Friday, September 22, 2023

ALBANIA TO MONTENEGRO TETH NP. LOOP DAY 279 461km 30th country.

Thankfully I left at sparrow fart, cause it ended up a longer day than anticipated. Going up to Teth was a decent narrow asphalt road in the park With beautiful vistas of the rocky mountains.




When the asphalt ended the fun began. I have never been on such a knarly narrow rocky road for 48km. It was challenging in some areas where it was just all rocks on a climb with a sprinkling of loose rocks that I tried to navigate around, it was quite a work out for me and was pleased I didn't drop her, came close but throttled out to save the day. I think it took about two hours for the 48km, but was incredible scenery through the high mountains and valleys and rivers.


A chap I met who was back up for three cyclists who were plotting a route through three countries for cyclists told me to head up the serpentine road up to Montenegro, so I did. Was I glad I did, it went on for hours all up to the border crossing, snaked it's way up and down through the valley and hardly any vehicles around. What a memorable ride it has been today. 

However I did spoil it by continuing on to Podgorica and arriving in a thunderstorm at 8pm, like thirteen hours on the bike and only had three cappucianos and a yogurt all day. 
Once I set a goal in my thick skull, I tend to stick with it and that doesn't always work out to good. 

Albania border post.

    Montenegro border post.

   View from room

    View of Hotel and campground, my bike is there by the hotel, little dot.

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