ4AQPM1jgYW9zJfvbaGMhkUshJ3Z0ZppbZtCoZDDhwZ7XU446Wv6bDpKZbiYQ8cL7XNI35NtH-kzB8ZIX0l2b1ANCPsM/s640/blogger-image--1516692886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfm6OrbSJyjnt7FBoAGffVQEm7WxHIaIwa7ay6o6Sb0hq37EJ4AQPM1jgYW9zJfvbaGMhkUshJ3Z0ZppbZtCoZDDhwZ7XU446Wv6bDpKZbiYQ8cL7XNI35NtH-kzB8ZIX0l2b1ANCPsM/s640/blogger-image--1516692886.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Then up through some meadows with beautiful flowers! A lovely walk, with a stream burbling below, the sun shining, flowers blooming.... </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0cqWk65ItGC7dnMWPFNNngYfGNxOByhkHtHGMd8zkFUz1ZusLPTjAUqiKfHLlOsEu15ZhW8fd4S3BPNg392bYcBRG9Gbun9_7flovEwlo_soZcViUbxvrcpE4OgvuWmAiy7vu4hzNL0/s640/blogger-image--1610012567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0cqWk65ItGC7dnMWPFNNngYfGNxOByhkHtHGMd8zkFUz1ZusLPTjAUqiKfHLlOsEu15ZhW8fd4S3BPNg392bYcBRG9Gbun9_7flovEwlo_soZcViUbxvrcpE4OgvuWmAiy7vu4hzNL0/s640/blogger-image--1610012567.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgizLckGZPEoHF1j_G5o3otWCNHXREAizlpuJR0RuAcrOKPLH5bfz3Dj-PqyT0hYf3FrwRBSN4zznX90iwOyTev2uyWoeAWNH9iYusfy_okPZdsPrtmV8AM-RzFjVTW42vo0Lg9xkNMdQ/s640/blogger-image--1306368766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgizLckGZPEoHF1j_G5o3otWCNHXREAizlpuJR0RuAcrOKPLH5bfz3Dj-PqyT0hYf3FrwRBSN4zznX90iwOyTev2uyWoeAWNH9iYusfy_okPZdsPrtmV8AM-RzFjVTW42vo0Lg9xkNMdQ/s640/blogger-image--1306368766.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Alongside the railway tracks for a little while, </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61DyJE6qbxWzSGTBSil7dwBwnCIcS6wMcXE-B0r1u1FBasQzwppG0QqKMjTX3zNCcbtmX1bUWYV40N6hkVcti10lxHp75uD_yk7KJDCTqA5TTiA1H1sH6KJz00TYUhXvTyfA2sYQ3Zpc/s640/blogger-image--996621781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61DyJE6qbxWzSGTBSil7dwBwnCIcS6wMcXE-B0r1u1FBasQzwppG0QqKMjTX3zNCcbtmX1bUWYV40N6hkVcti10lxHp75uD_yk7KJDCTqA5TTiA1H1sH6KJz00TYUhXvTyfA2sYQ3Zpc/s640/blogger-image--996621781.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">then up along sheep meadows. We avoid a shepherd with a large flock of sheep and some dogs, </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbj_wuZpbHGQO2kzmVzx7AWKhxLR6OXmANyjlrmZAZX1kGa66bS2qaReKmlQsamacPDhflQv1g1WSo2FG3fqYF3Ost7Ykq86MbHA3Q9vk54F4Pd24l2-UV5vLMdHD-gRBbn0NZT0J7eA/s640/blogger-image--1872569740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbj_wuZpbHGQO2kzmVzx7AWKhxLR6OXmANyjlrmZAZX1kGa66bS2qaReKmlQsamacPDhflQv1g1WSo2FG3fqYF3Ost7Ykq86MbHA3Q9vk54F4Pd24l2-UV5vLMdHD-gRBbn0NZT0J7eA/s640/blogger-image--1872569740.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">head down past some solar panels, with more sheep eating the grass around them and keeping the ground tidy.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyBigLKzeNkxc3t4qe7GxKaeuVHtG4-fBCWILUlmlQ2JDrOmQSmRLMCOriW3J30vboPr8ELuhM2k-Irjy7WQoH8P5kA0eQHMN1SKmZxbQC6zmHbfKrxp6_YE6H-2OdOmzhP4wpv3RxPY/s640/blogger-image--1067726611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyBigLKzeNkxc3t4qe7GxKaeuVHtG4-fBCWILUlmlQ2JDrOmQSmRLMCOriW3J30vboPr8ELuhM2k-Irjy7WQoH8P5kA0eQHMN1SKmZxbQC6zmHbfKrxp6_YE6H-2OdOmzhP4wpv3RxPY/s640/blogger-image--1067726611.jpg"></a></div>I wish I could grow olives like these!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlPGvgKfs5e44LqwNYUyNGBl-wrA2TqKCGslf88UkYWbMAoMDq-1GEN0WBwYckqLo5H93JjVTY7xWhwz_gwmrTCN79MXlReThA6XZnqgd8X4Pczuj3H0caiz-rpNcDajX7sYGaktYGFc/s640/blogger-image-292569838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlPGvgKfs5e44LqwNYUyNGBl-wrA2TqKCGslf88UkYWbMAoMDq-1GEN0WBwYckqLo5H93JjVTY7xWhwz_gwmrTCN79MXlReThA6XZnqgd8X4Pczuj3H0caiz-rpNcDajX7sYGaktYGFc/s640/blogger-image-292569838.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Arrived Profitis Ilias at 1 pm</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"> We have a coffee - frappe and buy some bread, the lady says I have lovely colour eyes :) and gives us a huge pomegranate each!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I was admiring her olive trees while waiting for Patrick to put on his pack, the lovely lady came over to me and took my hand and led me into the cafe ... I wasn't sure what she wanted... Then she took a jar of olives, pointed to the tree ( her home made olives!) and put half a cupful into foil and a plastic bag and gave them to me! Yum, they tasted delicious! I'll look forward to snacking on them later!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We continue on after a 15 minute break </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">There seem to be more cafes, tavernas and food options on Kali than Profitis Ilias</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">There's nowhere to camp that is dry, everything is very wet underfoot from the heavy rain on Friday and Saturday, we can see that there's also been some localised flooding, the stream looks as though it rose a couple of meters...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-Sr8R30O558xaG8ra9OmFfxm5IqGJYcBsWAFMYMPQpXcKF1bwCGmBgmjwE7QheMBRfNiGljM34hGBGnWsOtCYkyMNBGp0ptEEulBKr4UMg5uht9hyQfqQARABQyx_YOeqSsAssVKs9Y/s640/blogger-image--2041394596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-Sr8R30O558xaG8ra9OmFfxm5IqGJYcBsWAFMYMPQpXcKF1bwCGmBgmjwE7QheMBRfNiGljM34hGBGnWsOtCYkyMNBGp0ptEEulBKr4UMg5uht9hyQfqQARABQyx_YOeqSsAssVKs9Y/s640/blogger-image--2041394596.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">So, we head on for another 14.5 km to Arawissos...are we crazy, have I bitten off more than I can chew? Will 29.5 km be the end of me?</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomDyBGX-Ip4jjwFtua54hGXdPfLAtwHiUt7dz6hjdPgfVipBmdKVm1Dh2FOTzdnX9xZW-yRxeYs70zqqMmkOuNycjyv9PXFBpX8zOzgenYZo4t01wLEPrj77qjTI3mC-jbrey266hXe4/s640/blogger-image--86331958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomDyBGX-Ip4jjwFtua54hGXdPfLAtwHiUt7dz6hjdPgfVipBmdKVm1Dh2FOTzdnX9xZW-yRxeYs70zqqMmkOuNycjyv9PXFBpX8zOzgenYZo4t01wLEPrj77qjTI3mC-jbrey266hXe4/s640/blogger-image--86331958.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Through endless orchards, cherry, Apple, stone fruit ( all harvested) kiwi fruit on the vines... Persimmons... Lucky we have GPS. I feel as though we're going around in circles.... Might be fatigue delirium setting in...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Finally arrive in Arawissos at 5:40. Walking past a house, a lovely group of ladies are eating pomegranates, they give us one and cut it open for us, yum! 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They are perhaps summer only places, although they look as though they haven't been open for quite some time... they're quite big and have a lovely set up on the river... 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Unless I dunk myself in the river!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We decide to head into the Main Street and call a taxi to go to Gianitsa, hotel Pella.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We find a little 'men only' bar, Patrick goes in to organise a taxi.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The lady who runs the bar invites us in, peels us some apples and we have a coffee each while we wait for the taxi to hotel Pella in Giannitsa (pronounced Yiannitsa, the G has a Y sound) </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">20 euro for the taxi to hotel Pella, yes they have plenty of rooms!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It's quite a big, modern hotel, a bit pricey at 70€ B&B... The owner is very friendly and helpful.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Lovely shower ! So nice to get rid of the sweat and put on clean clothes!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Dinner, 2 chicken souvlaki, beer and sour cherry juice (my favourite) 9€ </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The hotel owner suggests that tomorrow, we should stop at Pella for a while, look at the museum, and the archeological site then continue on to Chalkidona and stay at a small village hotel there... 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We've changed our plans due to forecast rain for the next couple of days, and no accommodation in the next few stages of the VE until Edessa. It's not an enjoyable experience to walk all day in the rain, and then not be able to get dry in the evening! </div>
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Luckily for us, Pece and his girlfriend are going to Greece for a couple of days and offer to drive us from Bitola to Edessa! So generous and kind! We meet Pece outside hotel Tokin at 6:30am it's rainy and foggy, definitely not good walking weather. We can't see a great deal of the countryside due to rain and fog...</div>
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We arrive at Edessa at about 9:30 am it's still raining and foggy... We find a nice little bakery for a coffee and snack. </div>
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Prices here are quite a bit more expensive than Macedonia, our coffees and pastries - called <i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; widows: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Mpougatsa (pastry with cheese and ham, delicious) </span></i>total 8:80€ the cafe has wi fi, so we're able to organise our accommodation at Hagiati Hotel, in the old Ottoman section of town, Varosi. It's a beautiful boutique hotel in an restored Ottoman house . It's a short walk from the cafe through the fog. </div>
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Our room is small, but lovely. There are delicious home made sweets in our room, a little like Turkish delight.</div>
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After settling in to our room, we put on our gortex jackets again, borrow an umbrella and venture out Edessa - a walk in the clouds... The hotel is in a perfect location, a short stroll to most of the sights - the old water wheel and machinery</div>
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The amazing thundering waterfall! The Varosi area of Edessa is perched at the edge of a cliff with streams flowing through the town then plunging down spectacularly !</div>
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There is a walk behind the falls</div>
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The noise of falls is deafening!</div>
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There are several waterfalls close together plummeting down.</div>
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A giant plane tree<br>
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A lovely small church perched at the edge of the cliff</div>
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Inside the 14th Century Byzantine Church Koimisis- of the Virgin Mary, it was very dark in the church and I wasn't able to use a flash... Sorry about photo quality, it's a lovely church, fabulous timber carving, frescos and carvings on the stone columns.</div>
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The Ottoman Varosi area of Edessa<br>
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Inside our lovely hotel Hagaiti! A cosy refuge from the wet rain and fog outside .</div>
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Dinner - it's Saturday on the recommendation of Hagiati we book a table at Ousies.... About 5 minutes walk from the hotel.</div><div class="Body">It's a lovely taverna, friendly service, great atmosphere, food and prices!</div><div class="Body"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8CMijlYG63SzbNNzCgtyiarzrjm5E-n0nmFvHP5u7JFKkimky7DoBNao1xCXfOX5mUTw1yx4HZL6qmsfFdhR0TAN5OCUQO3PpUOB7Qbx0n8Ug3sor5ouAsjZka_aeHBCnx0C1XUkFfI/s640/blogger-image--1224662747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8CMijlYG63SzbNNzCgtyiarzrjm5E-n0nmFvHP5u7JFKkimky7DoBNao1xCXfOX5mUTw1yx4HZL6qmsfFdhR0TAN5OCUQO3PpUOB7Qbx0n8Ug3sor5ouAsjZka_aeHBCnx0C1XUkFfI/s640/blogger-image--1224662747.jpg"></a></div>It's still raining lightly, and forecast for more rain and storms tomorrow!! I'm so glad we made the decision to come to Edessa and not attempt to walk and camp in the rain!</div><div class="Body">Back to the blissfully warm, cosy hotel! Good night . </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Edessa </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Varosi four seasons, restored stone
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<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWZtSxlhfPS6QDCrbbJc6-LkZQXo5wERo9ZDv93-n7n0EvUM031GxFBNA4YRMRvryhlUn5OdGE9hwiqqjOoBOUFhzUPylXG6Pd-eK7_YMSprh5Zzh8EwSjAjXKuWKYKz0pRDcHNFFJL4/s640/blogger-image-302496709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWZtSxlhfPS6QDCrbbJc6-LkZQXo5wERo9ZDv93-n7n0EvUM031GxFBNA4YRMRvryhlUn5OdGE9hwiqqjOoBOUFhzUPylXG6Pd-eK7_YMSprh5Zzh8EwSjAjXKuWKYKz0pRDcHNFFJL4/s640/blogger-image-302496709.jpg"></a></div>Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-20172767361961817122015-10-10T23:15:00.001-07:002015-10-12T11:36:12.476-07:00Edessa Sunday day eighteen 11th OctoberEdessa<div>Sunday 11th October day eighteen Via Egnatia</div><div><br></div><div>It rained heavily last night, it's forecast for some more rain today, but it looks as though it's clearing. We'll make the most of the sunshine to explore Edessa today... </div><div>I'm so glad we stayed another night in Edessa tonight to keep dry and warm!</div><div>The staff at Hagiati have organised for our washing to be done last night and this morning we receive our bundle of clean clothes! What luxury!</div><div>What a view this morning! Edessa is situated at the top of cliffs, yesterday all we could see was white fog!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf96AnmmqLyQIFTWpchT5ujhoDxXqwRFiD7N8z5aJCs8pzINx2x7L63YNOcN3E0uBs2Wi21Hoff7yQwXczHZPi-Pb_Cbi5EslC6vxpHgffn-ez0v0AFyHMWP6WaPNnmBAoQ1nX8cFGSk/s640/blogger-image--620666973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf96AnmmqLyQIFTWpchT5ujhoDxXqwRFiD7N8z5aJCs8pzINx2x7L63YNOcN3E0uBs2Wi21Hoff7yQwXczHZPi-Pb_Cbi5EslC6vxpHgffn-ez0v0AFyHMWP6WaPNnmBAoQ1nX8cFGSk/s640/blogger-image--620666973.jpg"></a></div>The waterfalls are a bit dirty from the heavy rain last night, they're thundering down!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIGeYe9BBubRkTDGKU3O5HTjDcmJj3IFeTnpIOErbfQtz0Eva2UoqX8BPLNNscXqPpglQUXkcf1ShHIbzd2muYeK0NFUH9CgHPS0VIXJUUUItuErLu-12PXAh12WseTqg7xPAJ-_-P0U/s640/blogger-image--1870656539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIGeYe9BBubRkTDGKU3O5HTjDcmJj3IFeTnpIOErbfQtz0Eva2UoqX8BPLNNscXqPpglQUXkcf1ShHIbzd2muYeK0NFUH9CgHPS0VIXJUUUItuErLu-12PXAh12WseTqg7xPAJ-_-P0U/s640/blogger-image--1870656539.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The sun is out! We head down the cobblestone path (near our hotel) down to the ancient Edessa city site</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqNxuda2aywNwIZMWEaRmVtqhHDz4v_tYcUV9HkNSOdEDV4Sgk3gAVZhHsmkNgpcT0eR-0orlNGJFbByapAfURO2yJLSorkdPCwOXUjswBveBxg33Xh8CacStNgMka5sU9ghsAhXgPfc/s640/blogger-image--1852285257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqNxuda2aywNwIZMWEaRmVtqhHDz4v_tYcUV9HkNSOdEDV4Sgk3gAVZhHsmkNgpcT0eR-0orlNGJFbByapAfURO2yJLSorkdPCwOXUjswBveBxg33Xh8CacStNgMka5sU9ghsAhXgPfc/s640/blogger-image--1852285257.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Y18nYHIJgLp1QrHEMIRc-AmpMcUHRnhvnaNagri2GnJTc3sS9iJgqjJaqc6cFXypeLPWw8O9CT_n40s4F1oTq_DLh18uBhUMGUZ8I3riHs_mKMumfEEjWE65HcXdEBEwablJZhdvBGY/s640/blogger-image-1256474813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Y18nYHIJgLp1QrHEMIRc-AmpMcUHRnhvnaNagri2GnJTc3sS9iJgqjJaqc6cFXypeLPWw8O9CT_n40s4F1oTq_DLh18uBhUMGUZ8I3riHs_mKMumfEEjWE65HcXdEBEwablJZhdvBGY/s640/blogger-image-1256474813.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The path ends at the back gate of the archeology site, and it's open, so we walk in. We're the only people here this morning! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRw_w-wvPu-sWlKcqo2WvbT47Me4Skdr5w89umQxxIY79rhVeO7iqVSQHMyzNbUO2jlKEPl7uljjc1Sb7EvjvbhLXfHBFmp9W1pNJlBmLCaJ3Ea6Ncwvx-Z_YkqKG4KfqlVEcH_YSkOE/s640/blogger-image-43292054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRw_w-wvPu-sWlKcqo2WvbT47Me4Skdr5w89umQxxIY79rhVeO7iqVSQHMyzNbUO2jlKEPl7uljjc1Sb7EvjvbhLXfHBFmp9W1pNJlBmLCaJ3Ea6Ncwvx-Z_YkqKG4KfqlVEcH_YSkOE/s640/blogger-image-43292054.jpg"></a></div><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So enjoyable to wander around on our own, enjoying the peace and quiet and soaking in the atmosphere.. Ancient Edessa became a complex walled city, important for trade on the Via Egnatia between 4th and 6th cent BC</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI0A7ybn_551pEmtcEhVNQiwSvBjBMK6meTbkXt2TSdzSnGqJsNU-dZ0SYlZF2AjbaA9gl0yMWG32hFRLqjiHv71cvghkYlguzV_b3A28E-duVaMk6Y6zV7-Ar70J1I86_A-eOtl0cL4/s640/blogger-image-127942124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI0A7ybn_551pEmtcEhVNQiwSvBjBMK6meTbkXt2TSdzSnGqJsNU-dZ0SYlZF2AjbaA9gl0yMWG32hFRLqjiHv71cvghkYlguzV_b3A28E-duVaMk6Y6zV7-Ar70J1I86_A-eOtl0cL4/s640/blogger-image-127942124.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We can see the brown coloured waterfalls of Edessa behind the columns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuvkt0WbSanWKmWl85En3UyQQb3iJ-R5OTfWcNJJwsRzN7__ysYFahXA1-o0C4qqyFFrQYsSzJrEE4KNToEUd2Wvwbt5mPRW_SUOvcLJw9Sh-RPUSK__tidWw7pCmdeYWKqhMVfQSyj0/s640/blogger-image--1367220520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuvkt0WbSanWKmWl85En3UyQQb3iJ-R5OTfWcNJJwsRzN7__ysYFahXA1-o0C4qqyFFrQYsSzJrEE4KNToEUd2Wvwbt5mPRW_SUOvcLJw9Sh-RPUSK__tidWw7pCmdeYWKqhMVfQSyj0/s640/blogger-image--1367220520.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Strolling back up to Edessa, we meet some friendly goats walking along the path.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZvGfeyCHCMHf00vCS6s6v1k9rAugLuFG7cEv8zzfxS72GscT7fotKcEYwdPRiBW4Wxe6bHnYxJ-pLH1QbgXCj-P8iNwP2ZkS02f1j5samua9R_NhesLad0hf08_JBk-FhSz4p7vgIPc/s640/blogger-image-1288122628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZvGfeyCHCMHf00vCS6s6v1k9rAugLuFG7cEv8zzfxS72GscT7fotKcEYwdPRiBW4Wxe6bHnYxJ-pLH1QbgXCj-P8iNwP2ZkS02f1j5samua9R_NhesLad0hf08_JBk-FhSz4p7vgIPc/s640/blogger-image-1288122628.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Back up the cobbled path, not always the easiest surface to walk along, but at least it's not muddy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKT3gOx08K1Dd9L6C0Ln86Ac_FOah0H3__4Au4w-rmRCU-SCIglG3HOViF5zWiWRLGsLXvMdpuPv0cF5z4VI-GtxfM8gv5id9HKYm_jzp_qV0QnpmzMCRPePzv-26ShhFWlmGaP4oYUU/s640/blogger-image-889557296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKT3gOx08K1Dd9L6C0Ln86Ac_FOah0H3__4Au4w-rmRCU-SCIglG3HOViF5zWiWRLGsLXvMdpuPv0cF5z4VI-GtxfM8gv5id9HKYm_jzp_qV0QnpmzMCRPePzv-26ShhFWlmGaP4oYUU/s640/blogger-image-889557296.jpg"></a></div>Love this cat! Found the highes possible point on the roof!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZABUJKmXcPJwH_WJZLLKlBpmrGR4J_IvMNNwRENAE7VdPPCq4qlnMFwZIQp2tXcLEO_gR9eodflBerB4FKJMfYveS8v-CvkY5v5g041RsKhyphenhyphenmfI830R5AT5Z8T6Zr0B6dL9iqHArGSac/s640/blogger-image-136278494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZABUJKmXcPJwH_WJZLLKlBpmrGR4J_IvMNNwRENAE7VdPPCq4qlnMFwZIQp2tXcLEO_gR9eodflBerB4FKJMfYveS8v-CvkY5v5g041RsKhyphenhyphenmfI830R5AT5Z8T6Zr0B6dL9iqHArGSac/s640/blogger-image-136278494.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked up to the other end of Edessa to find the old Ottoman bridge. The rivers are all over full, and muddy! 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Lovely hotel, great location, helpful host Gregory and family, fabulous breakfast!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hagiati traditional Hotel, Edessa http://www.hagiati.gr</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Near old quarter and waterfalls per night approx $86 AUD (60€ B&B) </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">hagiati@hagiati.gr </span></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="tel:+30%202381051" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">+30 2381051</a>501</span></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Makedonomahon 40, Edessa</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-66002874349670407492015-10-10T12:00:00.000-07:002015-10-10T12:00:03.128-07:00Dihovo to Bitola day sixteen 9/10/15<h2>
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A short walk from Villa Dihovo to Bitola about 7 km </div>
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We left Villa Dihovo at about 10 am after a leisurely sit in the sunshine and breakfast, happy days, sunny day again!</div>
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It's a lovely easy rural walk this morning, sheep, farms and fields...</div>
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Thankfully the track isn't too muddy</div>
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after a little while we walk through the village Brusnik. Quite a few empty houses again, and fields and orchards that look unkempt. </div>
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Instead of walking the path described in the guidebook, from Brusnik we head directly to Bitola, we want to avoid too much mud...it also makes the walk much shorter today.</div>
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Everyone has red peppers drying.</div>
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As we approach the centre of Bitola we walk along the river canal, the autumn leaves are starting to change colour.</div>
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Statue of Alexander the Great, then we walk down Shirok Sakak, the main pedestrian street to find our accommodation, Tokin House.</div>
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Bitola is quite a surprise! It has a lovely feel, there are wide boulevards impressive old buildings, it's another town with a huge coffee culture! It's only midday and the cafes are full of people having coffees, socialising and chatting along Shirok Sakak...</div>
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Arrived at Bitola - Tokin house at 12:00. </div>
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Our room isn't ready yet, but Yasmin at reception is very apologetic and helpful, we leave our big packs and she takes us to their local restaurant Korzo - around the corner for lunch. We get a 10% discount as we are guests at Tokin house.</div>
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We order a local red for me, Patrick a beer and local food, delicious and filling! (The dish of marinated chillis is quite Spicy!)</div>
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We plan to explore the ancient site of Heracleia after lunch.</div>
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Heracleia was founded by Philip II , Father of Alexander the Great in the middle of the fourth century BC. </div>
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We spot these cheeky squirrels jumping around the park on our walk to Heracleia, about half a km from the town centre.</div>
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Heracleia, founded fourth century BC by Philip II , father of Alexander the Great and named after Hercules. Only a small part of the site has been excavated.</div>
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And old well, with deep grooves from years of hauling up water.</div>
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We walked back to Tokin house late in the afternoon and phoned Pece, he's going to Greece for a few days tomorrow and has offered to drop us off! he'll pick us up at 6:30 am tomorrow morning and drop us off at Edessa, he's so kind! Its forecast to rain again tomorrow for two days... Walking and camping in the rain is not a good option, there's no accommodation between Bitola and Edessa along the Via Egnatia that we can find. There are no buses from Bitola to Greece.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">She shows us the incredible church of </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; widows: 1;">Sv.Dimitrija</span></div>
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Another option in Bukovo is Villa Bukovo, run by Toni Krrstevski - on air B&B looks lovely and can sleep up to 4 people. Email krstevskitoni@yahoo.com </div>
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Such a colour contrast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Such a lovely village and surrounding countryside! 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Villa Dihovo</div><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://villadihovo.com </span><span style="widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">- Pece Cvetkovski</span></div><div><div style="widows: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; widows: auto;">phone: </span><a href="tel:+389 47 293040" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; widows: auto; text-decoration: none;">+389 47 293040</a><br style="widows: auto;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; widows: auto;">mobile: </span><a href="tel:+389 70 544744" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; widows: auto; text-decoration: none;">+389 70 544744</a><br style="widows: auto;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; widows: auto;">email: contact@villadihovo.com</span></span></div></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><div class="Body" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Also listed on air b&b and booking.com</div><div class="Body" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br></div><div class="Body" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Another accommodation option I've just found is <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); widows: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">in Bukovo called Villa Bukovo, run by Toni Krrstevski - on air B&B looks lovely and can sleep up to 4 people. Email krstevskitoni@yahoo.com it looks as though it's very close to the VET rail, Bukovo would make a good base to explore Bitola </span></div><div class="Body"><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/621358?s=F82LpdmW </span></div></div>
