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Now it was after 6 and we still had 50 km to get to Borjomi where we had a guest house booked.
Georgia-50 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Borjormi Contour-37 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
When we road up the host was outside to great us and usher us into the parking area. We had the top floor of a house with 2 room, a sitting room, and kitchen. Still since it was now 8 pm we headed to a local restaurant for some Khinkali (dumplings) and chkmeruli (traditional Georgian dish of chicken in garlic cream sauce), and some not so “dry” Georgian wine. The guys stayed up too late with some local brandy as well so were a bit foggy in the morning.
Georgia by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Georgia-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We had a very comfortable night in Rosanna’s home. We stopped on the way out of town for some breakfast and then some gas. We met some police there who were very friendly and asked us about our trip. We have not been hassled at all by police as we had read on line. The plan today is for 243 km to Zugdidi unfortunately on the main roads, but we did do a small dirt detour.
Screen Shot 2017-05-31 at 11.58.01 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Zugdidi by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Zugdidi-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Zugdidi-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Zugdidi-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Zugdidi-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Zugdidi-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Zugdidi-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Georgia-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We checked into another guest house Qiri in a lovely old house. It is nice to have your bedroom, but also use of a lounge. The owner is extremely helpful and the place very clean and nice. The owner is extremely helpful and the place very clean and nice.
We walked into the town and found some arm long Schwarma for 4 dollars. Then we walked over to the "palace". I did the laundry and of course as soon as I hung it up to dry the clouds rolled in. We did a bit of a tour of the town and saw the only “sight” the Palace. It did pour all night as well.
Georgia-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We woke to a sunny day. The plan today is to ride to Mestia and then into Ushguli. From here we wanted to continue on the dirt road from there, but we are not even sure it is open because of the rain. From there we could get to the capital Tbilisi the day after in a circle route.
Screen Shot 2017-05-31 at 12.00.07 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
We were a bit concerned about the amount of rain and the condition of the “road” to and after Ushguli. The ride up to Mestia is paved and the scenery spectacular.
Ushguli by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Georgia-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Ushguli-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Georgia-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Along the way we ran into Guðmundur, who we actually know from ADV! He is from Iceland and is on a similar course to us this year.
Georgia-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Ushguli-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Georgia-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Georgia-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Ushguli-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Georgia-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Georgia-19 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We stopped for lunch in Mestia, which is 45 km from Ushguli.
Georgia-23 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
The road is paved for another 15 km, then there is about 2 km of road construction with deep gravel and churned up dirt road with ruts and large clods of mud. Past this the road is good dirt with a few wet spots and some mud for about 8 -10 km to Zeghani.
Screen Shot 2017-05-31 at 12.02.17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Ushguli-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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The ride up from there was the same in reverse, except the back hoe had made the 300 m of the construction even worse with deep churned up dirt. Hitting the pavement we pushed on 2 1/2 hours to our previous quest house, where they luckily had a room.
Screen Shot 2017-05-31 at 12.02.17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Ushguli-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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