Rainy Theth

Today, we woke up to a rainy and cloudy Theth. I had thought this would take away from the experience, yet it seemed to add to it. A light drizzle in the valley, with clouds that covered the mountain tops, felt like something out of a story book. It was so beautiful that I sat out on the steps for a good 30 minutes. Lewis had also woken up very sick, having been up all night vomiting and shitting himself. We tried to identify what it may have been, but I had drank everything he drank and ate everything he ate. Whatever it was, I managed to dodge sickness yet again. There is some sort of guardian angel looking over me. Lewis had intended to stay another night in Theth and do the blue eye that is a short hike away, but this (and the weather) had changed things and so he decided to jump in with us to head back to Shkoder. That being said, the bus that was supposed to arrive at 11 am didn't arrive until 2 pm. This resulted in many hours of boring waiting around. Although we were enjoying the rainy Theth experience, it clearly impacted the bus drivers' ability to access the town. However, there is a different theory. When the bus finally arrived, it was just one man in a banged up old van that came specially for the three of us and picked up no one else from the other guesthouse. So we think they forgot about us and only picked up the others. We eventually learnt that the bus that arrived to pick up the others was also late, got bogged, and then eventually broke down. So it wasn't particularly smooth sailing for anyone, but I still think they forgot about us.

Unfortunately, though, when the old man arrived in his banged up old van, our relief didn't yet hit. The bus did not look suitable for the roads but we had little choice but to get on. Because I was quite tired still, i laid down across the seats (as it was only the 3 of us), but apparently, the old man nearly drove us off the road on multiple occasions. Luckily, I was blissfully unaware until we arrived. We then collected our bags and started to walk toward our accommodation. It was a bit of a trek, but eventually, we arrived and prepared to park up for the night. It was next to an old abandoned train track with a surprising number of goats. Just to give context for those photos I will include.Læs mere