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Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-76260628478835370872015-10-08T17:34:00.000-07:002015-10-08T17:34:00.666-07:00Resen to Dihovo - the weather changes our plans day fourteen 7/10/15<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have breakfast at the Royal L hotel, call Erol our taxi driver ready to,head off - we need to stop off at the supermarket for some more supplies first. We may be camping again tonight!</span></div><div class="Body" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our plans change! As did the weather!</span></div><div class="Body"><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We've been so lucky with beautiful weather so far on this walk, I've only needed my Teletubbies poncho once for a couple of hours on the first day of our walk during an afternoon storm. But it's overcast and drizzling this morning, the weather forecast shows showers for the next couple of days.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Had breaky at the hotel of omelet, spicy red pepper mixture, bread and coffee.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Passports returned! Yeah!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">dinner, bed and breakfast 2435 den </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Phoned for our Taxi driver, Erol and ready to go at 9am</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Got dropped off near the start of the walk from Resen, a gentle drizzle is falling </div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On with the Teletubbie poncho</span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpd9iYQGBJG7eLrFjrAHSwmlVNcmGyR89lTeRqJ1k0cI-PoEZpH1G0_mdQ07YLz29CuHdsAiuiNWtyM_9v_chOou6_wCbit2PZ34fa36_B9TSjCkxjLv6JnyZ1sHW9GrPC0wLUth2RJo/s640/blogger-image-1577241624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpd9iYQGBJG7eLrFjrAHSwmlVNcmGyR89lTeRqJ1k0cI-PoEZpH1G0_mdQ07YLz29CuHdsAiuiNWtyM_9v_chOou6_wCbit2PZ34fa36_B9TSjCkxjLv6JnyZ1sHW9GrPC0wLUth2RJo/s640/blogger-image-1577241624.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Many mud brickhouses in Sopotsko, half of them seem empty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrabvBUjlJnbUNfezGY_3XPaXdD35chNTN41ctEd_Wg7riOlXun64965iHbe85r24kVX6uGz5YTJdgn9F1uVduZXMKnKA2VkXafj14GEw_jomfs_CzOQoQQmlg6furuXfbsQARBRbIgek/s640/blogger-image--608134828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrabvBUjlJnbUNfezGY_3XPaXdD35chNTN41ctEd_Wg7riOlXun64965iHbe85r24kVX6uGz5YTJdgn9F1uVduZXMKnKA2VkXafj14GEw_jomfs_CzOQoQQmlg6furuXfbsQARBRbIgek/s640/blogger-image--608134828.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lots of buildings have seen better days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18-NqxaarQ2HHqyXsq3dHRNRdHCysCuwZ1-c_RKsDhBcIy61zWv5ntscFfzhQiI25fh-IlMzHNyfhlvQ6hv7AlpOYjc7UA_mNfoIEY3ePoUhWyk7ItvOxJtVq_vsyuiLBAoRgAGud_Ls/s640/blogger-image-2052994820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18-NqxaarQ2HHqyXsq3dHRNRdHCysCuwZ1-c_RKsDhBcIy61zWv5ntscFfzhQiI25fh-IlMzHNyfhlvQ6hv7AlpOYjc7UA_mNfoIEY3ePoUhWyk7ItvOxJtVq_vsyuiLBAoRgAGud_Ls/s640/blogger-image-2052994820.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254)" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">We get some supplies from the small</span></font><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> shop in Sopotsko opposite an empty derelict komune building.</span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qtXkn77Skk70U9jbINjKzDXpPnROVyXL0tus0upMmTUeR-aTgWFNwbd2NU3oLWsEldRsePuHmoi_3ueFcB6Kooq67EnizYs4u02yv9kRTLqnkWyq2rIjxLlOflxuLHDdQ0-6iB8PFdI/s640/blogger-image-922821114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qtXkn77Skk70U9jbINjKzDXpPnROVyXL0tus0upMmTUeR-aTgWFNwbd2NU3oLWsEldRsePuHmoi_3ueFcB6Kooq67EnizYs4u02yv9kRTLqnkWyq2rIjxLlOflxuLHDdQ0-6iB8PFdI/s640/blogger-image-922821114.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just after we leave Sopotsko and head along the Apple orchards the rain gets heavier, and the track becomes a muddy quagmire...</span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM5EmjWdKbP6CWQcxZqMWJZqwRDD0GGYT2_UvEzR81x4FfB5-b3StHhc10hxxGzidhEs_hcfOmPrDLRQEPQsWCNChbsI6zq_yHZEPcIvd2G-TVjVLPCPeps75X1oBwqN9ff2VBnTVZK0/s640/blogger-image-1971424845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM5EmjWdKbP6CWQcxZqMWJZqwRDD0GGYT2_UvEzR81x4FfB5-b3StHhc10hxxGzidhEs_hcfOmPrDLRQEPQsWCNChbsI6zq_yHZEPcIvd2G-TVjVLPCPeps75X1oBwqN9ff2VBnTVZK0/s640/blogger-image-1971424845.jpg"></a></div>Local wildlife - a newt I think? Enjoying the wet weather, we saw a few of these out and about in the rain. The rain and mud increase... </span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSJpgFl591hl64XEzf-jH-0awCrJQhFkCKJ220ODjDbi-suxhxvFHPtAEJG_VgVHsc69zDNzs9d7CgFXfBCBYo-o6f58Ks9JumZCBY7WL2yw5EzxHZGd7bXFsnu2QJ3h1JOAfo0dVW3g/s640/blogger-image--104453769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSJpgFl591hl64XEzf-jH-0awCrJQhFkCKJ220ODjDbi-suxhxvFHPtAEJG_VgVHsc69zDNzs9d7CgFXfBCBYo-o6f58Ks9JumZCBY7WL2yw5EzxHZGd7bXFsnu2QJ3h1JOAfo0dVW3g/s640/blogger-image--104453769.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There's no accommodation in our destination on Capari tonight, we had planned on camping... We use the reprieve from the rain under a motorway tunnel to reassess our situation... No way am I putting up the tent in this mud and rain! I've booked Villa Dihovo for Thursday night, we phone Pece at Villa Dihovo to see if we can come tonight! Yes, there's a vacancy, and he'll send a taxi to get us from the motorway! Fabulous, he's so Helpful!</span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fPVGpNF8VvVrIfF0zr5qS4LuTlqNfyjNjzpavvbAcxsyrEZlhYThT_jIWlVkGi85TFh8ZvYdETt7OLY91GiluIbs9rTjCRj2QeSm1mixFDRjg89pGyxQ8fsiEOWqSKIeTqE5iFUU2vU/s640/blogger-image--2069398790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fPVGpNF8VvVrIfF0zr5qS4LuTlqNfyjNjzpavvbAcxsyrEZlhYThT_jIWlVkGi85TFh8ZvYdETt7OLY91GiluIbs9rTjCRj2QeSm1mixFDRjg89pGyxQ8fsiEOWqSKIeTqE5iFUU2vU/s640/blogger-image--2069398790.jpg"></a></div></span><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="widows: auto;">We climb up the embankment onto the motorway road to Bitola, and wait for a taxi.</div></span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After 15 minutes a car pulls over and the driver calls "Patrick " it's Pece from Villa Dihovo come to pick us up! Saved... </span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What a difference 20 minutes can make, Villa Dihovo is delightful! We have our own room with ensuite and a sitting room with toasty fire!</span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="widows: 1; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="widows: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXGdQDi9FNpAHQla1nuUva2591I29n79vpfFwwVrmpPaBOPluMA9OaVWzXdkUmwYG3dSbeWOja4UrPggVumrTKtd7vlZnvHJMTBPUgxXy1UVwnStnOORuO8ZP1-i8wDsKst63tsYPv5E/s640/blogger-image--1661964574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXGdQDi9FNpAHQla1nuUva2591I29n79vpfFwwVrmpPaBOPluMA9OaVWzXdkUmwYG3dSbeWOja4UrPggVumrTKtd7vlZnvHJMTBPUgxXy1UVwnStnOORuO8ZP1-i8wDsKst63tsYPv5E/s640/blogger-image--1661964574.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="widows: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7-YPPwcXwK4T-escq0eM7YuUWuwqyD86vQYqnlRej5h4NE1DnKrOzhbMCizQG8w1ZI-T-xn08K8F_KpKHyPJF-I0S0qrjyJBOqw8qjC8Xeq0pIj_TY_x9wmeBBA5zUGVzi8F2x-4Xj0/s640/blogger-image--652662621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7-YPPwcXwK4T-escq0eM7YuUWuwqyD86vQYqnlRej5h4NE1DnKrOzhbMCizQG8w1ZI-T-xn08K8F_KpKHyPJF-I0S0qrjyJBOqw8qjC8Xeq0pIj_TY_x9wmeBBA5zUGVzi8F2x-4Xj0/s640/blogger-image--652662621.jpg"></a></div>After a delicious hot shower, warm and dry clothes on, the rain eases enough for us to have a little explore of the charming village of Dihovo. The village is full of lovely stone cottages, sadly half of them aren't lived in!</div><div style="widows: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjGAcot47zSC2JyLcuPsgh8HyQkway331830cv5SMJHo4drSd-GtUi3bixgEFsAnUg4m_kk_M2uLxSImtFKkESUFE8_Qnha76E95vQXMrhaMk2H37EUgiHzGbSyutFcm71frUvx5-gIw/s640/blogger-image--1052069121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjGAcot47zSC2JyLcuPsgh8HyQkway331830cv5SMJHo4drSd-GtUi3bixgEFsAnUg4m_kk_M2uLxSImtFKkESUFE8_Qnha76E95vQXMrhaMk2H37EUgiHzGbSyutFcm71frUvx5-gIw/s640/blogger-image--1052069121.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We met Mick, a local who had lived and worked in Australia - Sydney for fifteen years, he's now retired and farms six Fresian milking cows. He explains that half the village either lives and works overseas, or lives in the city - Bitola (about 8 km away) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQTVUglGZ0jEBxP2kumQD6RBHtinMlw8kYbypYkV2hTrtwkM11cHCVHkvXTYMmxdq_p_YSjpOtps49tkdp-ChHkpivKcTX8fJh43Tpyf0NzZfn8VF9bZPSGFaYErLFEU9o6J5XlouNPc/s640/blogger-image--919747604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQTVUglGZ0jEBxP2kumQD6RBHtinMlw8kYbypYkV2hTrtwkM11cHCVHkvXTYMmxdq_p_YSjpOtps49tkdp-ChHkpivKcTX8fJh43Tpyf0NzZfn8VF9bZPSGFaYErLFEU9o6J5XlouNPc/s640/blogger-image--919747604.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J9WILG9PRuGPju2ENGL7Sj5kBaIB6VBcHV5bMNFkWwIoLu0yCaxIg00-NpVdw1mP7St-zsOdvUG5m9smJwQ2MnZxl-4G0vx0otI1DzzWrKrrSKHVBoAg9i-cHndIURJDECsO1Gac58g/s640/blogger-image--766725876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J9WILG9PRuGPju2ENGL7Sj5kBaIB6VBcHV5bMNFkWwIoLu0yCaxIg00-NpVdw1mP7St-zsOdvUG5m9smJwQ2MnZxl-4G0vx0otI1DzzWrKrrSKHVBoAg9i-cHndIURJDECsO1Gac58g/s640/blogger-image--766725876.jpg"></a></div>Pece and villa Dihovo Wine cellar</div><div style="widows: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZcCy8UuCIHyhtkzA3gIiq7UmwdKi6oYu_Bzpo6PQKPM40q2tNN9PS0c-qWxPwGB5-M7Vzj_MhEujHfv4nFmFjlZxkhnZuz7QmL6KjqY0DcHiW5Hmf_7xWy5e5Z9MJGtg8kVnprJzpnM/s640/blogger-image--1749197433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZcCy8UuCIHyhtkzA3gIiq7UmwdKi6oYu_Bzpo6PQKPM40q2tNN9PS0c-qWxPwGB5-M7Vzj_MhEujHfv4nFmFjlZxkhnZuz7QmL6KjqY0DcHiW5Hmf_7xWy5e5Z9MJGtg8kVnprJzpnM/s640/blogger-image--1749197433.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Delicious dinner of local foods, salad from the garden, stuffed vine leaves and Pece's wine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SE9dp2tWzLGJV5fdSfl153B5dQwnpeZRWFkf7zR8-C2QlI-nEP6Zlxbi3ANMVbEVELXNU2I0oOUHjwMWEr7E4fHkDYEx2BPSUkSQCOg9gqtTiFRpL8_dht_CIrCP6_p2axPPETouPWI/s640/blogger-image--1146180671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SE9dp2tWzLGJV5fdSfl153B5dQwnpeZRWFkf7zR8-C2QlI-nEP6Zlxbi3ANMVbEVELXNU2I0oOUHjwMWEr7E4fHkDYEx2BPSUkSQCOg9gqtTiFRpL8_dht_CIrCP6_p2axPPETouPWI/s640/blogger-image--1146180671.jpg"></a></div></div></span></div></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Finally decide to get out of my sleeping bag and brave the chilly morning air...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; 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From the GPS it looks as though we're half way to Resen now. The track so far this morning has been mostly along rough roads or 4wd tracks, no problems navigating so far!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGp3TG-KZK2-I-g71v9fhOtJezBmIpTdfzcexzjqLATt4IyjubGGAPRY4RcpaiGPa3huaCc2xSHmMxfi3oMVGgYYKFd0ayTuUoLV86hUtIPT8UUj8Al9_lgLGuLwXxiBL5Bpo1Y5C3C4/s640/blogger-image--672989920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGp3TG-KZK2-I-g71v9fhOtJezBmIpTdfzcexzjqLATt4IyjubGGAPRY4RcpaiGPa3huaCc2xSHmMxfi3oMVGgYYKFd0ayTuUoLV86hUtIPT8UUj8Al9_lgLGuLwXxiBL5Bpo1Y5C3C4/s640/blogger-image--672989920.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It looks as though people have recently cleared some trees from the tracks and driven a tractor or 4wd along it.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIydP8Vq9XNLM5xKJx8IGbuc4-5qR655hNKT6akSJxBpcMvKY455cwPxFD-1oEyvi7Tf19fmSRUrSM7Y7cs7NpWBe_SWwoLdVPYOgwEJXWeGWWQUP5uiT3uxaiHFlArmzW62ww_hSmAKI/s640/blogger-image--801166149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIydP8Vq9XNLM5xKJx8IGbuc4-5qR655hNKT6akSJxBpcMvKY455cwPxFD-1oEyvi7Tf19fmSRUrSM7Y7cs7NpWBe_SWwoLdVPYOgwEJXWeGWWQUP5uiT3uxaiHFlArmzW62ww_hSmAKI/s640/blogger-image--801166149.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Then, wow warning warning!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">If you're planning walking this section, take the opportunity at the meadow overlooking the Prespa lake to put on long pants, or attach your zip off hiking bottoms to your shorts, we have about 45 min of bush bashing through evil stinging nettles, thorny plants and blackberries trying to attack us, sometimes successfully! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The photo below shows the evil nettle "track" Patrick has his GPS in his hand continuously for this section, the tracks keep changing and shifting levels.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12UJAw5texZfb7g_gvXP9TvY0WvLjgFohy4t1Nq9-NsYzvzzcj9ee5IWC7QDeXXOj3RpH4HkfH9o4o7pctj1lbyFzKwx-NYSlh2gdheMaFYhga2GPmc9k14po1yJYd_TzzeRmpUA1yK8/s640/blogger-image--725051597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12UJAw5texZfb7g_gvXP9TvY0WvLjgFohy4t1Nq9-NsYzvzzcj9ee5IWC7QDeXXOj3RpH4HkfH9o4o7pctj1lbyFzKwx-NYSlh2gdheMaFYhga2GPmc9k14po1yJYd_TzzeRmpUA1yK8/s640/blogger-image--725051597.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Finally the track clears a little, and its quite pleasant walking through the shady quiet forest, there's so much leaf litter on the forest floor that our feet sink at each step like we're stepping into a soft, downy pillow.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdglnEfRfBx7O2sn8RK_mUoT86IAhwFBt0719PAhl2GZvpHL2XT95cDnjcrs975ji9tGMbBMiSQWMc8YjtcxzlmfgZOWE79FhdKANzD3n_veQISsvbjz2eu0p-w2trIbRX-SCce5dsEc/s640/blogger-image-1668196476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdglnEfRfBx7O2sn8RK_mUoT86IAhwFBt0719PAhl2GZvpHL2XT95cDnjcrs975ji9tGMbBMiSQWMc8YjtcxzlmfgZOWE79FhdKANzD3n_veQISsvbjz2eu0p-w2trIbRX-SCce5dsEc/s640/blogger-image-1668196476.jpg"></a></div>Once we're down from the mountain, the scenery changes again...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Apple Heaven! The apple orchards here are loaded with fruit being picked, !!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nT9QdfTgMlKTmhwl-C7aCAi1DpfPd3CddaKS_OWqG4WAoevxjW7H6KiHCs9sPrfsmSIHjKRiBiwVbM8tlWQRBBEOnKgVNMMsHAAeWvbX4Eb1ZIEK1GWb1DEXM9Lj4H5jfyCyMZYGgO0/s640/blogger-image-2138318568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nT9QdfTgMlKTmhwl-C7aCAi1DpfPd3CddaKS_OWqG4WAoevxjW7H6KiHCs9sPrfsmSIHjKRiBiwVbM8tlWQRBBEOnKgVNMMsHAAeWvbX4Eb1ZIEK1GWb1DEXM9Lj4H5jfyCyMZYGgO0/s640/blogger-image-2138318568.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I waved hello to some harvesters and admired their apples, and they gave us some, sooo delicious, crispy, crunchy, sweet...</span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYts49KU7kTJCaWzIVrkHWZ0vF4J9Ya-McFG08UUBSJ545OkHWVZJNfuC85r9RYWqc69esTI1zi4EH8KuBej_GdsuutY9hyphenhyphenfQMo-IfWGrmq26ZUIiKsPPN3vNugCfGk6N0mmmp6eiurQ/s640/blogger-image--1850691779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYts49KU7kTJCaWzIVrkHWZ0vF4J9Ya-McFG08UUBSJ545OkHWVZJNfuC85r9RYWqc69esTI1zi4EH8KuBej_GdsuutY9hyphenhyphenfQMo-IfWGrmq26ZUIiKsPPN3vNugCfGk6N0mmmp6eiurQ/s640/blogger-image--1850691779.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Bloody hell, up another hill, covered in pine forest, then up the top hallelujah! I can see Resen below, my feet and legs are ready for a rest! Sadly there's also a lot of rubbish here on the path into town.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Arrived in Resen 4 pm, phew quite an effort today! Glad we left from halfway up the mountain and that we've arrived.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Sat at a coffee shop in the town square ... Interesting place, there's a big public square, a bazaar, people out wandering and having coffees... Patrick had a local beer, Zlatendab which he enjoyed, I had a macchiato and a sparkling water.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Well, it's very funny the way things turn out! There's a large hotel in Resen that's closed, and the other hotel, on the main square that we check out is fully booked with Apple pickers! Apparently being fully booked only happens one week a year, and it's this week, apple harvest week! There certainly are lots of tractors and trailers loaded with apples and people everywhere.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkQnc9_aQhbmteEpkWze8Hgyb86neTo4t7G82NMjm36owVTaxM0Coul8t8FD65iRqV1oiPoZLQbEEJ3OSICldgBdX4-d40bQnHsMdwOnDc92ZikLYI-NLmrmtCt2J7Z95P2Cns3gvEHU/s640/blogger-image--1000276763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkQnc9_aQhbmteEpkWze8Hgyb86neTo4t7G82NMjm36owVTaxM0Coul8t8FD65iRqV1oiPoZLQbEEJ3OSICldgBdX4-d40bQnHsMdwOnDc92ZikLYI-NLmrmtCt2J7Z95P2Cns3gvEHU/s640/blogger-image--1000276763.jpg"></a></div>It's a shame we can't stay in Resen, it looks like quite an interesting town, with pedestrian boulevards, a bazaar, quite a few shops and cafes.</div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">There's a hotel about 6 km out of town in a small village, </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">called</span><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254)" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);"> Carevdvor the hotel Royal approx 30 euro B&B , so we find a cab, luckily find an English speaking driver, Erol, who's lived in Sweden for many years. He drives us the 6 km or so towards Lake Prespa to the hotel for 150 den</span></font></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">And if we phone him tomorrow he'll come and pick us up in the morning and take us to our starting point for tomorrow's walk.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Mobi Taxi, Erol PH: <a href="tel:070508763" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">070508763</a></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It was lovely camping last night, but it's just as lovely (in a different way) to have a hot shower, wash my hair and have a bed to sleep in!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The Royal L Hotel doesn't seem to have any other guests staying... Very quiet! A basic, clean hotel with western style bathroom fixtures.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">After our showers, some clothes washing and little rest we have a short wander around the village, A lovely sunset tonight </div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBpserENG1AGOY2YIsxH0L9uqrrruaVqaU3b5HkMWhvTzY5SGsOD3TEmwhhW9cqYkgU2B9uzyqG4O5_4s-nLuXDVLNq9lFmsojUQiqQpNePr87HEWwJ67hdKpIMuJjDFhw6fK-qD1J1o/s640/blogger-image-1666494043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBpserENG1AGOY2YIsxH0L9uqrrruaVqaU3b5HkMWhvTzY5SGsOD3TEmwhhW9cqYkgU2B9uzyqG4O5_4s-nLuXDVLNq9lFmsojUQiqQpNePr87HEWwJ67hdKpIMuJjDFhw6fK-qD1J1o/s640/blogger-image-1666494043.jpg"></font></a></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">quite a few mud brick buildings here, and some large new homes, some of the apple farmers seem to be doing OK.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTx5ipt1rsM-v35_eBZ6nRrluPRhsBZkXIEMQl2Y9ZP4gGggOk9SB5ZODE4O8A4islTm26DePA8GTMAtm3AELQVk24FH7Hu3h0-MmipmYQGK3Z9YhSqAxOhD6StMXTqVxV-fDdqTkRrg/s640/blogger-image-582924274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTx5ipt1rsM-v35_eBZ6nRrluPRhsBZkXIEMQl2Y9ZP4gGggOk9SB5ZODE4O8A4islTm26DePA8GTMAtm3AELQVk24FH7Hu3h0-MmipmYQGK3Z9YhSqAxOhD6StMXTqVxV-fDdqTkRrg/s640/blogger-image-582924274.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We can't find a market, so we'll need to get more supplies tomorrow.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We have dinner at the hotel.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Chicken - Pile, and salad for me</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Pork chop and salad for Patrick. Not a whole range of choice - no menu 😊 a bit reminiscent of the "menu del dia" options on the Camino de Santiago...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">They want our passports, and we'll get them back in the morning, first time that's happened on the trip.... And I don't like it one bit!</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Good night all </div></div>
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Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-71126978774035104322015-10-06T17:29:00.000-07:002015-10-07T08:26:03.483-07:00Ohrid to Velgosti and part way up the mountain day twelve 5/10/15<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A short stroll today... Bracing ourselves for what we read in the guide book is a huge day walking over the mountain - and my tummy's not too terrific, so I'm pacing myself...</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Patrick gets a Macedonian data sim in the morning, and we heave on our packs and head out of Ohrid at about 10 am</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The first part of our walk is along the streets of Ohrid. Some characterful old decaying houses on the way.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tShkt4bFS89Me7tPhZTEfw7ECrviSvS7B0ocqLKZE-gX632ypXUmODZJKzfKTeso4Rz6f4O0YBtlFf3TqwN8BGZA5n_dYIUL71Vd8cNhPp6brNJZ0kCI3Nz7YmMikIToTYzpzmHr5bk/s640/blogger-image-1716046868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tShkt4bFS89Me7tPhZTEfw7ECrviSvS7B0ocqLKZE-gX632ypXUmODZJKzfKTeso4Rz6f4O0YBtlFf3TqwN8BGZA5n_dYIUL71Vd8cNhPp6brNJZ0kCI3Nz7YmMikIToTYzpzmHr5bk/s640/blogger-image-1716046868.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliQf_PySzSgZnQvNWwh8VPRmeJCH6g6GUxRie7OKWjCc3eVTutbsCTSek-800qCPzY5CDXCWS_LT6oQGsDtpjaFOUasl_PXD258g6Nitn0eqqXjcO5rNlKXhFbR9blQTNTloxTqvOoUo/s640/blogger-image-524641128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliQf_PySzSgZnQvNWwh8VPRmeJCH6g6GUxRie7OKWjCc3eVTutbsCTSek-800qCPzY5CDXCWS_LT6oQGsDtpjaFOUasl_PXD258g6Nitn0eqqXjcO5rNlKXhFbR9blQTNTloxTqvOoUo/s640/blogger-image-524641128.jpg"></a></div>Soon we're back in the countryside again!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTVP7lPWXkxxWlgJCZKZhn4Bw6uk9dsKCAM6tzeN_NSegB27U_dvF4QWPZ51q2qmfVMFyL9Vks22dUKdMesGl9KqzuwRPs6MR8lMnaDS0NFgxONBeIvs_mqoywXbllKxI6vbnxuHGvBU/s640/blogger-image-666222612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTVP7lPWXkxxWlgJCZKZhn4Bw6uk9dsKCAM6tzeN_NSegB27U_dvF4QWPZ51q2qmfVMFyL9Vks22dUKdMesGl9KqzuwRPs6MR8lMnaDS0NFgxONBeIvs_mqoywXbllKxI6vbnxuHGvBU/s640/blogger-image-666222612.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We walk by the Sv Pekta monastery, the forest and spring look lovely, it looks as though it's also a starting point for trails up into the mountains, and a walks going to a number of small churches in the hills. There's an option of accommodation here, but we decide to continue onwards.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJbAgfn9a6WBsxW7BrvHE180nrUGJPbqT5VZXQhxUj_30KdxqrUH4dblKQOao-GhAXyyQAQqgP6VJcSzIxL5uswy1LnWJO6AYIeA2m1KWY4HomAOJyu3K3a3lBJxl7Ua1yTnqNxIjQ5o/s640/blogger-image-201576592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJbAgfn9a6WBsxW7BrvHE180nrUGJPbqT5VZXQhxUj_30KdxqrUH4dblKQOao-GhAXyyQAQqgP6VJcSzIxL5uswy1LnWJO6AYIeA2m1KWY4HomAOJyu3K3a3lBJxl7Ua1yTnqNxIjQ5o/s640/blogger-image-201576592.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It's lovely to be back in the countryside again, the sound of sheep and goat bells makes a reappearance, the gardens and orchards are booming. I'm a country girl at heart!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F1NfRe4-6lWq5zTAWqhOprlL2aE0XgPnTapztjvKmrOV4qrnN0l6704mzYXyp2uf5pSPEpGBWPunItfSLMMuoW5Ewhd9f2PqS8JxGP332xx8HHxjHWVn_VtIX0x0vzwcY4XeeI1NVZg/s640/blogger-image--2014421656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F1NfRe4-6lWq5zTAWqhOprlL2aE0XgPnTapztjvKmrOV4qrnN0l6704mzYXyp2uf5pSPEpGBWPunItfSLMMuoW5Ewhd9f2PqS8JxGP332xx8HHxjHWVn_VtIX0x0vzwcY4XeeI1NVZg/s640/blogger-image--2014421656.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We come across these men selling their harvest of mushrooms on a corner, the forest mushrooms are huge!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcw0JirMpFAcdQdj9-0hgIsZjdpEScGJOYn-nwaLjo7KmwdZpg24f_SFiKNuDob-nP491UTk9sCfc-xFz_v3E0TbiITT8mcIkF-_8LaGPzmCeQqemdzSEg7xNw0vPh6oZQqsuys3ddII/s640/blogger-image--1692786681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcw0JirMpFAcdQdj9-0hgIsZjdpEScGJOYn-nwaLjo7KmwdZpg24f_SFiKNuDob-nP491UTk9sCfc-xFz_v3E0TbiITT8mcIkF-_8LaGPzmCeQqemdzSEg7xNw0vPh6oZQqsuys3ddII/s640/blogger-image--1692786681.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Can't find a bar or coffee in Velgosti, we stop off at a shop near the school to buy supplies for the next two lunches and dinner - can of tuna, bread, sweet biscuits for Patrick, apples... When I ask the shop attendant if there's a bar for coffee nearby she, say 'no' and then offers to make us each a Turkish coffee! Lovely. And, my stomach seems to cope with it , maybe my rumbling gurgling grumbling guts are on the mend!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Another cute old car in Velgosti</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WmFUCS7f0RR0HJzKqn-n9EAnCWZKz4suyUy1NhXYiBzt_Wz9_Td5YGzFGEudSZE_gqwzHe-S2YwIMcV-tZFyXoLOls1YhGDnUyV_OuuZBPt6sOJTFe1ReNxiGqb_KdbtYKGdE8JBTtU/s640/blogger-image-2089841818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WmFUCS7f0RR0HJzKqn-n9EAnCWZKz4suyUy1NhXYiBzt_Wz9_Td5YGzFGEudSZE_gqwzHe-S2YwIMcV-tZFyXoLOls1YhGDnUyV_OuuZBPt6sOJTFe1ReNxiGqb_KdbtYKGdE8JBTtU/s640/blogger-image-2089841818.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We walk up past the school and little church and start walking up, up, up... Along a nice clear track, quite steep, but not too bad.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWd8ISrjcFkxjWI9pya3WLY6gG9gdTO8xnPgc-1AjYe92sqO3ZHm4-9Ok-XITF0_EzvXAk5RjkMPlrIcfvY931vZrVzog51gNaCJlFWE0yMTsBbD2IR01GpsBGm96j3Brh_neyZz-zXg/s640/blogger-image-2096429423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWd8ISrjcFkxjWI9pya3WLY6gG9gdTO8xnPgc-1AjYe92sqO3ZHm4-9Ok-XITF0_EzvXAk5RjkMPlrIcfvY931vZrVzog51gNaCJlFWE0yMTsBbD2IR01GpsBGm96j3Brh_neyZz-zXg/s640/blogger-image-2096429423.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Vistas looking back down towards lake Ohrid keep me pausing and turning around!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfErwXCyTsEDzoqyjIojy0lQZ9cr99zYg5p1gtu19i6lidoF2xJRiGMZEc_tju6w305Qe8Y9cQSfNSGJVMc3Ra-7CySqUZcuL1pmcwyZOgPNFZQAmdH8fCRglri_PFNN9E0MzlR2osRyM/s640/blogger-image--1371577082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfErwXCyTsEDzoqyjIojy0lQZ9cr99zYg5p1gtu19i6lidoF2xJRiGMZEc_tju6w305Qe8Y9cQSfNSGJVMc3Ra-7CySqUZcuL1pmcwyZOgPNFZQAmdH8fCRglri_PFNN9E0MzlR2osRyM/s640/blogger-image--1371577082.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We arrive at the small chapel and summer house part way up the mountain at 2 pm </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); 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text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Then, with a clatter and rattle, the old guy who we saw selling mushrooms, drove up in in a cloud of dust in a classic car!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqZQJT96V2n1wPXW4WXU8EPaPL_RtOU5RTjmFG4VphKv6hvPhB2KaCz94Pd5KvrxNA1unWj6ZgXGBGXd-1cNxjf2LZcCyx1SslcziyIwrTiboH0An-GNrUfnZBP3GxO5tNJmkYcdyIWc/s640/blogger-image-1067454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqZQJT96V2n1wPXW4WXU8EPaPL_RtOU5RTjmFG4VphKv6hvPhB2KaCz94Pd5KvrxNA1unWj6ZgXGBGXd-1cNxjf2LZcCyx1SslcziyIwrTiboH0An-GNrUfnZBP3GxO5tNJmkYcdyIWc/s640/blogger-image-1067454.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">I Used the phrase book to ask about camping, </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">he says 'da' yes, sure...</span><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254)" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">. He's a classic country character! 76 years old healthy as... Mushroom gathering up in the mountains again. He heads off for more mushroom gathering, and we put up our little light tent for the first time this trip! </span></font></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6c-dty4pd9vEHl96Lq09pS_AjQZMaCFII3b8MHFczWPHHoKdlG7r5quv8jJjWJ0ffjpDKouEVpitcc89EauVdl9rdZljvjPp60o9_bO_lZC9QmkJluGFZUCMaYkh7JxMwtQ-bjq7yCM/s640/blogger-image-315576702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6c-dty4pd9vEHl96Lq09pS_AjQZMaCFII3b8MHFczWPHHoKdlG7r5quv8jJjWJ0ffjpDKouEVpitcc89EauVdl9rdZljvjPp60o9_bO_lZC9QmkJluGFZUCMaYkh7JxMwtQ-bjq7yCM/s640/blogger-image-315576702.jpg"></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There's also a lovely little clean spring for water, a pretty good spot for the night!