As planned we packed our bags and had breakfast which was accompanied by a pigeon flying into the window. We were given our packed lunch and headed for the mini bus to Komani Lake for the boat tour. We didn't have to check out as we were unsure if we could make it back in time for the next bus. There was only 4 of us heading out. It took about 2hours to get to the lake. It was only about 10k away, but the broken road roller-coasted around another artificial lake...

Today we decided to make a push from Saranda to Shkodra so we could make it into Croatia for prior arrangements. This was the leg of the journey we were dreading. Tip to the top, It is only about 160km but with these roads it was going to be a mission. We were up at 4.30am to catch the 5.30am bus. The bus was only a short walk from the Hostel. There are no bus stations in Albania, They just have designated streets that they pull over. Luckily this was a bus so it...

Saturday 28th June We had to get the 8:00am bus this morning so it was another early start, which hasn't been a problem for us lately as our body clocks still haven't adjusted, although Mark was feeling a little worse for wear this time. The reception wasn't open for us to check out this early so we had to leave a note and the money, which we hoped was enough. We left it with two English girls we had met the night befre and were camping on the grass outside. Th...

Friday 27th June We woke up this morning and decided that we would head straight to Berat as we were on abit of a time crunch and Tirana didn't offer as much as some of the other places we were hoping to visit. So we heaved on our backpacks and took the 20 minute walk to the bus station. We hopped on a bus as soon as we arrived and the journey South began, every half an hour or so the bus stopped for more passengers or just to have a chat with someone....it was...