Friendly Albania

We've really been enjoying our time in Albania, we've seen some great mountain views, stayed at a "homestay" in the mountains and the people are very friendly. We took a dirt track to Theth in the mountains yesterday and stayed with a family there, though the setup is more like a bunkhouse where the host cooks dinner and breakfast. The views were breathtaking there and the way of like seemed little changed, aside from the relatively minor tourist impact. The village was in a remote valley, two hours drive from the nearest tarmac and three from the nearest town.

We have headed south to Berat and battled the crazy driving to arrive just before sundown and bag a great hotel. Tomorrow we'll do some site seeing in the town and head on, perhaps to the Ionian coast.