</span></div><div style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFBhkyXKTJxp61jUt_0inu4Uwaf94U42vYoerzlY-02GgPcUTT8EiJwZG5TgegtiJAKOnMLcE2XPrIr2UwImaeeNJp3PplEpRJY05OUdnXFdxOqj2tZLiOqTHDYLVH_v7iAiJfHSPgO4/s640/blogger-image-1247590877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFBhkyXKTJxp61jUt_0inu4Uwaf94U42vYoerzlY-02GgPcUTT8EiJwZG5TgegtiJAKOnMLcE2XPrIr2UwImaeeNJp3PplEpRJY05OUdnXFdxOqj2tZLiOqTHDYLVH_v7iAiJfHSPgO4/s640/blogger-image-1247590877.jpg"></a></div>Our mushroom hunter friend returns with some more bounty, checks out our tent, fills up the car radiator with spring water, puts it in low gear and trundles off up the rough dirt road.</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We have a dinner of bread, cheese, ham, tuna, nuts... 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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4th October Sunday</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">day eleven Via Egnatia - Macedonia</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">Explore Ohrid</font><br>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br>While Patrick watches the Australian Rugby League grand final, I head off to explore more of the old walled town of Ohrid</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This plane tree is reputed to be around 900 years old, the divided trunk has a circumference of about 20m!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR4S4BhqO8WvGUF-YhyphenhyphenpOuYJ1YcQl8qCkHWsKL9DfCB8zSd5FYa6ThmbEFy8uSJXADMGIH35WqItD_LGpZ2y32MhaFulJTAjepSR1BwnOZ005aCBgmoJW5t5Y_3PYhi5IWdsPQJGoeyo/s640/blogger-image--921247151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR4S4BhqO8WvGUF-YhyphenhyphenpOuYJ1YcQl8qCkHWsKL9DfCB8zSd5FYa6ThmbEFy8uSJXADMGIH35WqItD_LGpZ2y32MhaFulJTAjepSR1BwnOZ005aCBgmoJW5t5Y_3PYhi5IWdsPQJGoeyo/s640/blogger-image--921247151.jpg"></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are beautiful little churches everywhere in Ohrid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidop9iXOG81OeoSss52gB9s6Dpv29U_P0vRbOcYf6qsc3n9hqJhZyPSost4tZj381sleTXZ7mj4_MDoRuDLuf9PDONLOVKdHcoP_8R2e7MiOm_U87rMA2S1d6xIpF8rbtycWnGjZuhcI/s640/blogger-image-1195699067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidop9iXOG81OeoSss52gB9s6Dpv29U_P0vRbOcYf6qsc3n9hqJhZyPSost4tZj381sleTXZ7mj4_MDoRuDLuf9PDONLOVKdHcoP_8R2e7MiOm_U87rMA2S1d6xIpF8rbtycWnGjZuhcI/s640/blogger-image-1195699067.jpg"></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everywhere I walk there are artifacts and archeological sites!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UQhgqJ8LektqIeH0l0QBaSkfIUTniIgRJGuTmFdDUT_j0GQcGK54lYn53RHZMxqGI1mi-1hLxBy8IkgpCh8OtLEfCRh0uQhvI7a5JPrOGNO7v99Lc5KQWbQgiBP673U_KSOKhCA0QZw/s640/blogger-image-1747532727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UQhgqJ8LektqIeH0l0QBaSkfIUTniIgRJGuTmFdDUT_j0GQcGK54lYn53RHZMxqGI1mi-1hLxBy8IkgpCh8OtLEfCRh0uQhvI7a5JPrOGNO7v99Lc5KQWbQgiBP673U_KSOKhCA0QZw/s640/blogger-image-1747532727.jpg"></a></div>There's some lovely shops with traditional wood carving, costumes, embroidery... Sad that there's no room in my pack! And I certainly don't want any more weight to carry!!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9mTv3kQlitH23qR_CUxjPsH-AKHIyoSoB_wAIIzk_nEin_fAIxIMP_cYzNO2_S7jAV7Xat-q1vcPQ1Swn3-5Khl1hqwZRhxpDL7WT9-vY1tqsa663Yg7R9K_Qv7iuNFwG8wfOpNO7t4/s640/blogger-image-1834451835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9mTv3kQlitH23qR_CUxjPsH-AKHIyoSoB_wAIIzk_nEin_fAIxIMP_cYzNO2_S7jAV7Xat-q1vcPQ1Swn3-5Khl1hqwZRhxpDL7WT9-vY1tqsa663Yg7R9K_Qv7iuNFwG8wfOpNO7t4/s640/blogger-image-1834451835.jpg"></a></div>The back of stunning St Sophia church</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDJlnVcXVh5Z3vb-sECmjPK9bmDTh7OOTXq1YBNJED77Cs4seewdWMiwk8HPioKTvUUpnsJxuWJW1azgi4JNM2S3nhio_3_XXm7e6Q3u9vhjLa3TBHJeLH7A6TsEfyMkMTUv8o27ZDag/s640/blogger-image-1472074534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDJlnVcXVh5Z3vb-sECmjPK9bmDTh7OOTXq1YBNJED77Cs4seewdWMiwk8HPioKTvUUpnsJxuWJW1azgi4JNM2S3nhio_3_XXm7e6Q3u9vhjLa3TBHJeLH7A6TsEfyMkMTUv8o27ZDag/s640/blogger-image-1472074534.jpg"></a></div>View across Lake Ohrid from an outdoor concert area on top of the hill.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSjG8BL5ZnFLIviKOwmr8znHvWKXQmhyphenhyphen0LJwCCZhhaA3JS16vXwfaeZMsZpYtLB2GKkfGPZifUXaiTF3QhBAVQbK38ACyQadXGGvq87e-Or3x-eEkvBEAHS9lMbT8HpMklDQFRhruX-4/s640/blogger-image--49539131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSjG8BL5ZnFLIviKOwmr8znHvWKXQmhyphenhyphen0LJwCCZhhaA3JS16vXwfaeZMsZpYtLB2GKkfGPZifUXaiTF3QhBAVQbK38ACyQadXGGvq87e-Or3x-eEkvBEAHS9lMbT8HpMklDQFRhruX-4/s640/blogger-image--49539131.jpg"></a></div>I find a little path from the outdoor concert area down to the water. Down the narrow steps , seems like part of the town wall - to the waterfront.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mxfwrPWhj09t_KnqIX9ampDfCvW1dJbJFXlK9eldfBte2_6Fmtg2ZMsOC19P2wy0UWiNFWDUFBZHIRhIkkZuEcirITTdBDaGwtmGJv-SC3yzqOhnZ1N9-ThmlsDMR-J8ylbT96R5f2s/s640/blogger-image--436202946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mxfwrPWhj09t_KnqIX9ampDfCvW1dJbJFXlK9eldfBte2_6Fmtg2ZMsOC19P2wy0UWiNFWDUFBZHIRhIkkZuEcirITTdBDaGwtmGJv-SC3yzqOhnZ1N9-ThmlsDMR-J8ylbT96R5f2s/s640/blogger-image--436202946.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>The walk along the timber water front is lovely, lots of people out on boats, walking and fishing... Enjoying the beautiful weather on their Sunday outing.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLllXLNT79db3BoB-21dej8ybMf6cxNIxaouw2ADoYuM6gQc664UcqTV2ZYKLqjKIkNi6_I4NQTJro8q0euQvSsuToUaog2fu24bZj81ztPw2yVbzxP-1Jv561lY-DaFY2QA_Pm_Z11T8/s640/blogger-image--1279301738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLllXLNT79db3BoB-21dej8ybMf6cxNIxaouw2ADoYuM6gQc664UcqTV2ZYKLqjKIkNi6_I4NQTJro8q0euQvSsuToUaog2fu24bZj81ztPw2yVbzxP-1Jv561lY-DaFY2QA_Pm_Z11T8/s640/blogger-image--1279301738.jpg"></a></div><br></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="border: none;">the Church of St. John at Kaneo. A Macedonian orthodox church dating from the 14</span><sup><span style="border: none;">th</span></sup><span style="border: none;"> century which sits high above the town and overlooks the lake. Stunning location! And a gorgeous little church.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="border: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCclnKFczcVxsoHcGx5XtgDQVhKgq3FsLgx5HrY3Vti7xnLYcu6Jn8IEPZNT0OW0yaXk0ArqUi0AFctzckIeegEqIzxLJXtJ8s2nhyphenhyphenhyphenhyphenIA_aSQugCoX33QHd9bcIkpYDc70uwO0DJ07ZY/s640/blogger-image-1096518979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCclnKFczcVxsoHcGx5XtgDQVhKgq3FsLgx5HrY3Vti7xnLYcu6Jn8IEPZNT0OW0yaXk0ArqUi0AFctzckIeegEqIzxLJXtJ8s2nhyphenhyphenhyphenhyphenIA_aSQugCoX33QHd9bcIkpYDc70uwO0DJ07ZY/s640/blogger-image-1096518979.jpg"></a></div> it's truly stunning, I spent quite some time here looking around and soaking in the sights. No photos inside the church allowed. The fresco and icons are beautiful inside, it's quite a small church.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSKynq7xCoteHBRIpA7ldKabZJXyLlsxcQKLXCQIg6F3kqZdT3C1eR2fxdrPpBUoeQuw0IhbhTjz9FY2SjPF39Kijgs2jorDXMwiU70_F79USygPii2ntiZ_Oe-DueqlVwmgp3EuxPts/s640/blogger-image-1985079418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSKynq7xCoteHBRIpA7ldKabZJXyLlsxcQKLXCQIg6F3kqZdT3C1eR2fxdrPpBUoeQuw0IhbhTjz9FY2SjPF39Kijgs2jorDXMwiU70_F79USygPii2ntiZ_Oe-DueqlVwmgp3EuxPts/s640/blogger-image-1985079418.jpg"></a></div>Looking down from the church. The water is so clear!<br></span>
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My tummy is a little unsettled, lots of gurgling and grumbling today! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The amphitheater </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXOZTE1jh5IVqgVVxxfIKTetu4vw6ab9xhm1iwUouJARyMU7fiYuuuBrOj2TZZArIr-xb8in4Sj_aqsH1-platyAvUbCzZOHsjIAWwOUIBCR4HKwnj7EgSnrcyrENjzFqfvLTW7Ez8_s/s640/blogger-image--1890823157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXOZTE1jh5IVqgVVxxfIKTetu4vw6ab9xhm1iwUouJARyMU7fiYuuuBrOj2TZZArIr-xb8in4Sj_aqsH1-platyAvUbCzZOHsjIAWwOUIBCR4HKwnj7EgSnrcyrENjzFqfvLTW7Ez8_s/s640/blogger-image--1890823157.jpg"></a></div><br></div>The old town wall gate with huge, heavy doors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4t6tTimRE4go521xAQ1z59VErDum_7J6LqOMzYbfBGNuyJSZnJxi_-VfYbgKVQzB2Vphgm4QQqlF72E4753ONntCW8j4JBblRxrYx8FkBkwSg9RUDaZgPb59ExRjWNQl2JcyVCmErRaY/s640/blogger-image--640474319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4t6tTimRE4go521xAQ1z59VErDum_7J6LqOMzYbfBGNuyJSZnJxi_-VfYbgKVQzB2Vphgm4QQqlF72E4753ONntCW8j4JBblRxrYx8FkBkwSg9RUDaZgPb59ExRjWNQl2JcyVCmErRaY/s640/blogger-image--640474319.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tsar Samouil's fortress </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUwUUlYc24ih_v2i7yxLk42FRrXRaIsANCJGFUB-LPd9E7WOk-Zct8wF7XfKED2IvzkNQ2vi1UFYHUh_PCafnR_dyThqiIJfwG3kFqtqoTbHDBO5ziotBhRANG4DcA_h1zal99H5AfmE/s640/blogger-image--491770408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUwUUlYc24ih_v2i7yxLk42FRrXRaIsANCJGFUB-LPd9E7WOk-Zct8wF7XfKED2IvzkNQ2vi1UFYHUh_PCafnR_dyThqiIJfwG3kFqtqoTbHDBO5ziotBhRANG4DcA_h1zal99H5AfmE/s640/blogger-image--491770408.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeujQGWqyFk-6eiJjzOgT4dmik1medUvASghaft1EdO2vgyOAhFT1u1KrEdDRZJFwA2yZfYc9viZMcRrAbhbszFhcyXt-WYBBCw4atvZkMYM_ZdWW_Qseyatoh4cYazTZMHHBQ59BHZk/s640/blogger-image-932585924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeujQGWqyFk-6eiJjzOgT4dmik1medUvASghaft1EdO2vgyOAhFT1u1KrEdDRZJFwA2yZfYc9viZMcRrAbhbszFhcyXt-WYBBCw4atvZkMYM_ZdWW_Qseyatoh4cYazTZMHHBQ59BHZk/s640/blogger-image-932585924.jpg"></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;">View looking down to Sv. Klement Pantelejmon - St Clement church (the greater) and the archeological site of Plaoshnik next to the church where there are remains of ancient churches and mosaics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKDAjTkoDh6tFq5fACHUgJoG7tOYoZ8Dp85PuksYVv-k0Xj5iYizNWjjUWJVR70dlbs7Dt99bVMY59zPUnr693EoHOk_tz2QgdTJ3dY_5QzSp1dGjY1x0n1pxBFLPG2TsxMcj3J9jo-w/s640/blogger-image-1569758759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKDAjTkoDh6tFq5fACHUgJoG7tOYoZ8Dp85PuksYVv-k0Xj5iYizNWjjUWJVR70dlbs7Dt99bVMY59zPUnr693EoHOk_tz2QgdTJ3dY_5QzSp1dGjY1x0n1pxBFLPG2TsxMcj3J9jo-w/s640/blogger-image-1569758759.jpg"></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Beautiful mosaics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELUwFr5KlOhVz0xOO8LIgotzmLszOyhRHHew3oRRdImroOqU-ehqx01N_iFZPtBG7lBzu0ww5MI5B2ZjH61AWsakJryHpOb6BOHdXmXDAdk261dR2ypQGQWSgBa-NIWIv3Qrq_KW5lhM/s640/blogger-image--1323114920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELUwFr5KlOhVz0xOO8LIgotzmLszOyhRHHew3oRRdImroOqU-ehqx01N_iFZPtBG7lBzu0ww5MI5B2ZjH61AWsakJryHpOb6BOHdXmXDAdk261dR2ypQGQWSgBa-NIWIv3Qrq_KW5lhM/s640/blogger-image--1323114920.jpg"></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">archeological site of Plaoshnik</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUv4FAamyqPqH2gkMNYaYPOUp0p7uhsGmGHQTYUrW-GTJJqbhVC44zslws7Cgk7zUgIUtD37bk0z59s7or10FtFp_JsdeOGIaCXX20IMUe0w_HhfJhsqjnDoDyXnHqmD34kP706ncUyNQ/s640/blogger-image-1560420905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUv4FAamyqPqH2gkMNYaYPOUp0p7uhsGmGHQTYUrW-GTJJqbhVC44zslws7Cgk7zUgIUtD37bk0z59s7or10FtFp_JsdeOGIaCXX20IMUe0w_HhfJhsqjnDoDyXnHqmD34kP706ncUyNQ/s640/blogger-image-1560420905.jpg"></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Windows in the old town...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbNC7wpMN24i4XuKRghfjoW4wTrBHcaQOgA9EIdqxplGrrfJsaHVTt-1dLny9dcEXFbg8721ySs6IgG7HV7dehql6S-c_pEdNJY2yVkCUkhVYvi8dLX4wvvN2eDN1cMU5aSwcwnxq9Bg/s640/blogger-image-1585470094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbNC7wpMN24i4XuKRghfjoW4wTrBHcaQOgA9EIdqxplGrrfJsaHVTt-1dLny9dcEXFbg8721ySs6IgG7HV7dehql6S-c_pEdNJY2yVkCUkhVYvi8dLX4wvvN2eDN1cMU5aSwcwnxq9Bg/s640/blogger-image-1585470094.jpg"></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;">There's some great old cars still being driven around Ohrid!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CcKsVd8ohXqsS5oRDcnFWxVHVcecKLZXynxJZXLr-dFWiTrZTSN7Lvzpvqd-CwHKW4HIn7oD4Bcc-Sh0rutqPj8-AAgww8Un3jdRSx-9dnfbak1JU6ySI_GZWNDxK6_BnQleRQIv3iE/s640/blogger-image--874608270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CcKsVd8ohXqsS5oRDcnFWxVHVcecKLZXynxJZXLr-dFWiTrZTSN7Lvzpvqd-CwHKW4HIn7oD4Bcc-Sh0rutqPj8-AAgww8Un3jdRSx-9dnfbak1JU6ySI_GZWNDxK6_BnQleRQIv3iE/s640/blogger-image--874608270.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYcd58LN_8wF3YtuxAqZHsUdqZcZpYGDaMrI15VYJM42NudPE1s4sWhtB6s6w72Hcu1F8eoRDIb8B7wA_drPRhhidD0wrSZ8U2xS7OarrTJ6qhJupDAP1Kl7R7n9FTadDw7ALYdHXyO4/s640/blogger-image--920576636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYcd58LN_8wF3YtuxAqZHsUdqZcZpYGDaMrI15VYJM42NudPE1s4sWhtB6s6w72Hcu1F8eoRDIb8B7wA_drPRhhidD0wrSZ8U2xS7OarrTJ6qhJupDAP1Kl7R7n9FTadDw7ALYdHXyO4/s640/blogger-image--920576636.jpg"></a></div>Good night, time to put in the ear plugs (to block out Patrick's snoring) and have a good nights sleep ready for walking tomorrow - hopefully my tummy is feeling better!</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Accommodation:</span></h3></div><div class="Body"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span lang="EN-US"> Mal Sveti Kliment House </span>Metodi Patcev 10, Ohrid, 6000, Macedonia 39 Euro b&b </span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Room offers views of the Church Mal Sv. Kliment. Booked by booking.com $62 AUD per night B&B</span></div><div><font color="#000000" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="tel:+38946250655" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">tel:+38946250655</a></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Villa Mal Sveti Kliment - http://vilamalsvetikliment.com/</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Other options</span></div><div>
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View from the Basilica remains down to the village of Lin. Lin has a population of about 1500 people.</div>
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Walking towards the remains of other old buildings,<br>
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And a communist bunker that was built on the site of an old church.</div>
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Locals still treat it as a church, there are icons and a shrine inside.<br>
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Roland said, that when the lake is still, on a sunny day you can see the outlines of stone walls under the water of the lake. There may have been an older settlement here, back towards Pogradec there are Illiryian tombs and remains. We walk back down to Rosa and Roland's house...<br>
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We're so lucky! Roland and Rosa have a plot of land behind the basilica where they grow grapes, and they're going to harvest them today for wine making. We ask if we could help with the harvest, and they say yes! I'm so excited! We get into Roland's boat and row around the corner to their land.</div>
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Patrick gives a helping hand!<br>
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Around the corner of the lake to their plot of land.</div>
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Rosa and Roland have a lovely garden with grape vines absolutely loaded with grapes! They have their house, and a couple of small plots of land around the village that they grow produce on.</div>
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I'm a happy harvester this morning! We use small serrated kitchen knives to cut the grapes off the vine.</div>
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Roland and Patrick harvesting.</div>
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In a short time, we've harvested eight crates of grapes! </div>
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It's a very scenic walk around the headland, past gardens and orchards.<br>
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Unloading the bounty!</div>
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The lake is teaming with fish! Some of these are fresh water "sardines" we ate some for lunch beautifully seasoned and crispy with bean soup... No photos, I was too busy enjoying it!<br>
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Lots of the locals head out with a net for a bit of fishing this afternoon, the patio is a great observation post!<br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Roland's cousin has collected mushrooms, this type requires quite a bit of preparation, washing, cleaning and scraping, then cooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Helping Rosa make dinner! </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; widows: auto; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Lakror, </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Really I just watched... It's such a skill to use the skinny rolling pin and flip the pastry, I was worried I'd mess it all up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">One had a filling of egg, cheese and yogurt, the other a cooked mixture of peppers, onion, tomato and a little cheese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Finishing touches before it goes in the oven</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">And we enjoy the finished results! Yum! With side dishes of mushrooms, and peppers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Good night 😊 back to walking tomorrow, we'll walk to Ohrid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I've loved our experience exploring Lin and spending time with Rosa and Roland at their B&B!</span></div>
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Rosa's B&B 25 euro per night for two people. Rosa’s B&B (<a href="tel:+355%2069%2045%2004577" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">+355 69 45 04577</a>, English spoken) €25 a night with breakfast</div>
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<![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment-->Left the lovely Kocali family about 8:30 after a very substantial breakfast! Eggs, sausage, bread, jam,yoghurt, coffee...</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQf9A_-SnS1KXurrK2lSjJWRteHr2XcAhED1kVAE6Nw6Cbi2qvt-vzBR08kokW2SVR_k2iLJuWPrQM0w2AFAc1BKYifDSORruIVcufO48iZ2hV_UYZjYkJPCY5DT7MkjIOFA3cZrw-SDs/s640/blogger-image-1747007590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQf9A_-SnS1KXurrK2lSjJWRteHr2XcAhED1kVAE6Nw6Cbi2qvt-vzBR08kokW2SVR_k2iLJuWPrQM0w2AFAc1BKYifDSORruIVcufO48iZ2hV_UYZjYkJPCY5DT7MkjIOFA3cZrw-SDs/s640/blogger-image-1747007590.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4N8UynGq7b-JsYLl-ykZGhqUARPwu8UfBtWblpKlcdReU131MTTD0kwbEyc8hkbHPunhwnoOyhXnZ3G26SfKS4dt505eTYgdlEAxXZyapAUTumrwV2s-KD5NB8ToMManvjzW_edYqP4/s640/blogger-image-983648620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4N8UynGq7b-JsYLl-ykZGhqUARPwu8UfBtWblpKlcdReU131MTTD0kwbEyc8hkbHPunhwnoOyhXnZ3G26SfKS4dt505eTYgdlEAxXZyapAUTumrwV2s-KD5NB8ToMManvjzW_edYqP4/s640/blogger-image-983648620.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Came across the market at Berzeshte a few minutes after starting out, not sure if it's on every day, or if we were just lucky that we were walking through on Thursday morning!</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_YkqPPzwg1-aSL1oirn6yF5sRx-LBPT2flQuuv6HbIp_JUTpjHRHScoZmAoHrFt3VNOGw_f8KYeUwaFmoz7K0PWZYzmTUHevq6i0gkZBo2HJmH6-T6eXZM1PelFfvOFOZudfBGCah80/s640/blogger-image-1467779881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_YkqPPzwg1-aSL1oirn6yF5sRx-LBPT2flQuuv6HbIp_JUTpjHRHScoZmAoHrFt3VNOGw_f8KYeUwaFmoz7K0PWZYzmTUHevq6i0gkZBo2HJmH6-T6eXZM1PelFfvOFOZudfBGCah80/s640/blogger-image-1467779881.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">You could buy any sort of livestock, cows, goats, sheep - </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4XnuqSNKSInhk6BWolu-e8yp_2by_bFHcIDFU8P0CoWUQf6DzOCOPN0BpRCnWwByJBEg-fT-ttcJLiCX-mqM04vpMFiPM51IOMq_Af-bDOfLB6LNx8PDGYxyYYnpTq1zKj3SBuA0ZRI/s640/blogger-image--556767515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4XnuqSNKSInhk6BWolu-e8yp_2by_bFHcIDFU8P0CoWUQf6DzOCOPN0BpRCnWwByJBEg-fT-ttcJLiCX-mqM04vpMFiPM51IOMq_Af-bDOfLB6LNx8PDGYxyYYnpTq1zKj3SBuA0ZRI/s640/blogger-image--556767515.jpg"></a></div>household supplies and food.... A happening scene this morning!</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbtWxLT1dck3BomlteJxStlJwJpb1skhspdISO9pXZ_XQGQ3r_stMfm5JQ6pEHIq5bUMJwjFcjP6GwWmoGXWZ6iap9DZJkuj6sQXT5_Q4tQMtNvU0cmFc8ZCMyfDldrzfxzLUn5Qe0uw/s640/blogger-image-1654824185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbtWxLT1dck3BomlteJxStlJwJpb1skhspdISO9pXZ_XQGQ3r_stMfm5JQ6pEHIq5bUMJwjFcjP6GwWmoGXWZ6iap9DZJkuj6sQXT5_Q4tQMtNvU0cmFc8ZCMyfDldrzfxzLUn5Qe0uw/s640/blogger-image-1654824185.jpg"></a></div> I buy a couple of apples, and when ask "how much"? I thought he said 10, I give him10 but that's not right, so I make the mistake of holding some coins out in my hand, quick as a flash, the stall holder plucks out a one euro coin! Oh well, I've got to say they were the most delicious apples! But I won't do that again! It's the first time I feel I've been taken advantage of throuout my time in Albania, and it was my own silly fault...</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONXHTl0V29RExjyOnlKWVhrr1CIYclGbHMafaegEXBmLf-K0-Iz1vN_AF7xugE_fssmK3uA0c5xvpyh9p70lSHg1rownt8YJl9Y_USaaChmHCqs05nNyBOVnOxT0WiHewedi_s9VrDcw/s640/blogger-image-549008748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONXHTl0V29RExjyOnlKWVhrr1CIYclGbHMafaegEXBmLf-K0-Iz1vN_AF7xugE_fssmK3uA0c5xvpyh9p70lSHg1rownt8YJl9Y_USaaChmHCqs05nNyBOVnOxT0WiHewedi_s9VrDcw/s640/blogger-image-549008748.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">We head up the hill through the markets for a pleasant walk up through meadows towards Prrenjas.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lovely walking again this morning</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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(Car washes) </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4NbQ-NCMVWk8EztK-wFtSWzQOQCmg0v8x9xGI-5X826lc-qIqEJvlQmOm6sZil39a8UTGgcK4-VUlybdnp4AFEWWDcBOqQnonRG4Aq9fzBnHBbfhgGiBRCRuNKeW50qzWVVCCsPnYlE/s640/blogger-image--859095350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4NbQ-NCMVWk8EztK-wFtSWzQOQCmg0v8x9xGI-5X826lc-qIqEJvlQmOm6sZil39a8UTGgcK4-VUlybdnp4AFEWWDcBOqQnonRG4Aq9fzBnHBbfhgGiBRCRuNKeW50qzWVVCCsPnYlE/s640/blogger-image--859095350.jpg"></a></div>Then over the railway bridge, I can't help,but feel,like I'm going to,get into trouble... I keep looking around furtively ready to make a dash for it!</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr_NFwjpnBRcn-epCQtrfWindtfybjgpNaiz1HewNwCXusU4f2Fvaqp7LwBPHS3e2X5ch7_cDu9fqTDDCLy1mPkmKSgGEojDoUVBQTVl8LxmiTD2FoTSmxPYy20siLb6RI-43POLT6K4/s640/blogger-image--2036257585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr_NFwjpnBRcn-epCQtrfWindtfybjgpNaiz1HewNwCXusU4f2Fvaqp7LwBPHS3e2X5ch7_cDu9fqTDDCLy1mPkmKSgGEojDoUVBQTVl8LxmiTD2FoTSmxPYy20siLb6RI-43POLT6K4/s640/blogger-image--2036257585.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Then it's up, up, up... The goat highway I'll call,it! Thousands of goats must have come this way over summer, and there's barely a blade of grass left.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb00Pc-TZTdfcOz1zqGnlYXSz4UCBYY2QUVj2UnlAz1JFOIrfwdf3I0W_llBZnmw-1HGDLIRjNFWiLTu-qPBJlcdqxbHZ2pRoQO30iAlqEl2O0b9uOPX22eJ5gVr2It8v421zEIk7pRe0/s640/blogger-image--187294358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb00Pc-TZTdfcOz1zqGnlYXSz4UCBYY2QUVj2UnlAz1JFOIrfwdf3I0W_llBZnmw-1HGDLIRjNFWiLTu-qPBJlcdqxbHZ2pRoQO30iAlqEl2O0b9uOPX22eJ5gVr2It8v421zEIk7pRe0/s640/blogger-image--187294358.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">It's satisfying and amazing to look back over where we've walked today, it looks such a long way from up here!</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJybH9sXpIS5mQQM6TDrOuGAzTLA_Pm534mWE40y6DlwZnyW9k-hAuK_8WKT1AcFQkubyQH6jRb6Rsa_L8wW3Y-hsj6W_zDn3yxOF_vPnTpaWrpKdJx23aDHXQG9Sy1-HWUu-PjOnokQ/s640/blogger-image--671496444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJybH9sXpIS5mQQM6TDrOuGAzTLA_Pm534mWE40y6DlwZnyW9k-hAuK_8WKT1AcFQkubyQH6jRb6Rsa_L8wW3Y-hsj6W_zDn3yxOF_vPnTpaWrpKdJx23aDHXQG9Sy1-HWUu-PjOnokQ/s640/blogger-image--671496444.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There's a handy spring to top up our water on the way up to the pass.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="Body"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXPzhQjhFKM9BkI9mPjtsfIYtdjBP2om4cDRgyMt5sPTLHy_u7NPQMVJwAcW0F8X-N9rQ7dLU8ENlRa7o3_5U9aEWnJA7VZq6FBI0C72UkCDE8bDztmfvWo_61RIwcRkW6Iav3HQtKFM/s640/blogger-image-1807114880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXPzhQjhFKM9BkI9mPjtsfIYtdjBP2om4cDRgyMt5sPTLHy_u7NPQMVJwAcW0F8X-N9rQ7dLU8ENlRa7o3_5U9aEWnJA7VZq6FBI0C72UkCDE8bDztmfvWo_61RIwcRkW6Iav3HQtKFM/s640/blogger-image-1807114880.jpg"></a></div>Meadows close to the Qukes - pass</div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpPRpf3hBSOhLsAO1Ul22vJAXcBmlr7Boto3RfCJHZ9iohViveaEdHu3qInQ6JI8JLE-6tfOK1yZzPK1KwRmqyR0mCNV0f1_3iyw3ZpB-KquuxAWkaoEph9XDgV-jB3jVT9iM7cTMNEc/s640/blogger-image-494667200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpPRpf3hBSOhLsAO1Ul22vJAXcBmlr7Boto3RfCJHZ9iohViveaEdHu3qInQ6JI8JLE-6tfOK1yZzPK1KwRmqyR0mCNV0f1_3iyw3ZpB-KquuxAWkaoEph9XDgV-jB3jVT9iM7cTMNEc/s640/blogger-image-494667200.jpg"></a></div>Massive visually polluting advertising signs!</span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaEnxUVveX-KFddHjsVDfZnTf59P5oiiEgJ-_TSaVYOb5Uv507pGFUwKcNMJZ7tclmpBHa0iU9b-4Drw5UUBxCVl6-4x85kkxThwN3s3b6sCpcRFcBYmnY2rRNaCZ0Yc_lEsd4Fauie8/s640/blogger-image-1971406530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaEnxUVveX-KFddHjsVDfZnTf59P5oiiEgJ-_TSaVYOb5Uv507pGFUwKcNMJZ7tclmpBHa0iU9b-4Drw5UUBxCVl6-4x85kkxThwN3s3b6sCpcRFcBYmnY2rRNaCZ0Yc_lEsd4Fauie8/s640/blogger-image-1971406530.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And our first glimpse of Lake Ohrid </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPUAc2kSVH2biNTGEUeMq9a4l-oIPZpflZAPkb-NoYqT9XRCm18BkuwV0VmCdtqhf5XnKZ0dZZgusPW5Mx_OPFzrDpUP3XHZhfbeP-aErnEvgqPjoVyl8gjgJip1RFHyE7ZGqh98MSRc/s640/blogger-image--665303129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPUAc2kSVH2biNTGEUeMq9a4l-oIPZpflZAPkb-NoYqT9XRCm18BkuwV0VmCdtqhf5XnKZ0dZZgusPW5Mx_OPFzrDpUP3XHZhfbeP-aErnEvgqPjoVyl8gjgJip1RFHyE7ZGqh98MSRc/s640/blogger-image--665303129.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Beautiful walk down the pass, down the valley to Lin</span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f3-iKv5tfiq4xqifotJtk8GbTUXS1NS-bHDIXs9PhmTllfxewNlWhwk0wGdd0F_xQrR6m-piAVrJhCkCSyDvMI0z8-w3kEfrbHY0PdcdutgUDIQUagNZkhhPRUFKovF-PRknRytpW_c/s640/blogger-image-1148608143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f3-iKv5tfiq4xqifotJtk8GbTUXS1NS-bHDIXs9PhmTllfxewNlWhwk0wGdd0F_xQrR6m-piAVrJhCkCSyDvMI0z8-w3kEfrbHY0PdcdutgUDIQUagNZkhhPRUFKovF-PRknRytpW_c/s640/blogger-image-1148608143.