Early departure riding up the pass where I descended three days ago. The valley route was discouraged as being too rough and strictly 4x4. Since my legs are totally fried from the last two days of hiking and the two long days before that, I choose the 1000 meter climb on pavement. The extended downhill on the other side of the pass was especially alluring.
I still got to ride the roughest road of the trip in a cutoff to the Mesi bridge, which is the longest Albanian Ottoman bridge at 138 meters. A group of little kids on bikes was really enthusiastic about my bicycle, fun exchange.
In Shkodër I visited the Rozafes castle and started delving into the Illyrian history that throughout the ages has shaped and maintained the Albanian sense of identity culturally, linguistically and spiritually. Despite being conquered repeatedly the mountain tribes stayed true to their roots.Read more
June 26 in Albania ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C