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gh0101233 Bridger and I were the only 2 riders silly enough to ride and Ben, our intrepid guide, was tasked with making sure we did not disappear in the mists…. vid-20211008-wa0000 Always a few problems. We make it to Neochori, an awesome old mountain resort on a lake, that we can’t see in the mist.Continue reading “Day 10: Another day in the (wet) saddle! Metzovo to Meteora”

GH010119[1] Lunch stop at a great little picnic area GH010121[2] Coming into Metzovo, very europeany. Is that a word? GH010122-2 Arriving in Metsovo, Greece, a wonderful little ski town. That said, the next day looked problematic, weather wise.

I sound like I have marbles rolling around in my mouth when saying these names Crossing the border to Greece GH010111 Looks like Greece is taking covid a bit more seriously than Albania GH010112-1 And, finally, laundry day!

GH010116[3] Jeez, they are everywhere you wanna be .. GH010109-2 Ok, so it is 5 minutes, we broke our 30 second rule, but what the hey

Our lifeblood over these long days – coffee along the routes.

All this long distance, hot, bumpy, biking tends to make time run on in an indefinitely long stream of Interweaving threads of consciousness. Wow. No more local spirits for me!  Here are a few snippets of yesterday Lots of this on the ride But then we stayed here So that was a bit strange.  ManyContinue reading “Day 5: whatever, too many blogs too little time to sleep – From Lezhe to Durres, in Albania, I think”

GH010075.MP4 Yabba dabba do! Only 50 miles and limited hills! Was a bit wet, but no crashie, crashie. GH010077.MP4 Going through this border was a breeze GH010079.MP4 A few obstacles And the Carnival Portion of the Tour continues with the Albanian entry, at least no scary lady ride, as from the Montenegrian a day ago.Continue reading “Day 4: I think, anyway. Bar to Lezhe, Albania.”

They don’t often get the order quite right, unless it is fish, which they seem to know well.

So, after several physical and verbal fights with my computer, I tossed that damned  thing and no am using Bridger’s, so we just may get regular updates! And actually that did not work,, I am trying my phone,  now.. This first one is day 2 summary. I am really tired, so the witty comments willContinue reading “Day 3: Kotor to Bar (no, not that kind of bar, this is the 5th largest city in Montenegro)”