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Had a slightly scary encounter with some sheep guard dogs, at the ready to brandish out walking poles ( another good use of them) luckily the shepherd intervened and called the, away.</span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US"><div class="separator" style="font-family: Helvetica; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPWhPirHMcc_OuE_7Bn7u_hKQGz5YfG3bF8U39qIZ8f3ETGUUIYnbJVVZGGuGOKaizT3vEXawjHxBYrh27_17PPLym8y3CNLuTxWu96otpjR58TuinnicsxrfPw7tNO2a2blG1VZSeA4/s640/blogger-image-205719881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPWhPirHMcc_OuE_7Bn7u_hKQGz5YfG3bF8U39qIZ8f3ETGUUIYnbJVVZGGuGOKaizT3vEXawjHxBYrh27_17PPLym8y3CNLuTxWu96otpjR58TuinnicsxrfPw7tNO2a2blG1VZSeA4/s640/blogger-image-205719881.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Helvetica; clear: both;">Beautiful walk down the valley to the Lake.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVlGaISptfkmmokvOAXEtAWg6Nad5dYeVZfakTriryKiarbVacaZVV4b1jhitSYIF_alvjG6XLn4O8tRB0LTg0gEHFphLfrPMpQhZiI9x59Nne9f1JBMkj7_LrHd6ledQit-OyY0Gvz0/s640/blogger-image--1727087899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVlGaISptfkmmokvOAXEtAWg6Nad5dYeVZfakTriryKiarbVacaZVV4b1jhitSYIF_alvjG6XLn4O8tRB0LTg0gEHFphLfrPMpQhZiI9x59Nne9f1JBMkj7_LrHd6ledQit-OyY0Gvz0/s640/blogger-image--1727087899.jpg"></font></a></span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lin is very picturesque! </span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl87Nyi0NQ-tByVj-nR8iwwCNuzkw0FerIjXE-GUjUNGvgMAnOvUOd7nWHg5-h14eiHQoioblbY8o4PmopwFYcvoGaQCNJQEFfmbyKvDSJ3qhGcUuRIJMHQ825MhzA-7zqMz675pZbzsA/s640/blogger-image--1419421286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl87Nyi0NQ-tByVj-nR8iwwCNuzkw0FerIjXE-GUjUNGvgMAnOvUOd7nWHg5-h14eiHQoioblbY8o4PmopwFYcvoGaQCNJQEFfmbyKvDSJ3qhGcUuRIJMHQ825MhzA-7zqMz675pZbzsA/s640/blogger-image--1419421286.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Staying at Rosas's B&B We walk along the lake, then continue straight ahead through the village, Rosa's B&B is opposite the church. Rosa is so welcoming! </span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US"><div class="separator" style="font-family: Helvetica; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-TfPki7FGmAuOi7S5EF7C0rczKXdBGtQKena3HG6um7LmYb7OVYFsDB8VUz683ug3oG_tSyCZEQM9GMqjT8pLVeBFl1Tal5B_KWKRGeLZerc6kSoRVXh_TVZ2xoXLYnsBJAdcVPRd9I/s640/blogger-image-749603463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-TfPki7FGmAuOi7S5EF7C0rczKXdBGtQKena3HG6um7LmYb7OVYFsDB8VUz683ug3oG_tSyCZEQM9GMqjT8pLVeBFl1Tal5B_KWKRGeLZerc6kSoRVXh_TVZ2xoXLYnsBJAdcVPRd9I/s640/blogger-image-749603463.jpg"></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Grapes and Raki as a welcome, and we'll have dinner here too!</span></span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PL455lLvvbA0UaBlM0NT7UF-wz1EkTOwIJ3eDNt8PrJp9ZFBDEZs-KvQ8Zt-C5svShIX6NCxfXG9hpYqxWQiqDkuEmVZwvzOBenIF9jJbbJmHqetEPnuu8UhDYL0B_dZL0ENnVQRy88/s640/blogger-image--396799622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PL455lLvvbA0UaBlM0NT7UF-wz1EkTOwIJ3eDNt8PrJp9ZFBDEZs-KvQ8Zt-C5svShIX6NCxfXG9hpYqxWQiqDkuEmVZwvzOBenIF9jJbbJmHqetEPnuu8UhDYL0B_dZL0ENnVQRy88/s640/blogger-image--396799622.jpg"></a></div><br></span></span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lovely patio and aspect right on the lake, can't believe we witnessed a neighbour throwing rubbish into the lake though!</span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Look at these grapes!</span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fugajRzmmnWqcPFFT2s0PdrexxTy2HA6AWpbaBPixGQaafbSIINdzvQ05RS5rxhJUSR0ESHHroElOzhfrVc91DmTNtM_Q09EsnR1lIY09p70CTdy3zwiQmdGX4S05sRc33QRKn8A6_I/s640/blogger-image-599981071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fugajRzmmnWqcPFFT2s0PdrexxTy2HA6AWpbaBPixGQaafbSIINdzvQ05RS5rxhJUSR0ESHHroElOzhfrVc91DmTNtM_Q09EsnR1lIY09p70CTdy3zwiQmdGX4S05sRc33QRKn8A6_I/s640/blogger-image-599981071.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our room is clean, comfy and charming.</span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Dinner, local fish from the lake, salad from the garden, yoghurt sauce, local red wine... Two very satisfied walkers!</span></div><div class="Body"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeD9cCciGFUY0GDvxgRuJgeM5v6yiTxumPt0vaak1CQjpCbS-f-oDJ_NqRy7f87jgB9oQyiLXfuR0bl4-HSfYnr3l7AjNvMdmfkiudo7sC70VrEfrQe1hFn78nSVMW7SSErsT0sRju9I/s640/blogger-image--1645291034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeD9cCciGFUY0GDvxgRuJgeM5v6yiTxumPt0vaak1CQjpCbS-f-oDJ_NqRy7f87jgB9oQyiLXfuR0bl4-HSfYnr3l7AjNvMdmfkiudo7sC70VrEfrQe1hFn78nSVMW7SSErsT0sRju9I/s640/blogger-image--1645291034.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lin Village </span></div><div><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">Patrick phoned and booked the room at Rosas B&B while we had a break in a bar next to a lavazh (car wash) <br></font><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px;">Rosa’s B&B (<a href="tel:+355%2069%2045%2004577" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">+355 69 45 04577</a>, English spoken) is €25 a night with breakfast and use of the boat.</em></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Guardian Text Egyptian Web, Georgia, serif"><span style="line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>bedandbreakfastlin@gmail.com</i></span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Guardian Text Egyptian Web, Georgia, serif"><span style="line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i><br></i></span></font></div><div><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px;">Rosa is delightful! Lovely and friendly and welcoming! had a Raki and grapes in the afternoon sunshine on the beautiful grape covered patio by the lake on arrival! Zgure!</em></div><div><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px;"><br></em></div><div><br></div><div>
<em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/aug/15/east-european-road-trip-albania-tombs-via-egnatia" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/aug/15/east-european-road-trip-albania-tombs-via-egnatia</a></em></div>
Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-89558954105250749012015-10-02T06:23:00.001-07:002015-10-04T04:45:24.782-07:00Lin to Struga and Ohrid day ten 3/10/2015<div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lin to Struga and Ohrid day ten </span></div><div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">15 km</span></div><div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday 3rd October </span></div><div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We cross the border into Macedonia... </span></div><div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We farewell Rosa, Roland and little Jordan (pronounced Yordan) </span></div><div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We planned to catch a furgon from Lin to the Qafthane - pass Macedonian border. But there doesn't seem to be one today, so it will be a taxi </span></div><div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Border is "Ne kufi " </span></div><div style="widows: auto; margin: 0px;"><br></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span lang="EN-US">Thane border crossing and entering Macedonia.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Currency - Macedonian Denar. $1 AUD= 38.8 MKD<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">Left Rosa's and went to the square to try and catch a bus to the border, they only go to Pogradec, so we organised a taxi. While we're waiting, I have a </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">coffee macchiato, </span><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254)" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">the bar is a great place for people watching! Lin town square is a busy place, with people taking their cows and donkeys off to pasture, or back home after gathering firewood. Such a cute donkey foal!</span></font></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNv4psNFOqavnLiJtLYJOBEcqogpv34px-JZN1zN-qaV0fcaQRZFbp-Dz6clSNvU20ytUY-gjolpKYuxs5LIq5lpSwfbnCtXZ5M1mAVJxaqDz_-iLUCU-HBdwviMAMmad7UgP1winmME/s640/blogger-image--472598600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNv4psNFOqavnLiJtLYJOBEcqogpv34px-JZN1zN-qaV0fcaQRZFbp-Dz6clSNvU20ytUY-gjolpKYuxs5LIq5lpSwfbnCtXZ5M1mAVJxaqDz_-iLUCU-HBdwviMAMmad7UgP1winmME/s640/blogger-image--472598600.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhmQR5tv1r3HT-N3zu0_bGMoHY_sLTkfQmjU-qItPi6Fk04NParC8Va257_IALBNez9ORcK45pnNMSFPHJ52PUG4YRH5tal3zohrMFGNAHIXD8k5gtZ25dXMmsocMqzHo_iV6zWeryg8/s640/blogger-image-806478310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhmQR5tv1r3HT-N3zu0_bGMoHY_sLTkfQmjU-qItPi6Fk04NParC8Va257_IALBNez9ORcK45pnNMSFPHJ52PUG4YRH5tal3zohrMFGNAHIXD8k5gtZ25dXMmsocMqzHo_iV6zWeryg8/s640/blogger-image-806478310.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6wniXsWNckWxM6RWxtuMuqM_3KQnjKDDQPmkf2w6mChhK4GR6wqsR8q0RrVyDbPEyiEVcSuk7FyWUKcaqncl431jmfM7Jd5tfw9vAR_S5mlh4oWjbSgFZsGp5FYkrl7JoSOIUxZSGOs/s640/blogger-image--47958129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6wniXsWNckWxM6RWxtuMuqM_3KQnjKDDQPmkf2w6mChhK4GR6wqsR8q0RrVyDbPEyiEVcSuk7FyWUKcaqncl431jmfM7Jd5tfw9vAR_S5mlh4oWjbSgFZsGp5FYkrl7JoSOIUxZSGOs/s640/blogger-image--47958129.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">There is a bit of a line up of cars at the border crossing, we cheekily walk up to the front and hand over our passports to be checked, first at the Albanian checkpoint, the at Macedonia. It's a little cool up here! I have on my arm warmers and scarf.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwvFNep3IprJZjwvq68Cvsemcxq1YoS2XVnVjrcYgRRLADgIrGlhASJ_OYveZ49OqQ-wuQ5pu8pPNNjQA8dQPdFPas2Z84KAVTE0rhXZJ2yxIUnM6GOyBJ1hSAukkap_Cn7QtYUU5qPs/s640/blogger-image--1803181459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwvFNep3IprJZjwvq68Cvsemcxq1YoS2XVnVjrcYgRRLADgIrGlhASJ_OYveZ49OqQ-wuQ5pu8pPNNjQA8dQPdFPas2Z84KAVTE0rhXZJ2yxIUnM6GOyBJ1hSAukkap_Cn7QtYUU5qPs/s640/blogger-image--1803181459.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">There's no trouble finding the road to take down to Radozhda, theres a nice little sign it looks like mountain bikers use this path frequently, we use the GPS a couple of times through the meadows to check which path to take. There's also a couple of signs to </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Radozhda that help.</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJAgrH1a94pPBIDbWHVkEmE3i4ePy0ialiPOMXWtIJTVFDednbnG67gtUhuoY0de1jNoLdfOt9Vq92M00V89floO8QHdjqq_83iEeFbCYDauKFz_uvIW1P7pAYcLMJqw7-kGE7WM7FfE/s640/blogger-image-561938716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJAgrH1a94pPBIDbWHVkEmE3i4ePy0ialiPOMXWtIJTVFDednbnG67gtUhuoY0de1jNoLdfOt9Vq92M00V89floO8QHdjqq_83iEeFbCYDauKFz_uvIW1P7pAYcLMJqw7-kGE7WM7FfE/s640/blogger-image-561938716.jpg"></a></div>It's a gorgeous walk down hill! Forrest, meadows flowers, sheep...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIV1RH8cmSGfJlrgHtRDLTjLTMM8kwVklI1RKzzcyGk3-Sk9WPduvUlo_ZUExNeYxwG5aQvRPhrzMl0WN_ZmkFOjWvomBWONVAsndP_Ok_HDRqj61LT5AxAUrCSGTqC35DG3LAUNOyrc/s640/blogger-image--423983759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIV1RH8cmSGfJlrgHtRDLTjLTMM8kwVklI1RKzzcyGk3-Sk9WPduvUlo_ZUExNeYxwG5aQvRPhrzMl0WN_ZmkFOjWvomBWONVAsndP_Ok_HDRqj61LT5AxAUrCSGTqC35DG3LAUNOyrc/s640/blogger-image--423983759.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Then the lovely Lake Ohrid again.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHfqvygsyIZjLBYvSlsHEPt7ynEn31T8XAZtb16gQfP5Gu3hGKjEW5yVoIi1uYZh-888k_u_WCEDgNhYsv4kGkLETw34jBjdneB3Y57eQVpeZ5-A_eBj6xnZof62jJxhzRWVg9HGvi6k/s640/blogger-image-2052833073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHfqvygsyIZjLBYvSlsHEPt7ynEn31T8XAZtb16gQfP5Gu3hGKjEW5yVoIi1uYZh-888k_u_WCEDgNhYsv4kGkLETw34jBjdneB3Y57eQVpeZ5-A_eBj6xnZof62jJxhzRWVg9HGvi6k/s640/blogger-image-2052833073.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I wonder what differences there will be in Macedonia? Already there's more forest, some large chestnut trees...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaeWpzfb4ftJ5kTap1y5XqIS94llU0FX93xqQDyCezd-mHlPn0wXtQfRkmbNuGNhVtEl7zmlV5RIJCKnF9-QjueJ3Aibyc1yMICmKYWE6yMfTV0c4dtRU7IqZBsa3_oUItmsB9xStxK4/s640/blogger-image--1918830108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaeWpzfb4ftJ5kTap1y5XqIS94llU0FX93xqQDyCezd-mHlPn0wXtQfRkmbNuGNhVtEl7zmlV5RIJCKnF9-QjueJ3Aibyc1yMICmKYWE6yMfTV0c4dtRU7IqZBsa3_oUItmsB9xStxK4/s640/blogger-image--1918830108.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj_Ri_QlIscbS2nQfcVuatQDcBNNkuzE-mqrTWOjk64FuJDesqbBn_lkmlJDpBswOGv624k7-w-bi7YJl-sW38Q79lR8UlMl7Rriqi5AHfpkY1oxnnb_9zYpaTQdbkMi_ljZzw7tgF28/s640/blogger-image--77347827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj_Ri_QlIscbS2nQfcVuatQDcBNNkuzE-mqrTWOjk64FuJDesqbBn_lkmlJDpBswOGv624k7-w-bi7YJl-sW38Q79lR8UlMl7Rriqi5AHfpkY1oxnnb_9zYpaTQdbkMi_ljZzw7tgF28/s640/blogger-image--77347827.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">There is a rubbish collection service! Not as much rubbish is visible. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiIlWFgA8FdMsJ_8XWD5t4Ll81Zr1WLMS6y5sncIDJXZ65Z67MOBTRfyUomQmJIuomCWXBCLU2gEXbc4UOU727dnFRnCDIwsIktgjQwRlzllrLSPrZFJHAsW343mixm6Z9I44SU5eG8w/s640/blogger-image-119787185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiIlWFgA8FdMsJ_8XWD5t4Ll81Zr1WLMS6y5sncIDJXZ65Z67MOBTRfyUomQmJIuomCWXBCLU2gEXbc4UOU727dnFRnCDIwsIktgjQwRlzllrLSPrZFJHAsW343mixm6Z9I44SU5eG8w/s640/blogger-image-119787185.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">10:30 We stop off at Villa / cafe Radozhda towards the northern end of the village for a toilet stop for me- lovely clean western style toilet! Two coffees is one too many for me when I'm walking I think! We took out too many Leke, and we can't use it here, luckily I still have some euro to pay for the drinks! 2 euro for a large bottle of sparkling mineral water and a lemon soda.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKXmFrN31m_VYD40YWumoDPt3e-TQUzdoxYVYUr37SYSmqT1ntI8LL9Oxsq_v9DlkChIUiS0LSoYl7Sc3FQbk3wzfJWXa45RdjkQKQCNiCbgDWP_N4illiVgWtHjcpIyo-Qb8L3j0JxI/s640/blogger-image--1254331312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKXmFrN31m_VYD40YWumoDPt3e-TQUzdoxYVYUr37SYSmqT1ntI8LL9Oxsq_v9DlkChIUiS0LSoYl7Sc3FQbk3wzfJWXa45RdjkQKQCNiCbgDWP_N4illiVgWtHjcpIyo-Qb8L3j0JxI/s640/blogger-image--1254331312.jpg"></a></div>The Ohrid lake is gorgeous!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3iHzNUVFofGnAZt1p1YBz31Ii9_h0OnbsgOCY6DX3SO6ldjQ2i8bVf1tXkn3qe1vwmPtAYSxmo02TEvkQKAjXVWAjsYGRrq3qj9zngx1K88Q6ivHdByDrK1xWyDnJGU9H9jvitT16m8/s640/blogger-image-1696375147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3iHzNUVFofGnAZt1p1YBz31Ii9_h0OnbsgOCY6DX3SO6ldjQ2i8bVf1tXkn3qe1vwmPtAYSxmo02TEvkQKAjXVWAjsYGRrq3qj9zngx1K88Q6ivHdByDrK1xWyDnJGU9H9jvitT16m8/s640/blogger-image-1696375147.jpg"></a></div>The cave church of Radozhda up in the cliffs </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_J4GIP4Q3L301_SiuOfyT3Gd48N3CQOze8hBjiMa1e18CQH9L236gY5Jn0GDADPLYMXKd00jTASTUbj9S6e-fJKa3pjWfkXrOR8_QUY3u9bIfEvqmzb4Zk97tHAKKT24dgKq5NUssKBA/s640/blogger-image--1596542686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_J4GIP4Q3L301_SiuOfyT3Gd48N3CQOze8hBjiMa1e18CQH9L236gY5Jn0GDADPLYMXKd00jTASTUbj9S6e-fJKa3pjWfkXrOR8_QUY3u9bIfEvqmzb4Zk97tHAKKT24dgKq5NUssKBA/s640/blogger-image--1596542686.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I get the key for the cave church from the restaurant 'two pearls</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">'</span></div></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdMDAoIvmrbvHdMPsDi79OUVY4GNaZRGs9gz_-kjKx1AL4iVygs0ALj0XsjhNpu6O3gAG5H-krBQXPmbMifIwC_X3bhc1X7jbZ1i_Y8ifKCssMOGb5tHnb8AvR3FxlBWYg1PszjX411E/s640/blogger-image-532479745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdMDAoIvmrbvHdMPsDi79OUVY4GNaZRGs9gz_-kjKx1AL4iVygs0ALj0XsjhNpu6O3gAG5H-krBQXPmbMifIwC_X3bhc1X7jbZ1i_Y8ifKCssMOGb5tHnb8AvR3FxlBWYg1PszjX411E/s640/blogger-image-532479745.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;">View back to the lake and the village from the steep path up to the cave church. I'm glad Patrick didn't want to see the church so I could leave my pack behind! </div><font color="#000000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0Ru1WvCd3WC9s-eIfu8XI4Pyqbn0cvXqZn1ciOv8o12A-VKpSjpao2zDuPCYoXEIGKMxOzXh7sH4v8_5ae0B78Lhqkq8VHpNO-513nVamLhyphenhyphenBkfAQNRUWILxZnsHmkn52kCwJcI-_R0/s640/blogger-image--1476681178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0Ru1WvCd3WC9s-eIfu8XI4Pyqbn0cvXqZn1ciOv8o12A-VKpSjpao2zDuPCYoXEIGKMxOzXh7sH4v8_5ae0B78Lhqkq8VHpNO-513nVamLhyphenhyphenBkfAQNRUWILxZnsHmkn52kCwJcI-_R0/s640/blogger-image--1476681178.jpg"></a></font></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrI6MpOZjaxJ6NJFlH2skJl9bD6qhEvTBjIhcFGdsUyBUtQIrYweMr4lKOxzI11QRhkN1XYVzLaLWewnDSo00wjUxLapuVYlju7s0HvaKYXsmGP0E9dL8BSe6K2r-_lABBgKCgVdnDpY/s640/blogger-image--767885382.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another shrine along the path towards Struga.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe763AvDzAY3Qe_zjqX2Wmv8VKI8vpNS3cIWeJ_mTqjtyQqQW6Yhw9EoSumPrB_AqS4WywBO8CaDqKlsqg4yP2skowrCuEANU-6SUZAK_BikaO1TbxVWGHXFW1fQqZJqGpND6h-UqDoA/s640/blogger-image--276535896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe763AvDzAY3Qe_zjqX2Wmv8VKI8vpNS3cIWeJ_mTqjtyQqQW6Yhw9EoSumPrB_AqS4WywBO8CaDqKlsqg4yP2skowrCuEANU-6SUZAK_BikaO1TbxVWGHXFW1fQqZJqGpND6h-UqDoA/s640/blogger-image--276535896.jpg"></a></div>It's a lovely walk along a quiet tar road from Radozhda, there are lots of vineyards and grape harvesting going on, vegetable plots by the lake.. We head through the gates of a monastery on the lake edge, the path goes through the monastery!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4ubex29ZGDgChHNEzt2wXYIC32z7VrmxD0ea0hwdqkj4_PcQ0nKgFmDpsCQa34oB3K390j6tgBNMfE_DDhIBzBITjayzx-8_6wfkXGJ5Tnw1M_A9VOmXu4IHfuI_mO6MefUX8uSs6U4/s640/blogger-image-650292839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4ubex29ZGDgChHNEzt2wXYIC32z7VrmxD0ea0hwdqkj4_PcQ0nKgFmDpsCQa34oB3K390j6tgBNMfE_DDhIBzBITjayzx-8_6wfkXGJ5Tnw1M_A9VOmXu4IHfuI_mO6MefUX8uSs6U4/s640/blogger-image-650292839.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Then, we have a quite a tedious walk along the road ... Not too much to see in this section.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYhuxZaMXKlHA3stPvIeJKF0mNmmyeBd8zWrt3KN4Tc9wmLYAYDrPRAiu0Hvrdo8k4ZjpvC0rFKlzYKsrf7dNd4EAVywRZZgRkz6jATrgyOlYDArQCl_WOZFlPj4cmO7ZZEDQw8crmkk/s640/blogger-image-1373971722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYhuxZaMXKlHA3stPvIeJKF0mNmmyeBd8zWrt3KN4Tc9wmLYAYDrPRAiu0Hvrdo8k4ZjpvC0rFKlzYKsrf7dNd4EAVywRZZgRkz6jATrgyOlYDArQCl_WOZFlPj4cmO7ZZEDQw8crmkk/s640/blogger-image-1373971722.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beautiful red peppers drying on balconies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHwv4ZFbR2Q0PNjaZfCgKop08poCj4n8_HVpWg9zMbPq95pGnf2931v_HplTffxzzCM6OSunvO25mojtC1ioWzu7XbaF9uHu3bSVfqzciXcQsA7XuOBOnQe6HM4PhFlwrruYZgJepGUI/s640/blogger-image-1777042795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHwv4ZFbR2Q0PNjaZfCgKop08poCj4n8_HVpWg9zMbPq95pGnf2931v_HplTffxzzCM6OSunvO25mojtC1ioWzu7XbaF9uHu3bSVfqzciXcQsA7XuOBOnQe6HM4PhFlwrruYZgJepGUI/s640/blogger-image-1777042795.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">And a path through the reeds to Struga... Ho hum not the most exciting walking...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivO9s4-hpI9rw7WA09slPC-21Ixn5FFtsRWDMq32PqxB8t-HQ5YLXzbblS871VIPyALc5YHhbNSU7CfXkwFP6WBBYVdEnOm_E_S4JPy15WaLuvK4GGXfDAiTTzAc5nXt0KheorD7UT6ks/s640/blogger-image--1813414372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivO9s4-hpI9rw7WA09slPC-21Ixn5FFtsRWDMq32PqxB8t-HQ5YLXzbblS871VIPyALc5YHhbNSU7CfXkwFP6WBBYVdEnOm_E_S4JPy15WaLuvK4GGXfDAiTTzAc5nXt0KheorD7UT6ks/s640/blogger-image--1813414372.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">1:50 pm we arrive at Struga</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Got a taxi, (would have been 13 km along the road ) to the old town of Ohrid, 10 euro fare to villa Mal Sveti Kliment. The taxi driver doesn't know where it is! After a phone call and some tricky driving along the very narrow cobble streets of the old town we find it! And it's a winner!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">View to St Clements church (the lesser) from our room window.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSHXe-8DDYAK_NQwGcP8Rh8Ai8AatYV0ztWYHt6uf9iTfAavuEmuufOfJ8uvVMp6z743urmKbT_q6H2w5B_vofXiwzXF0LOfjulUbSmDiK6VEOrpqzehjCL5YMnIfBgZBZKgGrUTJ1xA/s640/blogger-image-1014664056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSHXe-8DDYAK_NQwGcP8Rh8Ai8AatYV0ztWYHt6uf9iTfAavuEmuufOfJ8uvVMp6z743urmKbT_q6H2w5B_vofXiwzXF0LOfjulUbSmDiK6VEOrpqzehjCL5YMnIfBgZBZKgGrUTJ1xA/s640/blogger-image-1014664056.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div>Finally found it! Lovely! Had a great shower, with a shower cubicle.</div><div>Walked to the main square and took out 20,000 MKD </div><div>$1 AUD = 38 MKD</div><div>Took some photos on the stone boat jetty, so many people, so cosmopolitan! Such a change from Lin.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4Na8v4cyD8nVvGWAFoQEW5IhitH29D3DIutNoT9WMPOFT44eTCfbXFB8BOHH9jFLS3_PNh2UNau73IGZDJDSMnQJwaduA2rFOv8wYAzMRDYzr-GKcvyse40XXFMvUxigw-wByeubPOc/s640/blogger-image-1422468142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4Na8v4cyD8nVvGWAFoQEW5IhitH29D3DIutNoT9WMPOFT44eTCfbXFB8BOHH9jFLS3_PNh2UNau73IGZDJDSMnQJwaduA2rFOv8wYAzMRDYzr-GKcvyse40XXFMvUxigw-wByeubPOc/s640/blogger-image-1422468142.jpg"></a></div>The old town is charming</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMgFUicFc1UNQrtrn-Yu8UURwnsrmiBBxqgEH7hd88qdffBz20fAO8M99hdXW2VYgLcpp0Shm6qXOJE3BZ4k4BezVYfMzXQgtSLewkmepoSH0n5AJ_3LoKIJc0wlsXsjtLDiVPSAtAVs/s640/blogger-image-1623584813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMgFUicFc1UNQrtrn-Yu8UURwnsrmiBBxqgEH7hd88qdffBz20fAO8M99hdXW2VYgLcpp0Shm6qXOJE3BZ4k4BezVYfMzXQgtSLewkmepoSH0n5AJ_3LoKIJc0wlsXsjtLDiVPSAtAVs/s640/blogger-image-1623584813.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Walked on to St Sofia church 100 MKD entry fee, and I paid a guide another 100 MKD for a tour and little explanation. Unfortunately no photos allowed inside. But some lovely frescos in a beautifully proportioned church.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPt-9iwX3VTVPMIxIqWK8Eyz-fXTZPgY9Xgo3vz7V4Oo0ukxxnP9CXlJKJdh6bwK-T4NCGd8VA-Fs6sIcMS6NAzDXkjrgcXtx_El4sfkucKIEb2T_bL91IOSQhu___6HDL3o4YyLLbrcg/s640/blogger-image-967106941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPt-9iwX3VTVPMIxIqWK8Eyz-fXTZPgY9Xgo3vz7V4Oo0ukxxnP9CXlJKJdh6bwK-T4NCGd8VA-Fs6sIcMS6NAzDXkjrgcXtx_El4sfkucKIEb2T_bL91IOSQhu___6HDL3o4YyLLbrcg/s640/blogger-image-967106941.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkM2EF7AyFjGHdPY_EKAGDos14bG-qVtl6_QdYHfxlzieWz4RyJSsxktq1d_Qj9ll1i5ls_2ZsPtMtZnVqgU9PpTzmH-vp4C9QmA-q8xOrWWH9ONMzurSfexUJC0vH3Itr3u7TQCyEpsU/s640/blogger-image-1762566226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkM2EF7AyFjGHdPY_EKAGDos14bG-qVtl6_QdYHfxlzieWz4RyJSsxktq1d_Qj9ll1i5ls_2ZsPtMtZnVqgU9PpTzmH-vp4C9QmA-q8xOrWWH9ONMzurSfexUJC0vH3Itr3u7TQCyEpsU/s640/blogger-image-1762566226.jpg"></a></div>The remains of a much older, original church.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDi2p8qJ5RQqaLI5YISB77XUvCBTEAtM7OKvOFumtqLaIihzUoEVDRUKuke1p7YswG3Q-4JjfxyXeZdbDizcvI4WukdGYW6xGeAn_sd6QkmNBdrsGoPBd7qyRwAMbR4-tJQa43diIIak/s640/blogger-image-1908675015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDi2p8qJ5RQqaLI5YISB77XUvCBTEAtM7OKvOFumtqLaIihzUoEVDRUKuke1p7YswG3Q-4JjfxyXeZdbDizcvI4WukdGYW6xGeAn_sd6QkmNBdrsGoPBd7qyRwAMbR4-tJQa43diIIak/s640/blogger-image-1908675015.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8oE0yuxGAhAkNbYIZB9CRpGpW3ABtu41Ym8E7JCut9H_7kVTeR_BkMvSiFsR3GjqW8DfknDnHnP1sgHlcdgkLAekUZX7jqcpbcaeXkxVgj4kn2ffwD6j6S-vh6APMqkZmzQ9tXyAdp8/s640/blogger-image-660123640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8oE0yuxGAhAkNbYIZB9CRpGpW3ABtu41Ym8E7JCut9H_7kVTeR_BkMvSiFsR3GjqW8DfknDnHnP1sgHlcdgkLAekUZX7jqcpbcaeXkxVgj4kn2ffwD6j6S-vh6APMqkZmzQ9tXyAdp8/s640/blogger-image-660123640.jpg"></a></div></div><div>We eat next the the st Sofia church at "Damar" Restaurant.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikUjmvQs-Q2KlFKiigPmeLsG120qLkVAcBYuskHQjegsaLrGNHEe_PS1ee-vyz8zqePNoZRXoJdB07XP5B8G7iuv28GIsn851IRd0gYbGV1xZ2U-YGbGgUsEEdDK9joSuGUZm1J0quHM/s640/blogger-image--1401671062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikUjmvQs-Q2KlFKiigPmeLsG120qLkVAcBYuskHQjegsaLrGNHEe_PS1ee-vyz8zqePNoZRXoJdB07XP5B8G7iuv28GIsn851IRd0gYbGV1xZ2U-YGbGgUsEEdDK9joSuGUZm1J0quHM/s640/blogger-image--1401671062.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I order </div><div>Field mushrooms, hunter style 349 den</div><div>and Babina Tava - grandmothers pan 399 den </div><div>Patrick</div><div>monastery pancake - 219 den</div><div>Roasted pork in honey sauce 599 den </div><div>I have 1/2 l White House wine (nice, not at all sweet) 599 den</div><div>Patrick has a Macedonian beer - Ckohcko - Skopso beer, 90 den </div><div>his verdict is very good! Better than Korca beer!</div><div>So amazing, the table near us is a couple with two young children, they live in Brisbane ! She's Australian, he's from Macedonia, Ohrid and they were married and had their honeymoon here!</div><div>Cheers- "nasdravia"</div><div>We finish off with a Raki! Different taste to Albanian Raki.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzsKQ6q7tWNRFxGXA4VEW-U2QbGcOQnq7_Cuqc3mp4whTIGuZPdQVnrWj_x9G_1P_b245NBYyKz7V7kag3YLLaqy26RlaVpPCC4t8tdFezSkP8CJdD45jPgIoKYB4WdYvIOK6VGGtK7o/s640/blogger-image--290445001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzsKQ6q7tWNRFxGXA4VEW-U2QbGcOQnq7_Cuqc3mp4whTIGuZPdQVnrWj_x9G_1P_b245NBYyKz7V7kag3YLLaqy26RlaVpPCC4t8tdFezSkP8CJdD45jPgIoKYB4WdYvIOK6VGGtK7o/s640/blogger-image--290445001.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We'll have 7 days walking Macedonia, we decide to stay in Ohrid for two nights - Patrick simply MUST be able to watch the Australian rugby League grand final on Sunday Morning local time...</span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Accommodation</b>: </span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ohrid, Mal Sveti Kliment House </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Metodi Patcev 10, Ohrid, 6000, Macedonia 39 Euro b&b </span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Room offers views of the Church Mal Sv. Kliment. Booked by booking.com $62 AUD per night B&B</span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="tel:+38946250655">tel:+38946250655</a></span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><br></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;">Or stay at hotel along lake before Struga ...<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="Body" style="widows: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Radozhda</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Vila Marij Blaz M <a href="tel:071616627" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">071616627</a> accommodation and food by the lake</span></div></span></div>Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-27502141339677732802015-10-01T17:15:00.000-07:002015-10-02T04:45:48.046-07:00Dardhe to Berzeshtal day seven 30.9.15<h2>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">A little update about my left foot for my concerned readers... I think it was a stone bruise acquired on the second day of walking, it's feeling quite a bit better, still tender, but bearable . </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">we left Dardhe school at a little after <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">7 am</a>. Said goodbye to Mustafa and the early morning bar crew, and "ikim" we go! The first section of the walk is along a fairly new looking tar road.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0N6b6QPIkcIZrrDQqdIIvl4t1jhkNszbPnze4C5d39vfGRGp1aS33eaMr1kDtUXiDSkfvtJsWp-6fpssA42l1g1OqQoiNSZD8Yy8HE2JNsiBEV3yXO-5ZJbF_ZAlfPsi0_4kK9hzgLI/s640/blogger-image--1446223735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0N6b6QPIkcIZrrDQqdIIvl4t1jhkNszbPnze4C5d39vfGRGp1aS33eaMr1kDtUXiDSkfvtJsWp-6fpssA42l1g1OqQoiNSZD8Yy8HE2JNsiBEV3yXO-5ZJbF_ZAlfPsi0_4kK9hzgLI/s640/blogger-image--1446223735.jpg"></a></div>As we turn off the tar, we meet up with a group of happy kids on their way to meet the furgon to school!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-HzsHo10W0qYWa2uYasR8rR8cyRo79f9GmfF-tSyaa-oWek7Uf3e72wWoUfVElNPpKOsB1PNyeJpxarVaztnsQFqt4DRnl28SOygsnZN9BIuXhrnd7Xdg5rtBmR0YzS_k7aWaFaIMnY/s640/blogger-image-1881841992.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Stopped about <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7">10:30 am</a> for a little brunch snack, olive bread we bought at Elbasan ( only a couple of days old! No mould 😉) with some tinned tuna! Tasted delicious! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gXV80XDBT3YJkVaf1t6dxTnadqARJ_mWraBgluc2x6synKlmuFht4XkdOPjKMhyphenhyphenM1nzo3cz-F3AOluEO_Yb-KouVENr-CdOZuSmOWHaeeJ885ky1tp7yw57sO1o68Y9dEUryy-MC3YU/s640/blogger-image--915577519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gXV80XDBT3YJkVaf1t6dxTnadqARJ_mWraBgluc2x6synKlmuFht4XkdOPjKMhyphenhyphenM1nzo3cz-F3AOluEO_Yb-KouVENr-CdOZuSmOWHaeeJ885ky1tp7yw57sO1o68Y9dEUryy-MC3YU/s640/blogger-image--915577519.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We stopped for a coffee ( and toilet stop for me, clean squat toilet) at a little bar in Qukes Skenderbeu. Ilir and wife Irena, niece Alketa, bar is called coffe serxhio. Alketa is studying environmental science at university at Tirana, she's on uni break at the moment and speaks good English. Had a lovely coffee and chat.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLc52sGmthyphenhyphen04a-jbepTIfq73EjrNp5drx844HZJrFRHWODXx5kF8-Vx7lIXIFAncFMsdYR-xb9Eemb2pxVU6lNUFOOVlvXKRb_lDhtCqPSZwoxVOh25Wo5vMja82Zm3RCuIhVrt5ljM/s640/blogger-image--2038993842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLc52sGmthyphenhyphen04a-jbepTIfq73EjrNp5drx844HZJrFRHWODXx5kF8-Vx7lIXIFAncFMsdYR-xb9Eemb2pxVU6lNUFOOVlvXKRb_lDhtCqPSZwoxVOh25Wo5vMja82Zm3RCuIhVrt5ljM/s640/blogger-image--2038993842.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Walking along meadows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFR0eYah4Apcru4js4vH48EqaIIHeh4ohTXVtjvfD3M3GPuFb4QdQkqY8yNwC-Bo5U3mb0wKFbCnZkibX74RYm-neiT6mNFQWpHjZGvuBUQ1CZ_Fp-wintlfpYMTGoO-3b1bcwdt_n88/s640/blogger-image--1651088905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFR0eYah4Apcru4js4vH48EqaIIHeh4ohTXVtjvfD3M3GPuFb4QdQkqY8yNwC-Bo5U3mb0wKFbCnZkibX74RYm-neiT6mNFQWpHjZGvuBUQ1CZ_Fp-wintlfpYMTGoO-3b1bcwdt_n88/s640/blogger-image--1651088905.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Some lovely little opportunities to forage for fruits this afternoon, yellow and red plums and blackberries growing alongside the path... </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8lES6JgNxWct2G0DfqM4ne830Tze1Ory9r_eem70pVIGCXhdWVfQxWU61KB3DMz8TqcKU8O7IufLeC3YDxgYLwQ6nw9I6OGGGdm1NZtURmqfydvtgL_1J2DzMA8TT28BWEZrWUmrqJg/s640/blogger-image-1230047920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8lES6JgNxWct2G0DfqM4ne830Tze1Ory9r_eem70pVIGCXhdWVfQxWU61KB3DMz8TqcKU8O7IufLeC3YDxgYLwQ6nw9I6OGGGdm1NZtURmqfydvtgL_1J2DzMA8TT28BWEZrWUmrqJg/s640/blogger-image-1230047920.jpg"></a></div>Lots of plum trees lining the road... I need longer arms to reach the high ones, most of the low ones have been picked.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgKQLF_avhaqpqcgNNP1CUsi3iHK0kHk8zou6HhqHddE606mpIgLtgmesgi5ZplRYWmW1KTiIPuCMw9ykhFFwTV-KrugAfiZtPYgOyFtxPRjhAvWvF_ftIGhvr055sXkJqRchmMCnYKI/s640/blogger-image-327458104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgKQLF_avhaqpqcgNNP1CUsi3iHK0kHk8zou6HhqHddE606mpIgLtgmesgi5ZplRYWmW1KTiIPuCMw9ykhFFwTV-KrugAfiZtPYgOyFtxPRjhAvWvF_ftIGhvr055sXkJqRchmMCnYKI/s640/blogger-image-327458104.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">At 1:30 pm, after a shorter day of 16 km we arrived at house of Sabri Kocali, wife, Dije, daughter in Law Manjola, husband gzim, baby Elgis.</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A very warm welcome! The dogs chained up at the gate are a bit intimidating, but Manjola heard them barking and came outside to quite them, and ask us to come in.</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_Vdy4tOQXbsuC9lSHB4243kdsN4pTesS4HcR__5PB_N__jUEWme-CWjYTZY4m1X0Sg1dpnzwFWPuMCu0xmedwY16RiRUsKxIOJB40YbjdImzWa6dqV8SfWITf0_QIP5gH2OjC_9WObE/s640/blogger-image-1462894648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_Vdy4tOQXbsuC9lSHB4243kdsN4pTesS4HcR__5PB_N__jUEWme-CWjYTZY4m1X0Sg1dpnzwFWPuMCu0xmedwY16RiRUsKxIOJB40YbjdImzWa6dqV8SfWITf0_QIP5gH2OjC_9WObE/s640/blogger-image-1462894648.jpg"></a></div>Dije and grandson Elgis! A real cutie a bit over one year old.</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmhe12vziylPF_biAiV_TNIZprlnuvPba0T1HbdUaI3EmnG3vSse3kzfXmaay6L2JdP5Vt8hcUKeITl1q-DEheaBN2rZCbuerjiclHS7VI1HoTofGy32m7Bny1s55QPkII_CcD2mfs1w/s640/blogger-image-947267363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmhe12vziylPF_biAiV_TNIZprlnuvPba0T1HbdUaI3EmnG3vSse3kzfXmaay6L2JdP5Vt8hcUKeITl1q-DEheaBN2rZCbuerjiclHS7VI1HoTofGy32m7Bny1s55QPkII_CcD2mfs1w/s640/blogger-image-947267363.jpg"></a></div>We had some lovely Turkish coffee, also raki. Then Dije gave me a tour of the farm and gardens. The family grows almost everything they need for themselves and their livestock, including a milking cow on about one hectare!</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sabri Kocali taking their cow to the shed for milking.</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4mFvwjfbPvMaQpwu-sR73o0iMlLp5eUXvyl7k1_dKPxcxdYkj_irw2ygdmomR9rTed2Ek6I7wQoGhmsVsJVWKQKAnsii9IXK4n_3WdzugrRWVvnI7IkdGTo8-kXb4RbXbJdXuSYUxOY/s640/blogger-image--936630448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4mFvwjfbPvMaQpwu-sR73o0iMlLp5eUXvyl7k1_dKPxcxdYkj_irw2ygdmomR9rTed2Ek6I7wQoGhmsVsJVWKQKAnsii9IXK4n_3WdzugrRWVvnI7IkdGTo8-kXb4RbXbJdXuSYUxOY/s640/blogger-image--936630448.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So many fruit trees! Walked around with Dije, lots of fruits grown, pomegranate, Apple, plum, grapes -ruche, medlar, persimmon, figs, quince. Animals include cows, chickens, rabbits, turkeys and two ferocious sounding dogs! Thankfully chained up.</span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5vcNKqbSFaeH3X_Vd0xzHpWClRwTQ_ZALuqqdYHDSEmvhoLwiqlaaNXMs-JeJPAI6LF23cxbhKfIOzgWpMS0Bv_Bmj7gfg16VScixJZqprQAkFkmdDoB3jp0H6fTMxjWBxtFANy-HS4/s640/blogger-image--966907122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5vcNKqbSFaeH3X_Vd0xzHpWClRwTQ_ZALuqqdYHDSEmvhoLwiqlaaNXMs-JeJPAI6LF23cxbhKfIOzgWpMS0Bv_Bmj7gfg16VScixJZqprQAkFkmdDoB3jp0H6fTMxjWBxtFANy-HS4/s640/blogger-image--966907122.jpg"></a></div><br></div>As well as cows, chickens, turkeys and rabbits.</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4pZVJXhXswpf7l4sRmULJwPlmaynTCti-lsFDSSr4pkPDpN_LBBtPqWEtJdMTQcDOK4T59GlvVwa1V1sx7D7cZ7NclpGgl0GL2IKTV7xD03qrY0Qg1XXnHbFVwAYPCld7Dc1LYKVfpc/s640/blogger-image--2078867128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Getting prepared to preserve the quince which has been sliced and put in jars with water and sugar over a fire in a big pot.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnhmwa7DSPCpdsjRZJxSG7ss0m5zFkHtWL1Bm-0fldXHQxJP7KLjNvGGnzE5t7vjXLxtiSiyhnYnLyrC54udTppKn7xc7bWfhfsIZgjGGVYFngGAVGOVvGES2anbG6g8jwz8ZZX75BIY/s640/blogger-image-183432492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnhmwa7DSPCpdsjRZJxSG7ss0m5zFkHtWL1Bm-0fldXHQxJP7KLjNvGGnzE5t7vjXLxtiSiyhnYnLyrC54udTppKn7xc7bWfhfsIZgjGGVYFngGAVGOVvGES2anbG6g8jwz8ZZX75BIY/s640/blogger-image-183432492.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Dinner cooked on the wood stove on the verandah, very handy.</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Darke - dinner</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UUFBTJaKzMJQxyUkYnBA1IOHxD5DjQcPVd4CR1to9HIypCJUVeo84CXFfm3Xq7DtA-uyswP_1I1Ag8kRMS5t-qJv77lu0k1AbnyLH1lPziQi45I_StUprZiQLNO3Xc_kLAYluaaOrZo/s640/blogger-image-712871401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UUFBTJaKzMJQxyUkYnBA1IOHxD5DjQcPVd4CR1to9HIypCJUVeo84CXFfm3Xq7DtA-uyswP_1I1Ag8kRMS5t-qJv77lu0k1AbnyLH1lPziQi45I_StUprZiQLNO3Xc_kLAYluaaOrZo/s640/blogger-image-712871401.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dinner, Patate soup, sallate, peppers, pule,(chicken legs) first boiled, then in the oven kos (yoghurt)</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Macaroni, cooked first in butter</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">Chatted for a while about our different countries, Patrick showed photos of the desert and the road train trucks, to our hosts amazement.</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It's so handy having the iPad with photos of home, Australia and our walk so far , it really helps with communication and breaking the language barrier! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Had a lovely nights sleep after dinner. </span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Dinner- darke </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Fire - zjarri </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Onion- qepe. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Water- uje </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Cow- lopa </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Sheep- delja </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Dog- qeni </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Cat- macja </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Foot- kemba </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Tired- e lodhur </div></div>
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<div><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">Guesthouse, Sabri Kocali ( as described in the guide book) </font></div><div><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">4000 leke for dinner, bed and breakfast for two of us! A western style toilet and a hot shower! Lovely </font></div>
Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-45993444384293350902015-09-30T17:12:00.000-07:002015-10-02T03:14:04.535-07:00Mirake to Dardhe day six 29/9/15<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">29th September Tuesday </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">day six Via Egnatia </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18 km</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have breakfast at 7:30 am and leave the Ballkan Resort to walk to Dardhe at 8:15 </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Looks like a bit of up hill walking again today.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last night we made sure all our cameras and gadgets are fully charged, in case we can't charge them in the next couple of days... Not sure what will be in store for us...</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>An interesting, and challenging walk today!</i></span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After leave the Hotel Ballkan and cross back over the bridge we walk on the first sections of visible Via Egnatia Road! </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4Rn3-MBNnHfYqcADsU5O5HaR-h53_9wdlkr7iWWvhitM1tKYGxZiJmHyHgJV7JSMRY-2_Y2FbSDF3EijDynnkJZcLbDCDFtg8RZ3s_Cvwe5FaUABTd7Z5M_gZo2HeLKomr-jx1IiSY4/s640/blogger-image--1953021079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4Rn3-MBNnHfYqcADsU5O5HaR-h53_9wdlkr7iWWvhitM1tKYGxZiJmHyHgJV7JSMRY-2_Y2FbSDF3EijDynnkJZcLbDCDFtg8RZ3s_Cvwe5FaUABTd7Z5M_gZo2HeLKomr-jx1IiSY4/s640/blogger-image--1953021079.jpg"></a></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The erosion and landslides have destroyed some sections of the Via Egnatia, and left the track with very narrow, steep paths in some sections</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahJpoT1Tr9R2ts8uzRU8vPhwvIGhI2sxk6msxDn0psYi8IC-YtHWtI-8z3d6aIk4qBNK6wjcblZJNXCim7saUCGl0r_juAbVkz-WU71GuGZH_5Ry8uAXBm-5Cvrrg3aezPtYhm2kY79c/s640/blogger-image-755166887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahJpoT1Tr9R2ts8uzRU8vPhwvIGhI2sxk6msxDn0psYi8IC-YtHWtI-8z3d6aIk4qBNK6wjcblZJNXCim7saUCGl0r_juAbVkz-WU71GuGZH_5Ry8uAXBm-5Cvrrg3aezPtYhm2kY79c/s640/blogger-image-755166887.jpg"></a></div>I went in "4wd" mode a couple of times!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu0G3ss3DANUUCnSjYYflGtdc7dEaPNE88DnyqsMIcFuwoplUA9ZKOndXIMLD4NHUGRRNdThKon5Mc-U7W172_R7e3ys12axc12jqqz01AYyPS2O4AV19E0V4dWQz-BRBiMa5iVjnyC8/s640/blogger-image--2083959825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu0G3ss3DANUUCnSjYYflGtdc7dEaPNE88DnyqsMIcFuwoplUA9ZKOndXIMLD4NHUGRRNdThKon5Mc-U7W172_R7e3ys12axc12jqqz01AYyPS2O4AV19E0V4dWQz-BRBiMa5iVjnyC8/s640/blogger-image--2083959825.jpg"></a></div> definitely not a walk for anyone concerned about heights today! 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</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-7VepOg6eIIAmX3ATjQt4o5lxiEImJ9A_gXQNoKjp5XJkaWxC3GCb7vpr4PBj1XYol0KsWY16B0Ke43NIef-82gI50xa6RlMAQvsKQlPNLX-X3oLD4ipn5VHLiCygYu31mhAtnSiCaU/s640/blogger-image-1228556927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-7VepOg6eIIAmX3ATjQt4o5lxiEImJ9A_gXQNoKjp5XJkaWxC3GCb7vpr4PBj1XYol0KsWY16B0Ke43NIef-82gI50xa6RlMAQvsKQlPNLX-X3oLD4ipn5VHLiCygYu31mhAtnSiCaU/s640/blogger-image-1228556927.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Head torch on, ready to explore... These two bunkers are actually connected like two letter t joined together... I guess the shepherds would have been safe in the event of a nuclear war...</div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyfg0hZ4zDm1C5zqBGdYE_siiaEqJVlvVCPD-IbuluG1LVwaKlR73xqWozocSAr_yhqAiNSaVbkhlML766uJd9YWE2s404LZTOwCrQT0tt8kEdLjIKWrQmgRrYDQeu4BNjSSDiY8_i7E/s640/blogger-image-227978288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyfg0hZ4zDm1C5zqBGdYE_siiaEqJVlvVCPD-IbuluG1LVwaKlR73xqWozocSAr_yhqAiNSaVbkhlML766uJd9YWE2s404LZTOwCrQT0tt8kEdLjIKWrQmgRrYDQeu4BNjSSDiY8_i7E/s640/blogger-image-227978288.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The exploded remains of bunkers litter the tracks today, I think they've been demolished to extract and recycle the steel. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjige-BiY0EUaZRBRScWll5Z60gE9Xge1ZiPH9XHhTk6j68wY8fRsp2fPHzdgm9BiCmZfE-xu2RVWn59uBOzQg4gak87zuTFR2yCU-vtUdGc68NQmb0E7_MOn5A-8F9XmloLCq2Mu0p2rY/s640/blogger-image--443893679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjige-BiY0EUaZRBRScWll5Z60gE9Xge1ZiPH9XHhTk6j68wY8fRsp2fPHzdgm9BiCmZfE-xu2RVWn59uBOzQg4gak87zuTFR2yCU-vtUdGc68NQmb0E7_MOn5A-8F9XmloLCq2Mu0p2rY/s640/blogger-image--443893679.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We walk through the pretty village of Babje, walking past, we saw what we think is a little shop, with tables and chairs inside, we had a lovely Turkish coffee , the owners phoned a young lady who lives over the road who speaks English, she's on a break from studying psychology at Elbasan university, her English is very good, and we have a pleasant chat. They wouldn't accept any money for the coffee.</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WFkQ6CL6g06eHjluaP2OsQgxvv-vUtHlS8MVrOnAECxAu_klWEjyAiQUZYOK5Y3V0E6XVL-CY5QcPatDiIL2sIOIU9YUzFs0HJJguZl3tF1bSdO05sjuEW2C8X0ayFW9MoZW9ZaidW8/s640/blogger-image-910346365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WFkQ6CL6g06eHjluaP2OsQgxvv-vUtHlS8MVrOnAECxAu_klWEjyAiQUZYOK5Y3V0E6XVL-CY5QcPatDiIL2sIOIU9YUzFs0HJJguZl3tF1bSdO05sjuEW2C8X0ayFW9MoZW9ZaidW8/s640/blogger-image-910346365.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">On the walk in the afternoon we walked on visible stones from the VE again, the hills start to become a little less bare and more wooded.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrGSmE-dn_zaSOgv4i6_MFAPVi-NafxysYw28XrjhQXo4zKX0u2hi9Qf-TmabBnABheUpyykceTxMUYC-y2w6bvoUV96DrSrAOfc-LIfvfN7HSV73amr0G6WsgGExXSlGqY66OlaNbEs/s640/blogger-image-1062517451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrGSmE-dn_zaSOgv4i6_MFAPVi-NafxysYw28XrjhQXo4zKX0u2hi9Qf-TmabBnABheUpyykceTxMUYC-y2w6bvoUV96DrSrAOfc-LIfvfN7HSV73amr0G6WsgGExXSlGqY66OlaNbEs/s640/blogger-image-1062517451.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Stinky "doggy doo" vine reappears! I first discovered the stench of this flowering vine walking along the Via Francigena... To me it smells like dog poo!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Aa2PQK0nXrZiSKP4ilrFQUQ2YHCjSetNViSgePQMbho0vkWibmCDJdh41hntdvak_QSL_KC02UE4LiSg4XR5ZfyDKxNq0lJU1iEwb4lL0sd02vXmFdAON__4Au9wZPwY1yYFDcfgOjE/s640/blogger-image-1465378390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Aa2PQK0nXrZiSKP4ilrFQUQ2YHCjSetNViSgePQMbho0vkWibmCDJdh41hntdvak_QSL_KC02UE4LiSg4XR5ZfyDKxNq0lJU1iEwb4lL0sd02vXmFdAON__4Au9wZPwY1yYFDcfgOjE/s640/blogger-image-1465378390.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">When we wave "hello" to people, they wave back and the palms of their hands are stained darkly from harvesting and cracking walnuts - ara</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Met up with a lovely lady from Darde who showed us the way down the path to the school. I think she thought we were very amusing... Why are we walking? She fed me some fresh walnuts on the way down the path.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhHQWh4p5my35MAeq5m2zdBdyY_s4EFNLtpGYaFHfq_qX7kfpxY0TIddWPyO-WDADjBuXUuKE0XQLmntqZMBVS63RSKo6fUa7bGYJTWWazR3m9Nm77R_I5NmPcyYs9010yLNFMKk4cX4/s640/blogger-image-1974484704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhHQWh4p5my35MAeq5m2zdBdyY_s4EFNLtpGYaFHfq_qX7kfpxY0TIddWPyO-WDADjBuXUuKE0XQLmntqZMBVS63RSKo6fUa7bGYJTWWazR3m9Nm77R_I5NmPcyYs9010yLNFMKk4cX4/s640/blogger-image-1974484704.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Arrived at Darde at 3:45, we were invited into the little bar next to the school, were given figs, grapes, and walnuts! Turns out our guide down the path is the bar owners mother! Photo below is mother and son of Mustafa, bar owner.</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQ3OBugxdPSwGuPNmlZdx5Z-rmdiFZvbI_JNzFdkaJZiCDz-V2OXBm8U-99T2X49Wz75ytALELrMVKLb09Ys-JiqBOUzgzxEsb_wmfdzYZlNC7WjU6AqXSkNDQKWFX89FdmLvpyifgn4/s640/blogger-image--1021981106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQ3OBugxdPSwGuPNmlZdx5Z-rmdiFZvbI_JNzFdkaJZiCDz-V2OXBm8U-99T2X49Wz75ytALELrMVKLb09Ys-JiqBOUzgzxEsb_wmfdzYZlNC7WjU6AqXSkNDQKWFX89FdmLvpyifgn4/s640/blogger-image--1021981106.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The little bar next to the school</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwI1UIQtgAHXuPsC6jBO-lxtpBPJUN9jrTfbtbCREiT0ZUDKl9JLKrNi63puDOzj8FBdMPHuc-8xL2h6IY5HF0RfzPdrWykOXNly726NvEnkJn4LlyDvwSIC5xYJj2Clw_Jhh-nLSTJSo/s640/blogger-image--2006484076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwI1UIQtgAHXuPsC6jBO-lxtpBPJUN9jrTfbtbCREiT0ZUDKl9JLKrNi63puDOzj8FBdMPHuc-8xL2h6IY5HF0RfzPdrWykOXNly726NvEnkJn4LlyDvwSIC5xYJj2Clw_Jhh-nLSTJSo/s640/blogger-image--2006484076.jpg"></a></div>Inside the men's domain of the bar. 😉 </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I had a strong coffee, Patrick had a Korca beer. Not sure if there's been many women in this little men's bar before! We were made very welcome. </span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZds3tcIDs60pZZ7RWjpoCvP9eV45qF4pxHY_WJ1d-LYLZnCNfj3PJkJC6IUNIwpGv262nL_fsNgtXRk05_c7xGcIq0Ne-lf_KAUAhyaLfW2gZEzZAKB4jyBWQezTvUgFBjWZ1tlDQkgo/s640/blogger-image--1872080994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZds3tcIDs60pZZ7RWjpoCvP9eV45qF4pxHY_WJ1d-LYLZnCNfj3PJkJC6IUNIwpGv262nL_fsNgtXRk05_c7xGcIq0Ne-lf_KAUAhyaLfW2gZEzZAKB4jyBWQezTvUgFBjWZ1tlDQkgo/s640/blogger-image--1872080994.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We're sleeping in the kindergarten room at the school tonight!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Had a wash in the toilets/ bathrooms... </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Mustafa, bar owner offered to cook us dinner. 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Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-49383735320550896582015-09-29T17:11:00.000-07:002015-09-29T17:11:00.377-07:00Elbasan to Mirake day five 28/9/15<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">28th September Monday </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">day five Via Egnatia </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think we're up way to early ready for breakfast at 7 am! No hotel staff to be seen anywhere, although the TV is on. Staff appear about 7:20 and we have a good breakfast of omelette, toast and coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Time to leave the serenity and luxury of the Real Scampis Hotel, heave on our packs again and fill up water bottles "ikim" walk onwards... I've put an extra layer of "me more foam" inner soles into my boots, hopefully they'll help cushion my feet a little more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We head away from the city of Elbasan towards the Hills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are lots of intriguing market stalls on the way out of Elbasan,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I think you could pretty much buy anything along the Rruga Thoma Kalefi in Elbasan! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cooking gear, timber butter churns...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Or we could buy some livestock or poultry for dinner!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Patrick decides to stop off at a Vodafone shop and get a data sim for his iPad $9 AUD for 3 GB. Took about half an hour! I waited outside and had a coffee, I was the only female sitting in the outdoor coffee shop! Lots of local men sitting around smoking, having their espresso and morning raki!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The walk has been lovely this morning, I need to hold on to the feeling of no pain, the pack not feeling heavy and having a little spring in my Step! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lots of rural farm scenes of grapes, crops, fertile hills...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We stop for a break at 11 am at a lovely spring, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">where there are old intriguing trees, all with gaps in their bases. According to the guide book this is an old stopping place for travellers and caravans, and the trees have grown up from stakes put into the ground to tether animals... At this point it looks as though we're a quarter of the way along the route for today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As we walk higher up into the hills above the farms and villages, there's lovely views down the valley!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">View to the river far below, and Elbasan, now way in the distance. That's where we started this morning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some of the pretty and delicate herbs and wildflowers up on the hills.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We walked to the main road and turned right to walk about another 600 m to "Hotel Ballkan" Arrived at hotel Ballkan at 5:15 pm</span></div>
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Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-31972515337410029502015-09-28T16:46:00.000-07:002015-09-28T16:46:00.736-07:00Elbasan day four 27/9/15<h2><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elbasan</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">27th September, Sunday </span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">day four Via Egnatia </span><br>
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<font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">We've booked two nights in Elbasan to allow us a little rest, and time to explore.</font><br><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We spend the day in Elbasan exploring the castle, relaxing and catching up on writing.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Beautiful surroundings in Real Scampis Hotel! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFrV0PGh6JYiJonkaZSiH6p-SWF_kbeEwB2537WJT08olQaRnCIUXtk-3HCcszSikdOmw1ARfDCV-Myqy2ik4ckc3FJVy5Z9bUov3aPkbx3zDAzaNh9v9EA3SMzZKXuyWham9ML3lYAY/s640/blogger-image-2023165085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFrV0PGh6JYiJonkaZSiH6p-SWF_kbeEwB2537WJT08olQaRnCIUXtk-3HCcszSikdOmw1ARfDCV-Myqy2ik4ckc3FJVy5Z9bUov3aPkbx3zDAzaNh9v9EA3SMzZKXuyWham9ML3lYAY/s640/blogger-image-2023165085.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">There are gardens and artefacts everywhere.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujq0OKXsaaruudHRdZbdP06se6D9xncNITb6v5qob6sJC9G5aRzACzKUHdA5YSbD5iIR_oO5gktZ3IG-l2bC0aJ7QcTY2lk0MLhZ5dUJI1M1WysmGSLy1UPZg5EZMYfCE8sbVphyRlTU/s640/blogger-image--321420927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujq0OKXsaaruudHRdZbdP06se6D9xncNITb6v5qob6sJC9G5aRzACzKUHdA5YSbD5iIR_oO5gktZ3IG-l2bC0aJ7QcTY2lk0MLhZ5dUJI1M1WysmGSLy1UPZg5EZMYfCE8sbVphyRlTU/s640/blogger-image--321420927.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast of omelet, coffee etc.. </div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sunday is wedding day in Elbasan! There are processions, music, tooting of horns, even letting off firecrackers in the middle of the day!</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8T7CHHTwsESxBkyItdx_v44YwYhgRR3zIAnBjonfS4M0sXLwiQ0mwhrBIZ9-CQcFiDFkgAIGxK1bR2cvo0uNpvT2CLgrMCDDRgQDRGktgCbDg3RnEGvFsuNYhwHDunCSyYGNj9aYvNc/s640/blogger-image-659655801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8T7CHHTwsESxBkyItdx_v44YwYhgRR3zIAnBjonfS4M0sXLwiQ0mwhrBIZ9-CQcFiDFkgAIGxK1bR2cvo0uNpvT2CLgrMCDDRgQDRGktgCbDg3RnEGvFsuNYhwHDunCSyYGNj9aYvNc/s640/blogger-image-659655801.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We wandered around the castle area. Walked down the Rruga Egnatia, which goes through the centre of the castle.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4uYIsGW53sVMOFDaXWr55aBNaRxpYHP1FckF6gSHapKU77hyl1JVn-8Rkm3IBDoHsAirERwBbtRdESgqqgD51KyxQje_2SGfzllboEg1e9Vj7XM-Nkuaj_maUZoNoVEwYd3GrrSah4Y/s640/blogger-image-1663405092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4uYIsGW53sVMOFDaXWr55aBNaRxpYHP1FckF6gSHapKU77hyl1JVn-8Rkm3IBDoHsAirERwBbtRdESgqqgD51KyxQje_2SGfzllboEg1e9Vj7XM-Nkuaj_maUZoNoVEwYd3GrrSah4Y/s640/blogger-image-1663405092.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Went on the hunt in the streets outside the castle for some socks for Patrick, and some inner soles for me, my left instep bones are quite sore... Think it's the total weight of the full pack, plus day pack and water must be about 15 kg... A couple of kilos too much! And I'm feeling a little old and worn out at the end of the day :(</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Walked along the rough cobble streets and alleys and found the King's Mosque founded in 1492, the oldest mosque in Elbasan. I didn't have a head scarf with me, so we didn't go in.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjN7N1edohZ_MzpQgvzCT0SwH2ekRwphQoxNIZXIn7GtoitIbH_rcEkTG0B5Hu4FOzf7vITYKN1BPP_ZLG6KeeGa-7PWobHApKZw3nOURbD6iPPfjhV8vpmQE95jw6GyLR2Uu9cbTHpQ/s640/blogger-image-1465536626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjN7N1edohZ_MzpQgvzCT0SwH2ekRwphQoxNIZXIn7GtoitIbH_rcEkTG0B5Hu4FOzf7vITYKN1BPP_ZLG6KeeGa-7PWobHApKZw3nOURbD6iPPfjhV8vpmQE95jw6GyLR2Uu9cbTHpQ/s640/blogger-image-1465536626.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Then we found the Orthodox church of St Mary within the castle walls. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yO5onLqVxtxH29_id7E6T0rG8vL5uZp7ajM4eb92tVUBCbdWegjywFl-MiFs-PpXuYhOMX2WdHeJ-VM1NFKwPCY1S37AxA1prCgsCAm8dgVomfQ3gupjqCQ7ovgz7HbA-5gkYcPR5A0/s640/blogger-image-595322589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yO5onLqVxtxH29_id7E6T0rG8vL5uZp7ajM4eb92tVUBCbdWegjywFl-MiFs-PpXuYhOMX2WdHeJ-VM1NFKwPCY1S37AxA1prCgsCAm8dgVomfQ3gupjqCQ7ovgz7HbA-5gkYcPR5A0/s640/blogger-image-595322589.jpg"></a></div>The priest (Father Nicolin) gave me a tour in Italian after I paid the equivalent of 2 euro donation-, I understood about half of what he said... The church is very beautiful, lots of artwork, the frescos were painted over in the communist era.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZYU5zrJ-x7L9-P_KwyLqOBdrtcPUgUWYtNkN0HassfvIWDmQR7kyZLNFza0qo8FeV28XCJJewAbAYmiAiet9j5US0b7Jszkk9PLL_1b6EB_sNTpZ_k8K5oabL3usuQGniHiFCp1Si70/s640/blogger-image-901813407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZYU5zrJ-x7L9-P_KwyLqOBdrtcPUgUWYtNkN0HassfvIWDmQR7kyZLNFza0qo8FeV28XCJJewAbAYmiAiet9j5US0b7Jszkk9PLL_1b6EB_sNTpZ_k8K5oabL3usuQGniHiFCp1Si70/s640/blogger-image-901813407.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0bxqylD_mlAaD8q8fR5wQeglvoR_1EwIzbdhXcKNjurymc6N9LqgNzSxneCFsQXowOdkPBaJCu2Sb0NRB_xWWbgH-XBHiV-dQMyU0jikhyphenhyphenZrNG3xj_bCSrZR_-jeO4dXMgq4L5oX5c8/s640/blogger-image--1851015561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0bxqylD_mlAaD8q8fR5wQeglvoR_1EwIzbdhXcKNjurymc6N9LqgNzSxneCFsQXowOdkPBaJCu2Sb0NRB_xWWbgH-XBHiV-dQMyU0jikhyphenhyphenZrNG3xj_bCSrZR_-jeO4dXMgq4L5oX5c8/s640/blogger-image--1851015561.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wandering through the castle streets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rxNyDteSl6DIud-MB-Vc1ajdsAql3LIIW1zpW8xfdsAC3aP0CPMXulGPfBXX33-MwkurkZYxQCTEahN7edi5d02W1AlS5Hl5Ut_UsGkuRYBjaQAcixOfW4Uj8vDV0sZmZ5r3LQXJzNE/s640/blogger-image--1206545278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rxNyDteSl6DIud-MB-Vc1ajdsAql3LIIW1zpW8xfdsAC3aP0CPMXulGPfBXX33-MwkurkZYxQCTEahN7edi5d02W1AlS5Hl5Ut_UsGkuRYBjaQAcixOfW4Uj8vDV0sZmZ5r3LQXJzNE/s640/blogger-image--1206545278.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6t_mRFFGEw6d5mh-Nadz-iXQtS1HBLzjyE8nJPvm4kpzWiG9kJ3c1utsgTiX9Qu8gl_xf8Gv25U9EZ72BZRO9hGjqt4VslTlV7BPKIGdegJHG7QPnRyDTPRysFyMnv0ORvado4Flbxc/s640/blogger-image-1500118279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6t_mRFFGEw6d5mh-Nadz-iXQtS1HBLzjyE8nJPvm4kpzWiG9kJ3c1utsgTiX9Qu8gl_xf8Gv25U9EZ72BZRO9hGjqt4VslTlV7BPKIGdegJHG7QPnRyDTPRysFyMnv0ORvado4Flbxc/s640/blogger-image-1500118279.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We called into a bakery along the Rruga Egnatia, Patrick bought some sweet goodies, I got a byreck. There were lovely photos of children with disabilities doing activities around the walls, the owner explained she's a teacher of students who have Down syndrome. this is the first time I've seen any reference to people who have a disability so far in Albania.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylVQtHVnA-_ZSrmLAOTRcNNkFn-OEZG9wcf5Q07T4xzDZ2D8vGhM7l3GIcoXQj48X1z4z4v15sf0-EM30bTRqVEx_qhHXeCDHgK_ml9wqmDuaOsijv-fh3Khw7EadNJcxaJnLwTOPtik/s640/blogger-image--1509767646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylVQtHVnA-_ZSrmLAOTRcNNkFn-OEZG9wcf5Q07T4xzDZ2D8vGhM7l3GIcoXQj48X1z4z4v15sf0-EM30bTRqVEx_qhHXeCDHgK_ml9wqmDuaOsijv-fh3Khw7EadNJcxaJnLwTOPtik/s640/blogger-image--1509767646.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Lunch at Real Scampis</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Sallat shef - chef salad 600 leke</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Qofte Te zgares- grilled Qofte 500 leke</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Patrick</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Bruskete me ton - bruschetta with tomato 200 leke</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Supe zarzavate- Vegetable soup - 300 leke</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Very generous serves! I'm ready for a siesta now...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I spend the afternoon writing and organising photos. Then we venture out along the boulevard for an evening stroll, along with most of Elbasan! There are so many people out and about, the coffee shops are full!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKRh9oTElzjrz_Hburvrjbg4EXg0_xWrp4WBMshYZ_qiQ_EOWHCYLik9N6NgRs_vwSbpTkoHDPkrTfQhxd8Re7FQuS6z7a9U8a7ZVOL6GhRPSd4zPEZ6WydHp1_l1xYU_7TZa-HNz9Hk/s640/blogger-image--1454124191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKRh9oTElzjrz_Hburvrjbg4EXg0_xWrp4WBMshYZ_qiQ_EOWHCYLik9N6NgRs_vwSbpTkoHDPkrTfQhxd8Re7FQuS6z7a9U8a7ZVOL6GhRPSd4zPEZ6WydHp1_l1xYU_7TZa-HNz9Hk/s640/blogger-image--1454124191.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had dinner at Lio, local food place just outside the castle walls, good street food and pizza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeQuyCP6VXfhfoLMd-k37lWiw5_WrFko8BbMPOT7opRr_2LF7phUlJb_26D5Woca2JbWy6RMKhwpuMD18S-vCpS9NU7lrHDaALJMxSmnfRJHWZBZrLKweAUyupu8jpvUTIqB7AwIhiDg/s640/blogger-image--928966155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeQuyCP6VXfhfoLMd-k37lWiw5_WrFko8BbMPOT7opRr_2LF7phUlJb_26D5Woca2JbWy6RMKhwpuMD18S-vCpS9NU7lrHDaALJMxSmnfRJHWZBZrLKweAUyupu8jpvUTIqB7AwIhiDg/s640/blogger-image--928966155.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These guys put on a bit of a show !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1mFZE7EfFlr50qjwunnEzwW-WF7L3w27IY1gzwPoYSiBGS7m3AfBpedVmGQxtFdzKNoQcagc7DemItIEwu_mlTvFjB21Y8HngCdtr-A2h5-9tZilLLTThZxS-1QIIM0gi5OFUeGYE9U/s640/blogger-image--1685356272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1mFZE7EfFlr50qjwunnEzwW-WF7L3w27IY1gzwPoYSiBGS7m3AfBpedVmGQxtFdzKNoQcagc7DemItIEwu_mlTvFjB21Y8HngCdtr-A2h5-9tZilLLTThZxS-1QIIM0gi5OFUeGYE9U/s640/blogger-image--1685356272.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All sorts of bakery goodies! Very tempting, so I get a couple for the walk tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHYxAE4R00g7F_MbMNNVp893Uub-_NAiVI6mSFuz5HsHk_pUtQpzFCgwahn8D3Ad5GVeNCb-AAaX-zjBpJRaEtEFaPt2PO72GrzECOVGqiqd6wcMzOoUwOHoEoKOXLENZqYNHl79UsvU/s640/blogger-image--1065096458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHYxAE4R00g7F_MbMNNVp893Uub-_NAiVI6mSFuz5HsHk_pUtQpzFCgwahn8D3Ad5GVeNCb-AAaX-zjBpJRaEtEFaPt2PO72GrzECOVGqiqd6wcMzOoUwOHoEoKOXLENZqYNHl79UsvU/s640/blogger-image--1065096458.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The hotel has done our washing and returned it all this evening, how good is that!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"> "Good night" need to rest ready for the 21km walk tomorrow to Mirake.</div>
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Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-33609498777709570392015-09-27T16:45:00.000-07:002015-09-27T16:45:00.031-07:00Peqin to Broshka day three 26/9/15<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">26th September Saturday </span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">day three Via Egnatia </span><br>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Peqin (pronounced Pechin) </span><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Ready to leave <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">8 am</a> after breakfast of eggs, toast and coffee.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Stopped off at the market a couple of minutes up the road back towards Peqin to buy some supplies for lunch and dinner... Might be camping <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">tonight</a>, unsure of what's in store!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The walk this morning is mainly beside, or on the railway tracks.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQdQOTDna9YzPqwKfgE15AcPwY2hxBh6MA5V1_3Nbx8aT74mXfM2Stx3atJX58NF8pvL1vVK_u3T5Ob_SOfa7v1s_wCfX6-ytVBvOoD2gq28SxAOoh4lQt9G1NR8AzX5zTcsVlGMkp-4/s640/blogger-image-1393315408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQdQOTDna9YzPqwKfgE15AcPwY2hxBh6MA5V1_3Nbx8aT74mXfM2Stx3atJX58NF8pvL1vVK_u3T5Ob_SOfa7v1s_wCfX6-ytVBvOoD2gq28SxAOoh4lQt9G1NR8AzX5zTcsVlGMkp-4/s640/blogger-image-1393315408.jpg"></a></div>Beautiful scenes, like a basket laden donkey marred by rubbish piles...</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cx5Gz_o8o7rh8tvDKI0qFt3ojutkO1i1CtqLOZSWVd9OeZi2LcwQ6eoDBjBGsPevtl50QD7gAIGq3XQePuaUh1UYuW-5HYHMyFo437y7nnPiLElF6ttRqkav-Wzr63_Yz4P4vJq6Iz0/s640/blogger-image-2009164122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cx5Gz_o8o7rh8tvDKI0qFt3ojutkO1i1CtqLOZSWVd9OeZi2LcwQ6eoDBjBGsPevtl50QD7gAIGq3XQePuaUh1UYuW-5HYHMyFo437y7nnPiLElF6ttRqkav-Wzr63_Yz4P4vJq6Iz0/s640/blogger-image-2009164122.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;">The locals graze their sheep, goats, turkeys and other livestock along the railway tracks. There's only 2 slow trains each day from Durres to Elbasan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkP3a4n_Ar4DIB0icMlI3sZgn0PVDbvFxfpw7a942JiH2haOfoDSZZ4lGG3Uo4qKoZ-qjI5aZNXK_PhW1ETs-31FE7AVgSANffADj9POzZlAQHhrqvlS_XQz3idDcqaN9UKBdGbG0Ly0/s640/blogger-image--377558256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkP3a4n_Ar4DIB0icMlI3sZgn0PVDbvFxfpw7a942JiH2haOfoDSZZ4lGG3Uo4qKoZ-qjI5aZNXK_PhW1ETs-31FE7AVgSANffADj9POzZlAQHhrqvlS_XQz3idDcqaN9UKBdGbG0Ly0/s640/blogger-image--377558256.jpg"></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just after leaving the railway line, and before crossing the Skhumbin river we stopped off at a lovely bar, there's no sign - it's called "Bujar haka" (the owner's name), it's a lovely building with Clean toilets, and no smoking inside! </span></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpv1MMI3S45bQW3DLQIuxTMdqUEp64flWiMw5pA6nWCL9y_wCr3YDSR5YoW9ZtJlVWw__Vbu4uXxDnhZothcrXyUqjLH6no6iY_7nf-7hLnJJa9VyEX8Io-k8x6u1FdxZaGK8he5k97Ik/s640/blogger-image--318487227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpv1MMI3S45bQW3DLQIuxTMdqUEp64flWiMw5pA6nWCL9y_wCr3YDSR5YoW9ZtJlVWw__Vbu4uXxDnhZothcrXyUqjLH6no6iY_7nf-7hLnJJa9VyEX8Io-k8x6u1FdxZaGK8he5k97Ik/s640/blogger-image--318487227.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">One of the daughters, Kristina is learning English and speaks it quite well. ( lucky we arrived on a Saturday and school is out!) Had a Turkish coffee. It's often a venue for weddings and events.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We ask for a menu, but are told no menu, but we're welcome to have what mother has cooked, a traditional lunch. Sounds lovely!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiBqd1sVAbCwaCRCp9xO1efjQx8aq5KXP9txcNrLrEOQMJa3s66whO8D7HicEPQ32exa8GqTS7ix9qvJxTCK-E8erlVJkAJ6AZoJ1-Mhh0w3rn3Q2tukUPxth21uGmtM62JdIhXiAsEI/s640/blogger-image--1477219851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiBqd1sVAbCwaCRCp9xO1efjQx8aq5KXP9txcNrLrEOQMJa3s66whO8D7HicEPQ32exa8GqTS7ix9qvJxTCK-E8erlVJkAJ6AZoJ1-Mhh0w3rn3Q2tukUPxth21uGmtM62JdIhXiAsEI/s640/blogger-image--1477219851.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Pastice- pasta bake with butter and egg... Patrick also has some of their home made raki.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Speca me gjize- grandfather made this dish, it's large yellow long peppers with a yoghurt sauce..</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Local white cheese, tomato and olives. Everything freshly made and local!</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EghInKVAvzdkNOrEwQ98k8XNmkqUS4VODF0tqz0NC_-NVMRvMVp_PIEFkxARxi-qdoyuLm3fA4aBF97MlHyOXfNp16saoJkKK0baheyTwA1pYMNnSgL-oD0GYbLgI9iVErL2R4SyJDk/s640/blogger-image--119236571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EghInKVAvzdkNOrEwQ98k8XNmkqUS4VODF0tqz0NC_-NVMRvMVp_PIEFkxARxi-qdoyuLm3fA4aBF97MlHyOXfNp16saoJkKK0baheyTwA1pYMNnSgL-oD0GYbLgI9iVErL2R4SyJDk/s640/blogger-image--119236571.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Wonderful generous hospitality, they wouldn't accept any payment for lunch, they said they wanted to share their hospitality with us, so very welcoming, a genuine sincere family! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Kristina with her brother and sister.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfFtk0lJFGVTZxPz_yRo_UlHHy9yGP8kj2TT-cq7DwFFRPMXMBBSjIGDrdUELDrtoyDhcc7ayHWkSc66DCgQM479t2NOHHmAlvIHzOJrXWm8ngw0jYdR_LgYzWlImfhSc4T5T3vgd8Zo/s640/blogger-image--297434682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfFtk0lJFGVTZxPz_yRo_UlHHy9yGP8kj2TT-cq7DwFFRPMXMBBSjIGDrdUELDrtoyDhcc7ayHWkSc66DCgQM479t2NOHHmAlvIHzOJrXWm8ngw0jYdR_LgYzWlImfhSc4T5T3vgd8Zo/s640/blogger-image--297434682.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Was lovely to chat with Kristina and her father. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnSUnqwSpTY-myPQqmmUNSFc0L4TeWmoyA8QY1ay9Vir4llkXBSM3JAJ4vD08LsDzUZqwMobE8qbdJvqY9f-EHPM8gY9UrAx32GkRgRDNeHlSM3VUzG6s0-vYdfgeEIRKH1a3vipWgJY/s640/blogger-image--531244324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnSUnqwSpTY-myPQqmmUNSFc0L4TeWmoyA8QY1ay9Vir4llkXBSM3JAJ4vD08LsDzUZqwMobE8qbdJvqY9f-EHPM8gY9UrAx32GkRgRDNeHlSM3VUzG6s0-vYdfgeEIRKH1a3vipWgJY/s640/blogger-image--531244324.jpg"></a></div>The father cooks for weddings and celebrations, and has also worked in Greece for a number of years. Kristina is in year 9 and has plans to progress to university and study law or medicine.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We continued on walking after our lovely lunch. It's amazing how a wonderful experience like our lunch really raises our spirits after a fairly ordinary morning of walking, mostly along railway tracks.</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254)" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">After crossing a bridge over the river </span></font><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skhumbin, the walk is lovely and rural. With the occasional Hoxha communist bunker...</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUbX8Uv1QlxCwSV6lBJQfHlPGHKU8YPo-lawiCwU064UatA1-fb4nN2AC-PPxnNFuvzkiVuBUFkB6FPIiws_nAbBX4Mqzfm8bVcfvsieDqIajptTQaIBmkH1qJO2TGHOETyflCQKPl7U/s640/blogger-image--1478763403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUbX8Uv1QlxCwSV6lBJQfHlPGHKU8YPo-lawiCwU064UatA1-fb4nN2AC-PPxnNFuvzkiVuBUFkB6FPIiws_nAbBX4Mqzfm8bVcfvsieDqIajptTQaIBmkH1qJO2TGHOETyflCQKPl7U/s640/blogger-image--1478763403.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The walk is quite scenic this afternoon, walking not far from the river Skumbin along farmland. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI7djqoAKBYhI1TmMtB6uYtq7XpMuxgWeURkpfMhwRF3v_FbhDPys70SYfsvxU7eymsX2JUp6Imxi8z0j64-qijDjv-FxEXcrUdT9bmtW1euPKwcaKdp6M3F93j6-BxPXwK35JQCkJbk/s640/blogger-image-1782528387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI7djqoAKBYhI1TmMtB6uYtq7XpMuxgWeURkpfMhwRF3v_FbhDPys70SYfsvxU7eymsX2JUp6Imxi8z0j64-qijDjv-FxEXcrUdT9bmtW1euPKwcaKdp6M3F93j6-BxPXwK35JQCkJbk/s640/blogger-image-1782528387.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I have no idea what this crop is!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgherquBOCUoznI2M_Qyorb7bJuAxEHXasAw9aVO_KTfgNrgeHhbDv5CBFjcs-uuXFW0eeqZD0DRlkj6fxD00ddL4IxVVM4UlgWhyphenhyphenOQaaoZM4u65lXz7Re9YbeGDjq6WiJ-Ai3vYZMisOI/s640/blogger-image-901884345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgherquBOCUoznI2M_Qyorb7bJuAxEHXasAw9aVO_KTfgNrgeHhbDv5CBFjcs-uuXFW0eeqZD0DRlkj6fxD00ddL4IxVVM4UlgWhyphenhyphenOQaaoZM4u65lXz7Re9YbeGDjq6WiJ-Ai3vYZMisOI/s640/blogger-image-901884345.jpg"></a></div>There's a section of the walk with very strange rock formations! There are huge round / oval "eggs" in the rock! I've never seen anything like it!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJIRd_tnbsgdNXObT20yqG1SJYtiLtVf31cdszJNqWIN3fCtMYot3RXCtPDX0cjrCmEsGXT9a8QI6aEyE7R8UWMcCDX11v17JCAzw0WnyDQBJkEVhgcsKPJfCZwkcuWI4m8wp0OPtPLw/s640/blogger-image-1991572764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJIRd_tnbsgdNXObT20yqG1SJYtiLtVf31cdszJNqWIN3fCtMYot3RXCtPDX0cjrCmEsGXT9a8QI6aEyE7R8UWMcCDX11v17JCAzw0WnyDQBJkEVhgcsKPJfCZwkcuWI4m8wp0OPtPLw/s640/blogger-image-1991572764.jpg"></a></div>A friendly shepherd</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVopIGTv3OCVbAQN-6zttGSolDnjUfemY3okyWpoZXVDvTVpapMGpCRnbTi79_HD3hWdwODmnSksvGp3b4sNuiCmPioiwOLqd6sIm3ShiyiX5ff0twMRm5AU8YN0upVDUwCVQddamGhdo/s640/blogger-image-82588461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVopIGTv3OCVbAQN-6zttGSolDnjUfemY3okyWpoZXVDvTVpapMGpCRnbTi79_HD3hWdwODmnSksvGp3b4sNuiCmPioiwOLqd6sIm3ShiyiX5ff0twMRm5AU8YN0upVDUwCVQddamGhdo/s640/blogger-image-82588461.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There's so many interesting rural scenes to watch, taking hay out of a haystack to feed livestock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLHaTGoGGY47sHgzYhW7jyQc-mHVfxeoJXuj4Y8YCNSE-vr1TYs8kKUGmnVU4CDwSnUEPcGQJC_nxYqwQ4CO-xEo5o6Qbedp61mqHq9o51O8lZzp9YcIj8BhYLTloQPrw5JInfRAPIDc/s640/blogger-image-1643536309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLHaTGoGGY47sHgzYhW7jyQc-mHVfxeoJXuj4Y8YCNSE-vr1TYs8kKUGmnVU4CDwSnUEPcGQJC_nxYqwQ4CO-xEo5o6Qbedp61mqHq9o51O8lZzp9YcIj8BhYLTloQPrw5JInfRAPIDc/s640/blogger-image-1643536309.jpg"></a></div>The village of Broshka visible after the fields</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg093IDTHDa0F5NxqcFK__hVxONmLso8CY4tDKvBBBIfJNO7KPy_sA45IuhGfgEv5ALldTkt82MNiZNUaSRZTZxvY2I1OouVoUNu77kZPWuO0iOaynbpUittEqjUJlo7mMH0NILTg924/s640/blogger-image--1142320378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg093IDTHDa0F5NxqcFK__hVxONmLso8CY4tDKvBBBIfJNO7KPy_sA45IuhGfgEv5ALldTkt82MNiZNUaSRZTZxvY2I1OouVoUNu77kZPWuO0iOaynbpUittEqjUJlo7mMH0NILTg924/s640/blogger-image--1142320378.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We arrived at Broshke <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">3:15</a>. Found the "meadow" with bunker remains next to the shop, as described in the guide book, however we were told no camping, private property... No where to stay .. Oops... What to do...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">we decide to walk to the main road across a wobbly suspension bridge</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu478sQdGGCYLAtSr6GB3VrqUo6z-qQrjbZEIBK-ARQizjRVfuBO_lArjRe2DIVqxO0oYojk4AbUftDVlOjNTFqpYuew0khK7Oo2ZKGADtXqadtxnojfI6r0nI6g-Uzd3H7UQo9kBM0OM/s640/blogger-image--1674032829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu478sQdGGCYLAtSr6GB3VrqUo6z-qQrjbZEIBK-ARQizjRVfuBO_lArjRe2DIVqxO0oYojk4AbUftDVlOjNTFqpYuew0khK7Oo2ZKGADtXqadtxnojfI6r0nI6g-Uzd3H7UQo9kBM0OM/s640/blogger-image--1674032829.jpg"></font></a></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">the route description from Broshke to Elbasan sounds very industrial and suburban, and as there's no accommodation or camping, we head to Elbasan. One of the ubiquitous taxi vans stops as soon as we get to the main road, he charges 1 € to Elbasan, off we go <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4">at 4 pm</a>. He stops and picks up a few more passengers along the way.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We drive past a surreal looking semi abandoned industrial area on the way to the town centre. Mostly communist era industries that have now collapsed.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="clearfix" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop15TT-fCDhZBOkiznhRbYqcx1Mp4U8mcGPW9nSYbs9ZbbjgJ11SUW9aD_oOq6HnfsY3rtreEZ8amLcgU7HSX0Xp4PMEMy9QECIQLR9HU608Z_1E4AWF49zQb_hFGFC6mdxryv6zrcYc/s640/blogger-image-1830330867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop15TT-fCDhZBOkiznhRbYqcx1Mp4U8mcGPW9nSYbs9ZbbjgJ11SUW9aD_oOq6HnfsY3rtreEZ8amLcgU7HSX0Xp4PMEMy9QECIQLR9HU608Z_1E4AWF49zQb_hFGFC6mdxryv6zrcYc/s640/blogger-image-1830330867.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Arrived in Elbasan about <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">4:30</a> , walked to the castle to try and find our accommodation, Real Scampis... Finally found it, we'd walked through the wrong castle entrance gate! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAuXmtHeT1WGvVWzznYRInR0oItYNjZdNN_EDhXXYVlwUmlmvFwOZoXX6sjqyXYEn8HbMqabIHl6Uvosd7j90UWhXXnGOPz1o4zIRHHT-HTyc58nDQHaCLIaoqGs25BmLTC4dVnnX1Y8/s640/blogger-image--1234574974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAuXmtHeT1WGvVWzznYRInR0oItYNjZdNN_EDhXXYVlwUmlmvFwOZoXX6sjqyXYEn8HbMqabIHl6Uvosd7j90UWhXXnGOPz1o4zIRHHT-HTyc58nDQHaCLIaoqGs25BmLTC4dVnnX1Y8/s640/blogger-image--1234574974.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We've gone from nowhere to stay or camp at Broshke, to the height of luxury! With a bath... ( nice to have a soak in a tub!) Patrick paid for the room room for two nights and bought a bottle of vino to go with the bath. It's started to lightly rain too, so all in all a good outcome for us after all!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">View from our balcony over the garden inside the castle walls, and the city skyline above.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvuKOdCQ78Balp1SWfdrgAhYYB9d2bXyD6sWxds0eKU6zYwIHucIxqiywSFOoTJgwNJg5Q5SEZ9vHUGEVJB63eGjgD5rc_Go_13O1YIjCqNH12TWhCdnwL2OXbdX458K9yoVmS0rgqrk/s640/blogger-image-606941873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvuKOdCQ78Balp1SWfdrgAhYYB9d2bXyD6sWxds0eKU6zYwIHucIxqiywSFOoTJgwNJg5Q5SEZ9vHUGEVJB63eGjgD5rc_Go_13O1YIjCqNH12TWhCdnwL2OXbdX458K9yoVmS0rgqrk/s640/blogger-image-606941873.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Elbasan is in the centre of Albania. To give you an indication of the size of Albania, it's 4 days walking from the coast!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">Dinner tonight</a> at our hotel Real Scampis! Inside the castle walls.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Tave Kosi - local Elbasan specialty. Lamb cooked in a clay pot with yoghurt sauce 700 leke (Tave means the style of cooking in a clay pot) </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Sallat mikes zarzavate - grilled vegetables 400 leke</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Karkalec Te zgares , Patrick - grilled shrimps 900 leke </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">All very delicious! Two happy walkers! Goodnight 😊</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Walking the Via Egnatia is very different to the Via Francigena we walked in 2013, there are no way markers that keep you confidently moving forward along the tracks, and no "pilgrim" accommodation. Definitely a little more challenging in some ways. But, at the same time still very interesting, and a great way to meet people and experience the culture, lifestyle and local food.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Accommodation:</span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal;">Continued on to Elbasan. As no accommodation or camping available in Broshka.</span></h3></div><div>Hotel Real Scampis (previously may have been known as Vera Scampi) 45 Euro b&b booked through booking.com an hour before we arrived! Highly recommend this hotel!</div><div>Real Scampis Resort</div><div>Ph: <a href="tel:35554240" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/0">355542</a>55575 <a href="tel:+355692347922" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">tel:+355692347922</a></div><div>scampisreal@yahoo.it</div><div>Entrance to the hotel is either from inside the castle walls off the Rruga Egnatia or there is a pedestrian entrance through the castle wall, opposite a bakery on Blvd qemal stafa </div><div><br></div>Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-9926388319765967652015-09-26T16:41:00.000-07:002015-09-27T07:23:53.110-07:00Memzote to Peqin day two 25/9/15<h2>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Memzote to Peqin </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">25th September Friday </span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">day two Via Egnatia </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">22 km</span></div>
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<div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">Set off <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7">at 8 am</a> after coffee and almond tart at the service station, not much else to eat. I've been drinking a large macchiato in Albania, just right. It's in what I would say is a small cup, - larger than a piccolo or espresso with a strong shot of coffee and a little milk and froth.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> ( Patrick has a small espresso) </span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I'm using an app, GPS HD on my iPad that I've downloaded the Via Egnatia GPS tracks onto. I think it would be impossible to walk the Via Egnatia without GPS. Patrick also has the GPS tracks on his Asus tablet.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Some last glimpses of the sea leaving Memzote heading up into the hills.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOT5P8nvER87x1bRRAXEkD_u1VvzxGgC8zX1GbtLmmVbdZ62A15q3aGVtTqIWWOkHW08MFfbo8b846Oh7U_aSfQql42cSoCni6PR8C_c8qdEfKgAQp__cY3affhJWlKCJI3h6KxtFAFc/s640/blogger-image--1121087879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOT5P8nvER87x1bRRAXEkD_u1VvzxGgC8zX1GbtLmmVbdZ62A15q3aGVtTqIWWOkHW08MFfbo8b846Oh7U_aSfQql42cSoCni6PR8C_c8qdEfKgAQp__cY3affhJWlKCJI3h6KxtFAFc/s640/blogger-image--1121087879.jpg"></a></div>Look at the size of these giant snails!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HrM3QSjNX1j1Aw65hvxMOtPBpm0cEYjT63swEHB2M19UG1W6nCLH21-EZBpT1fbJn4WmS7CaWIPiwiQhtYV7nXpvhc61-ZroTJFl97v6XhQVDzdZcp1-wnKDHDBw_wleLJkQMl09sWg/s640/blogger-image-108490692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HrM3QSjNX1j1Aw65hvxMOtPBpm0cEYjT63swEHB2M19UG1W6nCLH21-EZBpT1fbJn4WmS7CaWIPiwiQhtYV7nXpvhc61-ZroTJFl97v6XhQVDzdZcp1-wnKDHDBw_wleLJkQMl09sWg/s640/blogger-image-108490692.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Plenty of scratchy overgrown track this morning...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk42iapiYL9uYkM-3yKhU5sjYWaRoAOB-mIlMi5Tv3vmET7O1ncSJ4-EPJ_rJClz7cVZiyXIfW3nhgEdV36lTthnSmcnuDcw5toEx6zq3R18ENP18I6jObaeAsollUVT9BqHleApLSJQI/s640/blogger-image-2099165370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk42iapiYL9uYkM-3yKhU5sjYWaRoAOB-mIlMi5Tv3vmET7O1ncSJ4-EPJ_rJClz7cVZiyXIfW3nhgEdV36lTthnSmcnuDcw5toEx6zq3R18ENP18I6jObaeAsollUVT9BqHleApLSJQI/s640/blogger-image-2099165370.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Have needed the GPS many times this morning, new olive groves being planted have changed tracks and trails, making some of the walking slow, as we need to keep checking the GPS and skirting boggy ploughed padocks. Some of the track along the ridge is overgrown with prickly plants and brambles, blackberries... I get quite a few scratches accompanied by a few choice words... </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It wouldn't be a proper walk without seeing a few goats!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhJ1PuFB41uTnw8PQML6RfSgjk31Bs2oTnmR6ofJ7VUj_laC89WU72eXYKA5vrPVkEd8svJGELCJja6iHPyo0TSrmLZZRH8AUon13YxueFMXx6Lh4pKlOM9dQNbnQM6LyPkzqGCRuN10/s640/blogger-image--1448346852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhJ1PuFB41uTnw8PQML6RfSgjk31Bs2oTnmR6ofJ7VUj_laC89WU72eXYKA5vrPVkEd8svJGELCJja6iHPyo0TSrmLZZRH8AUon13YxueFMXx6Lh4pKlOM9dQNbnQM6LyPkzqGCRuN10/s640/blogger-image--1448346852.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Beautiful views over the fertile valley and farms, </div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KodSU1u3idSGKTDzzz3HXlzI51qkYpRRtLWwf51IqqFRXxxEfGJCZOEz1PWT9xLDuOQPCYUj7rgH5S_SwfdozKLq0Q9RYQMXqx7Jta6RhORSNb7SlVIdF4EcEuN-zxPk3eBs4A-nvFU/s640/blogger-image-2111290798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KodSU1u3idSGKTDzzz3HXlzI51qkYpRRtLWwf51IqqFRXxxEfGJCZOEz1PWT9xLDuOQPCYUj7rgH5S_SwfdozKLq0Q9RYQMXqx7Jta6RhORSNb7SlVIdF4EcEuN-zxPk3eBs4A-nvFU/s640/blogger-image-2111290798.jpg"></a></div>We pass a few mostly abandoned villages.</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxQxIQTAq_jqfBwDbnrZ7vIPDLEosooZEVQv4YaY_qIfQU62ztbCO-L7Mtur-gfX3myHMK7-qZVQWA_uo2bDmNHUwoxpAPDeLGsg9k-7Gs8zXjaovPBLB7Qs8qOJKR-KqDEmr24WIMfk/s640/blogger-image-444159241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxQxIQTAq_jqfBwDbnrZ7vIPDLEosooZEVQv4YaY_qIfQU62ztbCO-L7Mtur-gfX3myHMK7-qZVQWA_uo2bDmNHUwoxpAPDeLGsg9k-7Gs8zXjaovPBLB7Qs8qOJKR-KqDEmr24WIMfk/s640/blogger-image-444159241.jpg"></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">the mountains across the valley look dramatic in the early morning light.</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNk37nBxK_MkDYh-pXXtmvz9ICRs0GEyq9lA2_LsinCZ_DVbsPg2nLJ5kXupsGKU9-mVNOZWp_4EibB_o4zP9qJ_sBQno9Sm8yFkUBflt3x2gLcsvSNz7kth094W0Q5jB7oA76G9IwI9E/s640/blogger-image--2139168007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNk37nBxK_MkDYh-pXXtmvz9ICRs0GEyq9lA2_LsinCZ_DVbsPg2nLJ5kXupsGKU9-mVNOZWp_4EibB_o4zP9qJ_sBQno9Sm8yFkUBflt3x2gLcsvSNz7kth094W0Q5jB7oA76G9IwI9E/s640/blogger-image--2139168007.jpg"></a></div>Phew, an easy track for a while!</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGkkemRSi7EdDnWrl6zxjku9lAz1TFT5gFX6-jwkbe0bS8hcjRRaGf13_ByoonmuFBR7pCFNqpBLFhONgrdXxkteOSNLHM6kb1z6hT84_Xf9dd_7V4sgnPyhBxTV-0a1HyEaE76QF9b4/s640/blogger-image-2027877125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGkkemRSi7EdDnWrl6zxjku9lAz1TFT5gFX6-jwkbe0bS8hcjRRaGf13_ByoonmuFBR7pCFNqpBLFhONgrdXxkteOSNLHM6kb1z6hT84_Xf9dd_7V4sgnPyhBxTV-0a1HyEaE76QF9b4/s640/blogger-image-2027877125.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;">Traffic jam!</div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YPWpEhYLClff7sef2B1bIrhAo-98BGRjWAWYVc_HXXXcTeKc1qIImwxI7B8ZHF16xM2XnxedXXRE-D8JrDd88zdf19Q39EHNR8fkvCBJ0LdVZFsSnZkEpNY4A4TJHjNqv4O3mVwuUUM/s640/blogger-image-1891043930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YPWpEhYLClff7sef2B1bIrhAo-98BGRjWAWYVc_HXXXcTeKc1qIImwxI7B8ZHF16xM2XnxedXXRE-D8JrDd88zdf19Q39EHNR8fkvCBJ0LdVZFsSnZkEpNY4A4TJHjNqv4O3mVwuUUM/s640/blogger-image-1891043930.jpg"></a></div><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stopped for a break <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8">at 12:24</a> just past the mostly abandoned village of Memolaj in the shade of some old olive trees, lots of new olive groves being planted here! The old Olive tree trunks are amazing.</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn2d2xrwGlCW4WD3HZyJsbyEJqBBcHxe-vML_3r-XlQzP8RQ0sp_mYq74Iz_OZ43jWZLOU-arT6AVFxedFEvT1YSfLkbFz3cMx7jMz8I6jiue4xAzNAB6YcC6lTBEN-HHRYuF3RbNnIk/s640/blogger-image-517955787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn2d2xrwGlCW4WD3HZyJsbyEJqBBcHxe-vML_3r-XlQzP8RQ0sp_mYq74Iz_OZ43jWZLOU-arT6AVFxedFEvT1YSfLkbFz3cMx7jMz8I6jiue4xAzNAB6YcC6lTBEN-HHRYuF3RbNnIk/s640/blogger-image-517955787.jpg"></a></div>The erosion has created some steep sections to negotiate, this ridge looks like an extreme mountain bike track!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2W_jRYtJKWxqGeAKs708JmTZwB4UQ_GRGe-Z0QKmIui3WcXFAUNf5O4-p6WKxnGh5bq0sp5tNeIfQekztukOJCEbDhpJAhe53UB_A6Dw1kSvKiPeDAtaKKY5EcoSa4LF4oKzUSgjGk4/s640/blogger-image--840645075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2W_jRYtJKWxqGeAKs708JmTZwB4UQ_GRGe-Z0QKmIui3WcXFAUNf5O4-p6WKxnGh5bq0sp5tNeIfQekztukOJCEbDhpJAhe53UB_A6Dw1kSvKiPeDAtaKKY5EcoSa4LF4oKzUSgjGk4/s640/blogger-image--840645075.jpg"></a></div>He's happy to pose for a photo!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseLkjqvQU6keL4nbNUoFvMjDv-VVwCKNUvhQT4HCFsYphCdbYu48NLwlIeu-53x6TqBu5CcHUMtuGWs4Y_n0_lwyAt_NbSr0RoDRRE2jAKpUBA3W82DXLsjV80YnvqRIdASQ0lKryPpQ/s640/blogger-image--279318331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseLkjqvQU6keL4nbNUoFvMjDv-VVwCKNUvhQT4HCFsYphCdbYu48NLwlIeu-53x6TqBu5CcHUMtuGWs4Y_n0_lwyAt_NbSr0RoDRRE2jAKpUBA3W82DXLsjV80YnvqRIdASQ0lKryPpQ/s640/blogger-image--279318331.jpg"></a></div>Saw a few tortoise today</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_fF1GFIk5f14oduKh3R93EFp7wxVcgsjgyDiKFCiHM6Cmptccs1i47ESCqE5Pwm-cWubswWfINy4iPzGz_kHRzc0RQOHzQyQld4k_0_mERPqkHMk848vbwfjNIxXUaOGHSIDBJfXQt0/s640/blogger-image-1166850979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_fF1GFIk5f14oduKh3R93EFp7wxVcgsjgyDiKFCiHM6Cmptccs1i47ESCqE5Pwm-cWubswWfINy4iPzGz_kHRzc0RQOHzQyQld4k_0_mERPqkHMk848vbwfjNIxXUaOGHSIDBJfXQt0/s640/blogger-image-1166850979.jpg"></a></div>As we approach Peqin there are fruit orchards loaded with Apples!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1Irkvajg6_ZFF6_p3n8Z3McNS39sx4ljW9JyMHKbc2Snnb6Jq9-SNIw36ckfQ3IIduc0OdGDl2sw1fdh4C1ZkmmRJirspRDQQUVMcyunS1v4HvQUARGiOXrW1XT8HzCy3QRxj-lFxBs/s640/blogger-image-373900328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1Irkvajg6_ZFF6_p3n8Z3McNS39sx4ljW9JyMHKbc2Snnb6Jq9-SNIw36ckfQ3IIduc0OdGDl2sw1fdh4C1ZkmmRJirspRDQQUVMcyunS1v4HvQUARGiOXrW1XT8HzCy3QRxj-lFxBs/s640/blogger-image-373900328.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Have I mentioned the hideous rubbish problem in Albania? Every gully, stream, riverbank and entrance to a village becomes the local waste dump for every piece of rubbish, or broken item! It's a real problem, apparently plastic bags are a relatively recent arrival, when at the supermarket the assistants want to put most things in a separate plastic bag, and look at us in amazement when we so "no plastic" and put items straight into our day packs!</div><br></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAksX-m1AnrvAznbgizWTIwlI2IP-lmrCIgE9u67HvI9vJlrWk5MCS9xHZF23maR_O-j-eYDjGNvUy0AHIQ3YbuMpmZfwDYgJueUbnEhEUXjULdN_ILkq5EC4Geq3kFEYiy8kOOgERqk/s640/blogger-image-1250055106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAksX-m1AnrvAznbgizWTIwlI2IP-lmrCIgE9u67HvI9vJlrWk5MCS9xHZF23maR_O-j-eYDjGNvUy0AHIQ3YbuMpmZfwDYgJueUbnEhEUXjULdN_ILkq5EC4Geq3kFEYiy8kOOgERqk/s640/blogger-image-1250055106.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;">The last section of the walk today before Peqin is along railway tracks... Apparently all The locals walk along the tracks, and there are only two trains each day, I still feel very naughty! A train comes by as we walk alongside the track, it's very slow, two carriages and I can only see The driver and two other people on board- the driver gives us a friendly wave.</div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YlF7A06cu5mLy1NBKKKY4eSXUWk_E3bFVbHKcOgr3b0KSDTYwORJlgBPOH5YlM24QsC3Kh7J8Ph6824SOqJ_muAVByhfMZsjPLLOSoxZRSQAjI-ja8z93YSAZROpjlonvTz8uLzi-O0/s640/blogger-image--230428490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YlF7A06cu5mLy1NBKKKY4eSXUWk_E3bFVbHKcOgr3b0KSDTYwORJlgBPOH5YlM24QsC3Kh7J8Ph6824SOqJ_muAVByhfMZsjPLLOSoxZRSQAjI-ja8z93YSAZROpjlonvTz8uLzi-O0/s640/blogger-image--230428490.jpg"></a></div><br></div><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254)" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">The mosque and clock tower at the central square Peqin, a welcome sight! It's taken longer than anticipated to complete today's walk, and I'm exhausted! We a</span></font><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">rrived Peqin at a little after 5. A few wrong turns and backtracks extended the walk, and needing to regularly check GPS we had only a 30 minute break for lunch...</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0pgPslv-7Vp21C0Z59K5-q_t1cf8ksbb2Uofqz-xHd7sRE30uI5FwN0Ggcm1xNPVJU2lnatM5asLFSmQliOY-IiB-cdCU4BV29oiGXQ62V9_NSPyLyBas1NQLNyCTnkaJ-nBJd6fqLI/s640/blogger-image--298948532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0pgPslv-7Vp21C0Z59K5-q_t1cf8ksbb2Uofqz-xHd7sRE30uI5FwN0Ggcm1xNPVJU2lnatM5asLFSmQliOY-IiB-cdCU4BV29oiGXQ62V9_NSPyLyBas1NQLNyCTnkaJ-nBJd6fqLI/s640/blogger-image--298948532.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Unfortunately, no taxi available at hotel Maci to take us back in to town, and were too tired to walk the 1 km or so back... So won't get to see the castle or try some local food... </span></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F_YIWyU2VheczB4SjBH1h3KNMx13PhCa9AN_ejngGPfESw-G0t-HMDShVU62rZfkpZqH-MZW_mAFvXWy8YXO3i2XJ7woakKJvemw8bjeTH8JQ4RKsMrPmxBoilHUJeqm1QI48gTlilY/s640/blogger-image--2028890296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F_YIWyU2VheczB4SjBH1h3KNMx13PhCa9AN_ejngGPfESw-G0t-HMDShVU62rZfkpZqH-MZW_mAFvXWy8YXO3i2XJ7woakKJvemw8bjeTH8JQ4RKsMrPmxBoilHUJeqm1QI48gTlilY/s640/blogger-image--2028890296.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">So we have dinner at hotel Maci..., which is much further from the town centre than anticipated! I'm exhausted, and my left foot bones are aching (yes, I'm having a tired sook :( ... Good to have a shower, I'm a stinky, sweaty mess!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The owner of the Maci hotel is very welcoming, he said "my home is your home, you are welcome" one of his friends speaks Italian, and a little English so we got by communicating pretty well!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Dinner:</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Perime zgare- grilled vegetables 200 leke</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Zog fshati - grilled turkey, a local specialty 1300 leke for enough for two of us.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Bottle of local Merlot luani 700 leke </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Uje pa gas 50 leke </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I started eating the grilled turkey pieces with a knife and fork, the owner came over and mined picking it up with my fingers! Definitely the easier option! The turkey was very good.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hotel Maci - about 1 km along the main road past the Mosque at the edge of town</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 1;"><span style="widows: auto; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dinner, wine, room, breakfast 4800 leke</span></div>
Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-21243177466723431042015-09-25T02:20:00.000-07:002015-09-25T23:09:18.257-07:00Starting the Via Egnatia from Durres to Memzote day one 24/9/15<h2>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Starting the Via Egnatia from Golem to Memzote</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18.5 km - in reality with back tracking and walking further to the hotel, I think we did about 23 km!</span></div>
<div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><i>Definitely need both the guide book and GPS on the Via Egnatia... No reassuring red and white way markers so far on the walk!</i></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We caught the 7:20 am bus from Himara (it started at Saranda) to Tirana, we can get off at Durres. The bus stopped just 100 m down from the hotel, very handy! another 20 seater furgon, 1000 leke each to Durres. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Amazing scenery travelling north up,the "Albanian Riviera" with very narrow, windy roads.</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w-hsz9zBHIZfpgore2EPEMuzlhbIfLNYvcCEcOCm9hDt5AaKyB-Ka7aHU1cAwbz48xx09aGOeNjpJU0RP4C3eoplRyf-1Dnc2xc_NFbJ5RSUhTMgX-j_hBPpE92UzaEkqJEmt7MZmbc/s640/blogger-image-977977374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w-hsz9zBHIZfpgore2EPEMuzlhbIfLNYvcCEcOCm9hDt5AaKyB-Ka7aHU1cAwbz48xx09aGOeNjpJU0RP4C3eoplRyf-1Dnc2xc_NFbJ5RSUhTMgX-j_hBPpE92UzaEkqJEmt7MZmbc/s640/blogger-image-977977374.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">An interesting bus ride, the small villages In the hills before the Llagora pass look charming.</span></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">the small coastal villages finish once we head up the incredibly steep awe inspiring Llagora Pass</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF3e9d7c7sahXVuPmTcGn34OJWt0DT2agTG58me_yhYfPJLGnO0V614xuMrifvCvutA4bmpK5oyQTG1yukQcWBharxiXaw5xPBP3OpExkUMpd4G0nRyf6X-cYhr3kFZMwwSguVwRonq8/s640/blogger-image--700684775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF3e9d7c7sahXVuPmTcGn34OJWt0DT2agTG58me_yhYfPJLGnO0V614xuMrifvCvutA4bmpK5oyQTG1yukQcWBharxiXaw5xPBP3OpExkUMpd4G0nRyf6X-cYhr3kFZMwwSguVwRonq8/s640/blogger-image--700684775.jpg"></a></div>The northern side of the pass is in complete contrast to the southern side! the northern side is lush and cool, covered with huge trees and forest.</div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1CDPVUMpYPRwuWs41c4uw9XgRBVJh_vjCrp6hzO85EC2q2uBPmhz0WQxWAr81eXLaY2-DetuoTOh8Y29CENUHIemE_qPO9hoewuM51RaBWTmAuDpeNTZZMsQHbeY9XxZmL7_yR4wrbo/s640/blogger-image--804575369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1CDPVUMpYPRwuWs41c4uw9XgRBVJh_vjCrp6hzO85EC2q2uBPmhz0WQxWAr81eXLaY2-DetuoTOh8Y29CENUHIemE_qPO9hoewuM51RaBWTmAuDpeNTZZMsQHbeY9XxZmL7_yR4wrbo/s640/blogger-image--804575369.jpg"></a></div><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254)" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">The bus stopped on the way down the Northern side of Llagora pass for a break at this little bar / cafe. </span></font><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Some people had soups and meals, I had a coffee. </span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrq7g1qM-ua1_w9U2LacMxSPgdDfmR6P2tdxgURq1i55nQG4XlnOW_QJX33HjvVMVRPENwKXNn9orCA6dtacNb3LDeAHzYRu9MeLEaU8E2SL4_DUiScITWQxK9beyQQ0XBmxYvjXckTgU/s640/blogger-image--1142237326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrq7g1qM-ua1_w9U2LacMxSPgdDfmR6P2tdxgURq1i55nQG4XlnOW_QJX33HjvVMVRPENwKXNn9orCA6dtacNb3LDeAHzYRu9MeLEaU8E2SL4_DUiScITWQxK9beyQQ0XBmxYvjXckTgU/s640/blogger-image--1142237326.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392);">We arrived at the southern outskirts of Durres bus stop</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> at 12:00</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We decided to have a lunch and get some water - souvlaki rolls. 200 leke for 2. Then we got a taxi to the starting point of the Via Egnatia- Golem bar 700 leke, about 10 minutes. Started walking 1:45 pm</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVZmuZO2aFufRrA7va1kFOZGjmAwXGYrxiOzM198xEvs0aI_UhoKW0xAoTa6lGWN0Au4RTJPkjpvckh8Mfz6KywmRjabFuqCQ3F8wZcf-m7bUK-nfl-7RhWksff6GESmzPG38DHFrwqs/s640/blogger-image--1932329445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVZmuZO2aFufRrA7va1kFOZGjmAwXGYrxiOzM198xEvs0aI_UhoKW0xAoTa6lGWN0Au4RTJPkjpvckh8Mfz6KywmRjabFuqCQ3F8wZcf-m7bUK-nfl-7RhWksff6GESmzPG38DHFrwqs/s640/blogger-image--1932329445.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The walk is through rural farming areas. Views back to the coast.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa2vE7ppwbzmmEYezyKhP6VKVRlLJkbDWky_DRerPcuahmYJbfFfxSdFI01KD5LAYSXd3nq90manjxbELORqkTQmS17iO186uuhpHw_zoANLjyuIlVZQQVcB6DVrPCpHQWs8uP1LZysc/s640/blogger-image--52540807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa2vE7ppwbzmmEYezyKhP6VKVRlLJkbDWky_DRerPcuahmYJbfFfxSdFI01KD5LAYSXd3nq90manjxbELORqkTQmS17iO186uuhpHw_zoANLjyuIlVZQQVcB6DVrPCpHQWs8uP1LZysc/s640/blogger-image--52540807.jpg"></a></div>Communist Bunkers appear randomly in the farms...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_S4Lokdy8-36tj_k0UEWfmOEdd_3uHL8eeliCkG4BYzR4GC__DD8am39sEymja0o4BKsHxX-2Qz95NrTmp4sAtuTcG3_pl9DZa7-KQvkO53v676Z_1CldeMBduqf0rxzQWwetc2BmEE/s640/blogger-image--1563474046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_S4Lokdy8-36tj_k0UEWfmOEdd_3uHL8eeliCkG4BYzR4GC__DD8am39sEymja0o4BKsHxX-2Qz95NrTmp4sAtuTcG3_pl9DZa7-KQvkO53v676Z_1CldeMBduqf0rxzQWwetc2BmEE/s640/blogger-image--1563474046.jpg"></a></div>After all our gorgeous sunny weather in Albania the last two weeks, we get caught in an afternoon Autumn storm this afternoon ! On with the wet weather gear! 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We went the dry weather route and found the path stopped at a watermelon field , we used the GPS but couldn't find a "path" ended up going through some blackberries, the melon field and crossed a creek, scrambled up a slippery slope...</span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Arriving in Memzote village. 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After another delicious breakfast, we leave lovely Hotel Gjirokaster with Nico, Annamalie and Nico's cousin Jack at about 8:30 am to drive to the archeological site of Butrint. It's a lovely windy drive along pretty good roads. So lovely of Nico and Annemie to offer to take us! Otherwise we wouldn't have been able to see these ancient ruins. After exploring Butrint, we'll be dropped off at Saranda to catch a bus to Himare.</div>
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View down to Ali Pasha's castle just before we arrive at Butrint.</div>
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Inscriptions visible on the stones near the amphitheater.</div>
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Annemie exploring Butrint<br />
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An old spring and well, there are deep grooves in the rock from years of ropes pulling up water.</div>
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Temple remains. The mosaics are covered to preserve them.</div>
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The remains of the basilica.<br />
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The Butrint site is surrounded by water, some locals fishing.</div>
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Entrance to the Venetian castle and museum.</div>
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Butrint is lovely to explore, mostly shady paths meander through the ruins which are labelled in Albanian and English. I'm glad we arrived early, we've mostly managed to avoid the bus tours...</div>
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We finish exploring Butrint at about 12:30 and drive back to Saranda where Nico drops us off at the bus stop (next to the synagogue excavation and ruins) </div>
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The scenery on the trip is fabulous! Very steep, narrow winding roads with glimpses to the Ionian Sea farms and villages. Locals get on and off the furgon at all sorts of unexpected places! </div>
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When we get off the bus in Himare, a lady comes and asks us if we want a room, she points just up the road to her hotel, I decide to check it out, it's a clean, basic room with bathroom- right on the water! For 20€ a night. Hotel Gjicali. We decide to stay for 2 nights and explore the area around Himare, and have a few swims! </div>
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Ahhh, a delightful swim in the Ionian Sea, water temp a very comfortable 22 deg! </div>
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The local coffee bar. We met Andrew, an Irishman staying in Himare for a while at the same hotel.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Met with Andrew for dinner at local Greek restaurant, Tarverna Lefteri. Great place!</span></div>
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Prawns and calamari</div>
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Local fresh caught fish</div>
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Good night Himare :)</div>
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Good morning Himare! Early morning swim to start the day.</div>
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The only tricky aspect of the beach is getting out of the water, the pebbles are real toe stabbers!</div>
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After getting some yoghurt and fruit at a mini mart for breakfast, the Gjicali's drive us up the hill to the old castle, they're so helpful!</div>
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There's a significant Greek population in these local villages. The buildings and colours look Greek.<br />
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Patrick, local fresh fish grilled, wild caught this afternoon.- delicious , price per KG 4900 leke per kg approx 400 Gm </div>
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Sallate Krete Salad- feta, tomato, olives, capers and dry, crunchy barley bread rustic croutons, very nice. 500 leke </div>
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Grilled calamari - simply grilled with olive oil, lemon and herbs - very good! 700 leke </div>
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white wine from Berat : Kantina Nurellari, Pulsi Beratit - 1800 leke smells like the first rain drops on hot dry rocks, a bit flinty... Tastes good . Made from native Albanian grape varieties. Pules and Shenti. </div>
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Patrick ordered cheesecake for dessert - 300 leke </div>
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5800 leke for dinner ( think our most expensive dinner in Albania)</div>
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Dinner was good, but I think I preferred the food, atmosphere and people at Taverna Lefteri better.</div>
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Family run simple hotel Gjicali , right on the waterfront just 20 steps to the south of the Saranda - Himare bus parking bay! 20€ per night. Very friendly helpful family! A great base for exploration, swimming and relaxing.</div>
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Ph: <a href="tel:0682446832" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">0682446832</a> or <a href="tel:0692803625" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">0692803625</a> </div>
Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-51734103674521190232015-09-21T07:01:00.001-07:002015-09-22T22:06:40.020-07:00Sheper to Permet 20th SeptemberSheper to Permet, the last day of our Zagoria Valley trek <div>Sunday 20th September 2015</div><div><br><div>12.7 km - up for 625 m then down, down, down <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1250m</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> into Permet ! Approx 5 hours with breaks </span></div></div><div>( apologies for the font and editing inconsistencies, the blogger app doesn't always behave when I add notes and text...) </div><div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Breakfast is a salty porridge of what looks like rolled wheat and milk, bread, eggs, cheese and jams. Patrick and Cimi enjoy and polish off their porridge, I have eggs (and Patricks egg) with bread. We leave <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://14" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="14">at 8 am</a> </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Saying goodbye to Dhespina and Evjenia nita.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBOdsmqzlmRaS3ZcBTn6JlgmxVGJm2ro-rX7k8dIo1aprfh4OKPoCTMWoOCa10Wn49zohNL5FPFKd5nkac8-6swSwGyyvIJTd5OX3h9ph28SdOCbgRp7GNzkKXwjeUQH7I40aRBQnY9g/s640/blogger-image-1095309591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBOdsmqzlmRaS3ZcBTn6JlgmxVGJm2ro-rX7k8dIo1aprfh4OKPoCTMWoOCa10Wn49zohNL5FPFKd5nkac8-6swSwGyyvIJTd5OX3h9ph28SdOCbgRp7GNzkKXwjeUQH7I40aRBQnY9g/s640/blogger-image-1095309591.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Patrick's tummy not the best this morning... Bit tender and rumbling... </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We look at the Sheper Church as we leave the village, this is where Evjenia nita and Stavri were married.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRSoaYLdTIeQ4NGdWqJnRFJej2v-3rOlp3RaOFzhY0_5yyDgydhdYSRkSHwCUg7NkiKXc0xb237_9B3Xp5e67Jt4jzCZ9-idgzYBinqRqLJlKeCG356Zx8Ymxc2vijSPQKvl8V_JyJOc/s640/blogger-image--352373856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRSoaYLdTIeQ4NGdWqJnRFJej2v-3rOlp3RaOFzhY0_5yyDgydhdYSRkSHwCUg7NkiKXc0xb237_9B3Xp5e67Jt4jzCZ9-idgzYBinqRqLJlKeCG356Zx8Ymxc2vijSPQKvl8V_JyJOc/s640/blogger-image--352373856.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A beautiful church!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_nMIDdo71POzml7Ewf1L7RIB88jvQwS2DkxxP8YG9VAcwcFu4NHguFgpdKfeu6cXxadUR4VTqaa41HHdoX8UEykVHQoBizhb_8wPGW1kqVKlD_G2SKaAiMYNKuRmOJQug8p0uFsShdw/s640/blogger-image-1376035597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_nMIDdo71POzml7Ewf1L7RIB88jvQwS2DkxxP8YG9VAcwcFu4NHguFgpdKfeu6cXxadUR4VTqaa41HHdoX8UEykVHQoBizhb_8wPGW1kqVKlD_G2SKaAiMYNKuRmOJQug8p0uFsShdw/s640/blogger-image-1376035597.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The village looks lovely on the early morning light, with all the stone roofed buildings and grape vines.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60bmXK6FYjCLMubpNshpxDXBpfiFsP7QOeS70zrHXifPyE6GNANXIGjXdXxrUAMWCIaClAnKrLO-DP9OtdMAbLg826GncoDB_gXIzzSXPbDjkNAT5tLyFcvtw7vTvvAUmDZJFsKhM1qQ/s640/blogger-image--1343785756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60bmXK6FYjCLMubpNshpxDXBpfiFsP7QOeS70zrHXifPyE6GNANXIGjXdXxrUAMWCIaClAnKrLO-DP9OtdMAbLg826GncoDB_gXIzzSXPbDjkNAT5tLyFcvtw7vTvvAUmDZJFsKhM1qQ/s640/blogger-image--1343785756.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Stopping off at the Sheper spring to fill up our water bottles! Cimi always makes sure we only use good water to drink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtAUXD8vvLzveq43XUTs2rhNzgot0k1aPWX5XfGJ-KMYUTo4BWuBnqeTyfxDcZDv5VKr5cYHECVJM7RtNrYUvl4paU4k3MbcqT3CHh1s22AEtBKyhS3sQ-SBxWAxMJXK_zNUbwCRsaD4/s640/blogger-image-1582781248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtAUXD8vvLzveq43XUTs2rhNzgot0k1aPWX5XfGJ-KMYUTo4BWuBnqeTyfxDcZDv5VKr5cYHECVJM7RtNrYUvl4paU4k3MbcqT3CHh1s22AEtBKyhS3sQ-SBxWAxMJXK_zNUbwCRsaD4/s640/blogger-image-1582781248.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We start up a steep slope towards the pass to Permet. The sound of sheep and goat bell ringing as they head off to their mountain pastures surrounds us.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The horse has fabulous timing!</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKf5E6ivNpRfsi98BIIWXzMkYU0bsmJJs3dlgq5C2rcrGnp7ueVo2RlXg_cJ0ND_ZngzPCphiMoRrfT3NShqKV3-8TBtsIwADsK91mMgmkzHhe5-wW5EzvqYQXVIatWewyPFUzq_wu97I/s640/blogger-image--1053690129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKf5E6ivNpRfsi98BIIWXzMkYU0bsmJJs3dlgq5C2rcrGnp7ueVo2RlXg_cJ0ND_ZngzPCphiMoRrfT3NShqKV3-8TBtsIwADsK91mMgmkzHhe5-wW5EzvqYQXVIatWewyPFUzq_wu97I/s640/blogger-image--1053690129.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The first part of the ascent is quite steep, thankfully it's in the shade this morning! there is a huge, narrow canyon. Lots of flocks of sheep.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsdz-zDSxiTsjCm7A5atx93yLaIfxNIsPS-fMy8j9eQ6jWgUpCGyvgjEowgc5Ye-C59r8GXhs9edbnTkTn1N3jVAitPsdQORQPOHOpDZzsGp46j2Xs2ArzMM9_DN84NRV288VvdzKk18/s640/blogger-image--1560831807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsdz-zDSxiTsjCm7A5atx93yLaIfxNIsPS-fMy8j9eQ6jWgUpCGyvgjEowgc5Ye-C59r8GXhs9edbnTkTn1N3jVAitPsdQORQPOHOpDZzsGp46j2Xs2ArzMM9_DN84NRV288VvdzKk18/s640/blogger-image--1560831807.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It must be quite a sight when there is water flowing down it. It's dry at the moment, except for a couple of deep still pools of water.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDInbqjcYGE4WEVN43i-NCO7tF-myjK1EgARknSin9DgxG_bdXbiikOHNxg0Qn9mK90nNpVCs2YRspbTr1taLgnWrU4ha0jjZ8JBrEB6ckay0CMU50IGMh3PSzmgulStQeY7uLKuKK52s/s640/blogger-image--1870660768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDInbqjcYGE4WEVN43i-NCO7tF-myjK1EgARknSin9DgxG_bdXbiikOHNxg0Qn9mK90nNpVCs2YRspbTr1taLgnWrU4ha0jjZ8JBrEB6ckay0CMU50IGMh3PSzmgulStQeY7uLKuKK52s/s640/blogger-image--1870660768.jpg"></a></div>We meet a few locals, shepherds on the way.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v0TwPQ0607LY19GY53fcML5rRKYSSOifm_NSpLzKwXDVQ_opOG0zN7yxCWnjn0U24fnWKPsj199znhS-C8UAjaSj8MlZiNZfVsbMLyDcSCgFkfZ68ic2VxDNQE_m60uAX8CdS_ho4Lc/s640/blogger-image-1229588517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v0TwPQ0607LY19GY53fcML5rRKYSSOifm_NSpLzKwXDVQ_opOG0zN7yxCWnjn0U24fnWKPsj199znhS-C8UAjaSj8MlZiNZfVsbMLyDcSCgFkfZ68ic2VxDNQE_m60uAX8CdS_ho4Lc/s640/blogger-image-1229588517.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Then the ascent levels to more gentle meadows.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFNpFDmzUjyUcbsE8jJ9wGmozWKBC9Ty3QyMKYioXnbbbK1DM030NoxAjJgY5hDpQzkVc10LyW1Wv71X7z2rkzOPcnt3zCBDW8nwLZQp_i_cgNa0eHAK-QzgkLOPI6ZdRftrCnRFAxtg/s640/blogger-image-771558801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFNpFDmzUjyUcbsE8jJ9wGmozWKBC9Ty3QyMKYioXnbbbK1DM030NoxAjJgY5hDpQzkVc10LyW1Wv71X7z2rkzOPcnt3zCBDW8nwLZQp_i_cgNa0eHAK-QzgkLOPI6ZdRftrCnRFAxtg/s640/blogger-image-771558801.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We stop for a break <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://15" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="15">at 10 am</a>. It's lovely and peaceful.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YC8dH-Nj_Mf88OB4PiakZrf9NosnfPGJu943H1Oy1bLtIl1b4F8CeGy3WlWAfYwKpSI5300ZT5BpUcj1cOzXFJGRRiJgLMWd4bmAq4hfI83810GVJzHuiIt4BcsNJ77bvFiBZ5W9v9U/s640/blogger-image-1955831301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YC8dH-Nj_Mf88OB4PiakZrf9NosnfPGJu943H1Oy1bLtIl1b4F8CeGy3WlWAfYwKpSI5300ZT5BpUcj1cOzXFJGRRiJgLMWd4bmAq4hfI83810GVJzHuiIt4BcsNJ77bvFiBZ5W9v9U/s640/blogger-image-1955831301.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">At the summit, Dhembel pass about <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://16" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="16">11 am</a> </div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dhembel pass , we can see Permet far distance below...</span></div><div class="separator" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1s5lHHJd4sqb0FRi99V4MzRufUB9q1S5PCJebFipHsnWwX1-ahWsbWlPObv0BFBpmxHkcKKNV50zhVn_GehWvJl1Yzfnjt_QuxaL4ACjiqa12YCnr-LPLr7DPYtD11LaciAktigSgso/s640/blogger-image--1548548976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1s5lHHJd4sqb0FRi99V4MzRufUB9q1S5PCJebFipHsnWwX1-ahWsbWlPObv0BFBpmxHkcKKNV50zhVn_GehWvJl1Yzfnjt_QuxaL4ACjiqa12YCnr-LPLr7DPYtD11LaciAktigSgso/s640/blogger-image--1548548976.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Now the long descent, </div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCLcVHGWZ3gdAFv9e5x9c8Ob4FCVgGXdDgtaLCu84pE5P5l_j9bHqqHZsu6HCqpJtmDtgru79YqNX_GOo4icxsazpx_ICXYbo659iAJ6RvB9Y2fvANgcJMoUI9r7K8jfQP7RseBxqDuM/s640/blogger-image--2120014619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCLcVHGWZ3gdAFv9e5x9c8Ob4FCVgGXdDgtaLCu84pE5P5l_j9bHqqHZsu6HCqpJtmDtgru79YqNX_GOo4icxsazpx_ICXYbo659iAJ6RvB9Y2fvANgcJMoUI9r7K8jfQP7RseBxqDuM/s640/blogger-image--2120014619.jpg"></font></a></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">very rocky, with lots of painful loose rocks for the first half. My knees start to feel it after a while. There's obviously a knack to walking on these lose rocks that I don't have, Cimi doesn't slip at all! I often do a little inelegant slide on the lose rocks !</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoieTIaDxq1RA6y2-n131_jkorGYznM4iwVCecclJANUfp3wdZGWoOmHdAYLK9WvA9s81SVj3ReXSTKabjZVj-RMGILAivzOwDfkCPOoeE5s-jMjiKo5TFB3JeLG08VH09D8x8etH0-fQ/s640/blogger-image-208284755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoieTIaDxq1RA6y2-n131_jkorGYznM4iwVCecclJANUfp3wdZGWoOmHdAYLK9WvA9s81SVj3ReXSTKabjZVj-RMGILAivzOwDfkCPOoeE5s-jMjiKo5TFB3JeLG08VH09D8x8etH0-fQ/s640/blogger-image-208284755.jpg"></a></div>Cimi finds us some Mountain Tea herbs</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBghdObLi6UysVUnMYolUPxKxrMqThwdYbDqrilezSEON4xsP0sSyiMy_H8CRQP1l8fegh4X9VlxJsQFgZr9hT1xZL5T-3AqW3sS0xYNZbCBin_yYShrV2WFRJHbbODFS0ddxwe7YS9bI/s640/blogger-image--1378499995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBghdObLi6UysVUnMYolUPxKxrMqThwdYbDqrilezSEON4xsP0sSyiMy_H8CRQP1l8fegh4X9VlxJsQFgZr9hT1xZL5T-3AqW3sS0xYNZbCBin_yYShrV2WFRJHbbODFS0ddxwe7YS9bI/s640/blogger-image--1378499995.jpg"></a></div>Locals still walk this pass from Sheper to Permet, as the walking time is similar to driving along the road! Local heading up to get timber.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EY4-uSbAEcN83v06ZAUsjhCCiXT-Gxvr1rLVWMeE47FQvg7y7gLp5kEsrfSX35ha02vFPakqS0xD5q3Q1WSA6-iZJnKrsO0JwBrYQ9RpP2LBjMfnqOH6hxBMNnvcbquhLVeMtgaUTWU/s640/blogger-image-332253488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EY4-uSbAEcN83v06ZAUsjhCCiXT-Gxvr1rLVWMeE47FQvg7y7gLp5kEsrfSX35ha02vFPakqS0xD5q3Q1WSA6-iZJnKrsO0JwBrYQ9RpP2LBjMfnqOH6hxBMNnvcbquhLVeMtgaUTWU/s640/blogger-image-332253488.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes, I do love to photograph the donkeys 😉 the saddles are fascinating... Good for carrying loads, and people sitting sidesaddle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYziqT1OBE9YOgc-_qTean3RJPo5z5ko8E636Z7VwIf2eKYBd-cBtzz2IN0R6Y4yaSQGXUtKkxG3hMS0zmLESWBOT_rYwVbhYUDbgddHj6JRtsmMqlyFjy__gXe48mLlwWit9JTNUJzY4/s640/blogger-image--888866161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYziqT1OBE9YOgc-_qTean3RJPo5z5ko8E636Z7VwIf2eKYBd-cBtzz2IN0R6Y4yaSQGXUtKkxG3hMS0zmLESWBOT_rYwVbhYUDbgddHj6JRtsmMqlyFjy__gXe48mLlwWit9JTNUJzY4/s640/blogger-image--888866161.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Stopped of at village Leuse, a quaint stone village not far from Permet. Lovely donkeys</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxPwyw5qzuCze9EQjs6dBqVKhhkKWJPnVIrXHaLXhQaaWPno8sjdDJND-4RTs3l2ijo5UAxrc_lj7cmOBLny2onOEg4YwMxMHDNQ130TrC1oGcH7N_EAY2n5ZRyQBhO4gmsVQjPgJPFo/s640/blogger-image--1344160049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxPwyw5qzuCze9EQjs6dBqVKhhkKWJPnVIrXHaLXhQaaWPno8sjdDJND-4RTs3l2ijo5UAxrc_lj7cmOBLny2onOEg4YwMxMHDNQ130TrC1oGcH7N_EAY2n5ZRyQBhO4gmsVQjPgJPFo/s640/blogger-image--1344160049.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Leuse has a beautiful church, similar in style to the church in Hoshteve. Opened with a huge key again.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoYFsXjM_9gZTyyHfg4zQYu5kw3r9JBIEtbt2CVZd6MStNmwFKHuYXW7Zo73F9FbqabDNIztkv7LIaDExrkmzinlbgM2VVVAwVDJLnZM4J89vAEamQC7_NNF2HmR_6ByJ6QHsL0wdSfU/s640/blogger-image--765334058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoYFsXjM_9gZTyyHfg4zQYu5kw3r9JBIEtbt2CVZd6MStNmwFKHuYXW7Zo73F9FbqabDNIztkv7LIaDExrkmzinlbgM2VVVAwVDJLnZM4J89vAEamQC7_NNF2HmR_6ByJ6QHsL0wdSfU/s640/blogger-image--765334058.jpg"></a></div>And a fascinating entrance doorway</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHZl9k6D0d9HAg6k0HnHmt-ARpe2I5r9y2KEJnU61-Z_ti6sLK-JcbR_hf6lGrCzHI0euWJX-O4dWShJuRJ4snAVtuWMRrfmdqUVRuu-ZVt8m6mdX1yb1yGExi8cFv9ol8KVhrQWC3nc/s640/blogger-image-1741909074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHZl9k6D0d9HAg6k0HnHmt-ARpe2I5r9y2KEJnU61-Z_ti6sLK-JcbR_hf6lGrCzHI0euWJX-O4dWShJuRJ4snAVtuWMRrfmdqUVRuu-ZVt8m6mdX1yb1yGExi8cFv9ol8KVhrQWC3nc/s640/blogger-image-1741909074.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">With beautiful frescoes, paintwork and ceilings.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDtuUvkDaUfxVnbKO7lRc3foygKSgInWva__EqU9XcmvF_oWNGRj9qKYlsa8QiDqLXBsI7btvLVPm7XYWPXxS9f4T0EtLDWdzrX49gN4R0_l9nTP1KMLBoFbJH31FNCkkydHnUhy4gUY/s640/blogger-image-65455436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDtuUvkDaUfxVnbKO7lRc3foygKSgInWva__EqU9XcmvF_oWNGRj9qKYlsa8QiDqLXBsI7btvLVPm7XYWPXxS9f4T0EtLDWdzrX49gN4R0_l9nTP1KMLBoFbJH31FNCkkydHnUhy4gUY/s640/blogger-image-65455436.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlnwz9x13LexKkw3-JyCWTxJRLcg02h5rmTq2MpFonHf5L8cCap8TaDy0KEC_NrQE9JhMUJ7SME3wLgVK9vKFXdM065HNPzT_nZcObW9me8o5zgbprlX5ZsoC2rjetcXjEKWkxJ6fUng/s640/blogger-image--1032809999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlnwz9x13LexKkw3-JyCWTxJRLcg02h5rmTq2MpFonHf5L8cCap8TaDy0KEC_NrQE9JhMUJ7SME3wLgVK9vKFXdM065HNPzT_nZcObW9me8o5zgbprlX5ZsoC2rjetcXjEKWkxJ6fUng/s640/blogger-image--1032809999.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudEE2PlopaRTE5wjQCpfFBH9WBNIJFJfFiHlvct5N52yD8_xCfbCoaVTYHV1hzCXamKR8OO1K-Y6fd-ruVHn6waTtAKXS-PMcD1wyyfu_cRlm8J5lYX5i97sgmpvlNk1q3Ig3a5Zwdt4/s640/blogger-image--1229519907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudEE2PlopaRTE5wjQCpfFBH9WBNIJFJfFiHlvct5N52yD8_xCfbCoaVTYHV1hzCXamKR8OO1K-Y6fd-ruVHn6waTtAKXS-PMcD1wyyfu_cRlm8J5lYX5i97sgmpvlNk1q3Ig3a5Zwdt4/s640/blogger-image--1229519907.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The painted timber ceiling in the area, I think is perhaps the women's section because of the screens ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp7pzP4kvYSpDxtFrucenndx_H4JafmYMX19KiAm6LVbIKzcAUQ3j9RG3536IM03xSW3-8ziMtPuzdNYdcHkofkQOCJJRGtX54DZ75XCxRHFhutdwCWZsoJEREFUqZalTuDjov8GZERU/s640/blogger-image-33645871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp7pzP4kvYSpDxtFrucenndx_H4JafmYMX19KiAm6LVbIKzcAUQ3j9RG3536IM03xSW3-8ziMtPuzdNYdcHkofkQOCJJRGtX54DZ75XCxRHFhutdwCWZsoJEREFUqZalTuDjov8GZERU/s640/blogger-image-33645871.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So beautiful! Without the flash, it's impossible to see the details and colours, it's very dark in the church. Ceiling at one end of the church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWS-2znBJQaQY0g0ySOVFtHpqWR3AoXRmX1I8AwwgGMh1LAeXDLjQgORWVNR4G3K16y8YcTxjh8vNdRCJMwR0FXaYcGnRKhfjXJkIGENik-itOhzSCZzcZbJk7blnS03Ei3X-LWmFESi0/s640/blogger-image--1435637455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWS-2znBJQaQY0g0ySOVFtHpqWR3AoXRmX1I8AwwgGMh1LAeXDLjQgORWVNR4G3K16y8YcTxjh8vNdRCJMwR0FXaYcGnRKhfjXJkIGENik-itOhzSCZzcZbJk7blnS03Ei3X-LWmFESi0/s640/blogger-image--1435637455.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzw6blNPzGnQzJnokW7sEvQ-3HFoih0I8bjP_PrRqNMzDHoJdX8G6LOWFJAjNJV3KdqIVdicqfOgFXLx_E-4oK6LHhGfgdwF4XZjxiB8xqfq4IbgtwloCBG5P2eeGP6pyMxm6HV2Y32U/s640/blogger-image-1422093279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzw6blNPzGnQzJnokW7sEvQ-3HFoih0I8bjP_PrRqNMzDHoJdX8G6LOWFJAjNJV3KdqIVdicqfOgFXLx_E-4oK6LHhGfgdwF4XZjxiB8xqfq4IbgtwloCBG5P2eeGP6pyMxm6HV2Y32U/s640/blogger-image-1422093279.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">View of the church heading down the rough, narrow, steep gravel road to Permet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8ohcEA1z0YZtBy_WsEHAKAB5_M3sANdatmA5zQ6klbLdhh7hAzdpsJJRvnQNf1SnSoRQI0GzMgJFhnif7zDCqdJJMeGLU7DjtftStEgBkqa6YZik6_UaHbGiYAceZxOQNT1CibMWJcc/s640/blogger-image--1197671665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8ohcEA1z0YZtBy_WsEHAKAB5_M3sANdatmA5zQ6klbLdhh7hAzdpsJJRvnQNf1SnSoRQI0GzMgJFhnif7zDCqdJJMeGLU7DjtftStEgBkqa6YZik6_UaHbGiYAceZxOQNT1CibMWJcc/s640/blogger-image--1197671665.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Walking through Permet, we come through the the ruins of a military establishment. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); 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Most people still having drinks at their local bar / cafe) going to try the Restaurant Antigonea again...</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I'm getting stuffed lamb leg with carrots, peppers, kackavall cheese and spices- 750 leke</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Patrick is going to try the pasta with mushrooms 250 leke </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">500 ml Korca beer 200 leke</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Glass local merlot 200 leke </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I order a desert of Shendetli- cake with honey, eggs and walnut... Will be interesting... 170 leke - it's delicious. A little like a walnut torte with honey syrup.</div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">We also buy some books, packets of colouring pencils and other school equipment for the 5 children at Limar school. Cimi will take them to the school for us.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div>Good night again, off to Gjirokaster tomorrow morning on the local furgon at 7 am.</div>Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-15612985332860812902015-09-21T03:30:00.000-07:002015-09-22T23:45:43.152-07:00Gjirokastra 21/9/15<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Sunday 21st September travel to Gjirokastra</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Catch bus, furgon from Permet to <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Gjirokastra in the morning.</span><br />
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Caught the <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">7 am</a> bus from Permet to Gjirokaster, 300 leke each</div>
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The bus stops in the new town of Gjirokaster, we caught a taxi from the new town on the flats, up,the steep old cobble streets to hotel Gjirokaster, 400 leke for taxi. And arrived at hotel Gjirokaster <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">8:40 am</a>. Had some delicious breakfast on the terrace, eggs, bread, little donuts, honey, jams, mountain tea, biscuits... </div>
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View from hotel Gjirokaster terrace </div>
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What an amazing coincidence! We meet up with a couple from Belgium again for the third time! "Nico" Henri - Nicolas Buscher and Annemie they've hired a car now and are driving and exploring.</div>
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We met Nico and Annamie in Theth, Hotel Tradita, and now in Gjirokaster! </div>
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Off to explore Gjirokaster.</div>
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We walk up to the castle, it's not far from our Hotel, hotel Gjirokaster is in a fabulous location!</div>
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200 leke each entrance fee. There is an armaments museum section.</div>
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This is an American plane, the propaganda put out by the communists was that it was an American spy plane that they captured. This is what all the schoolchildren were told when the plane was first put on display.</div>
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The real story I think is that the pilot had to do an emergency landing in Albania.</div>
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The Castle has built and added on to many times over the centuries. Castle Clock tower build by the Pasha.</div>
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View from the Castle , over the old stone roof tops towards the river and fertile flood plains.</div>
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A section of the castle was converted to a prison for political prisoners, very grim.</div>
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Section of the castle remodelled during the Pasha's time.</div>
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We walked around the steep streets of the old town and went into Skenduli house. An old Old Ottoman house and for 200 leke each had a tour, fascinating.</div>
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They had an ingenious internal water storage cistern that stored the rainwater collected from the roof.</div>
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The kitchen has a stone floor, with a cooking fire.</div>
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Kitchen, giant pantry and storage!</div>
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There are huge cupboards in each room, as the family slept on sleeping mats that were packed up each morning and stored away, then each room was converted to a sitting room during the day. </div>
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Decorated fireplace in the best reception room. This is also the room where weddings and celebrations were held.</div>
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Beautifully carved and decorated ceiling.</div>
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The top floor of the house is the 'summer' section. Capturing the breezes.<br />
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Kaon beer - 150 leke (Patrick said its better than Korca beer)</div>
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Met Nico and Annamie back at hotel Gjirokaster late in the afternoon, they've invited us to travel with them and their nephew tomorrow to the site of Butrint , then they can drop us off at Sarande in the afternoon. They're basing themselves in Gjirokaster for 4 days.</div>
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Decided to have dinner at our hotel Gjirokaster, the food looks lovely, there's no menu, the mother cooks what's fresh and in season, we had a feast! Everything was super fresh and beautifully flavoured with herbs. The dishes kept coming out - Local specialty of Rice balls, followed by byreck, mixed salad, the best lamb Qofte I've ever had, hand made potato chips, beer, wine, fruit all for just 1600 leke! Patrick wrote a rave review on trip advisor. I forgot to take a foodie photo... Just enjoying being in the moment and savouring the food.</div>
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There's many things to do and see around Gjirokaster, would be worth staying longer to explore if we had more time.</div>
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Going into our lovely room in the hotel, nice, quiet and private. With our own little courtyard to sit and relax.<br />
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Anita Rafteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971997028734314287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280335258048619766.post-3680116662730982342015-09-20T22:10:00.000-07:002015-09-21T08:48:15.228-07:0019th September Hoshteve to SheperSaturday 19th September Hoshteve to Sheper 12.5 km<br />
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Woke up nice and early, about 6:15 and had another delicious breakfast, packed our lunches and said our goodbyes. Photo of Cimi, Katherina and Patrick. Katherina has a lovely garden.</div>
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Me, Katherina and Cimi.</div>
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We headed off about 8 am. After walking through the village and past the locals moving their flocks, we walked along the gravel road for the first hour.</div>
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Leaving the village of Hoshteve. Easy walking today.</div>
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A spring to refill our water bottles </div>
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A perfect spot for contemplation...</div>
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A derelict communist era building in Nivan</div>
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There seem to be quite a few buildings and constructions that aren't used any more.. When we ask what they're for, or why they're not used there's usually an expressive shrug and the answer of "communist time" ...<br />
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We walk through the villages of Vathuq, Koncka, Nivan </div>
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At Nivan, there is a the local Komune, military buildings and church. </div>
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it was quite large prior to communism, some sections of frescos still visible inside the church, the last of the monastery buildings still standing.</div>
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Fortunately the church in Hoshteve was classed as a "National Monument" even in the Communist era, so was saved from destruction.</div>
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Now we've seen the state of these churches further along the Zagoria valley, it seems miraculous that the church at Hosteve is in such good condition!</div>
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More wild fruits to taste!</div>
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We stop for lunch at 11:45 at another old Ali Pasha ottoman bridge over the Zagoria river, this one is so shady and picturesque, it isn't really used any more as there is a road not too far away.</div>
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I can picture the people walking and riding donkeys and horses over here the last couple of hundred years... Carrying produce from village to village.</div>
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These trees are used to collect fodder for sheep and goats during winter - the fodder is the brown leaves stacked against the trunks and held in place with timber poles, out of reach from nibbling sheep until needed.</div>
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Stopped off in Sherper to chat with some locals harvesting walnuts, their hands go black with the walnut stain. They've harvested 30 kg so far this afternoon. Everyone is so generous and interested to chat, they also gave us a bunch of sweet white grapes straight from the vine, warm and sweet from the sunshine.</div>
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The entrance of the house is absolutely covered in fabulous grapevines!</div>
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Tonight we stay in the guesthouse of an Aroman / Villach nomadic shepherd family . There are four generations living in the house!</div>
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Great grandmother, 80 years old, mother- <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Dhespina, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> daughter in law </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Evjenia nita, husband (son and current shepherd- Stavri's) </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">and the youngest, 4 year old son -great grandson. A couple of the men in the family work in Greece in the construction industry, Stavris has taken on the role of shepherd looking after the family's 150 milking sheep.</span></div>
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After a shower and rest, <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); font-size: 23px;">Patrick kept on having a snooze, I walked with Cimi and Evjenia nita, </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">daughter in Law </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7019607843137254); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); font-size: 23px;">.. Down to their vegetable garden and their sheep yards.</span></span></div>
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A couple of cute lambs in the shed.</div>
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Can see and hear the bells of the flock of sheep heading home in the distance.</div>
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The family has 150 sheep, 2 of them milk all the sheep each morning, it takes about 1 1/2 hours. Not much milk at the moment, usually lots of milk in April.</div>
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When we walk back up to the house, I'm invited for a coffee and chat with the neighbours. I'm really trying to get my head around Po - yes with a gentle head shake (more of a head waggle) and Jo (yo) - no with a head nod! Often the heads are gently shaking, and it means yes! The iPad and photos of our walk are a great way to cross the language barrier! The elder neighbour was a shepherd and has been to the places we've walked during his shepherd years. I also created a "home" album with photos and maps from home to explain where we live, our family and Australia </div>
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Outdoor fireplace kitchen, with potatoes and lamb cooking in the pot. Coals underneath and on top keep food cooking evenly.<br />
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Dinner is another feast of local produce! Green peppers, tomato salad, cheese, yoghurt, lamb, potatoes, bread.All the cheese and yoghurt is from sheep's milk. Not at all strong tasting, very nice. A bit of Raki too... 😉</div>
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After dinner we sit in the cool and chat, with the assistance of Cimi and google translate! I ask <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Evjenia nita how she met her husband and what village she came from. Such an interesting conversation!</span></div>
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Her and Stavri's marriage was arranged. Her family knew Stavri's family, ( her husband, where we are staying with Stavri's grandmother, mother, his wife and 4 year old son. His brother is also home from working in Greece at the moment) the families introduced them to each other, and they liked each other and married 6 years ago. If they decided after they were introduced that they didn't like each other, there was no obligation to marry. We looked at some photos of the wedding, at the local Sheper church, and at Saranda! Beautiful photos. I think it would be very daunting to marry and move into a new family environment and home!</div>
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But the extended family all seem happy and appear to,get along well.</div>
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Good night, tomorrow is our last day walking in the Zagoria Valley... I'll be sad to end this adventure.</div>
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