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Day 30 Balkans Trip
Day 30 Balkans Trip
Not a lot to report today. All I have done is some washing and been out for a walk, had some food and relaxed all day. Tomorrow I am hoping to be on the road for 0800hrs and go from here ( Kolasin) to Skopje in Macedonia to visit ccaa (a member of the HUBB) for a couple of nights. Then it will be time to do the long push back North Wayne |
Absolutely stunning pics Lonerider :thumbup1:
Are these on phone only or camera as well ??? Seriously, you should enter 2442 in the next Horizons calendar competition bier |
!!!!! day 30 !!!! only seems like a couple of days since i started following you mate !!! goodluck with the treck north , the Dalmation Coast road is well worth it
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The photos are all taken with my Iphone 5s. Glad you like them. I think its doing a great job. I have look at doing the calendar but they are just too small for the size they want :( Wayne Sent from Tapatalk with a cold beer in the other hand |
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Change of plan. Serbia, Hungry, Slovakia, Cech Rebublic, Germany to visit a friend then ride to the ferry Not had wifi so will do updates when I leave and start heading up north Wayne Sent from Tapatalk with a cold beer in the other hand |
Day 31 Balkans Trip
Day 31 Balkans Trip
Had a great ride today from Kolasin to Skopje in Macedonia The roads were really good all day. Day 31 Kolasin to Skopje |
When I sent off from Kolasin at 0800hrs it was really cold and thick with mist. You could only see about 50 meters in front of you. As I started to climb I came out of it. This didn’t last too long, as soon as I droped back down I was back into it. Cold, wet mist. I even had to put my heated grips on at one point. The mist lasted for about an hour and a half.
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Crossing the border from Montenegro to Kosovo was easy and I paid 10 euro for some insurance which was valid for 15 days, they did not do transit insurance. The road on the route I took was really good and afforded some good riding.
https://i.imgur.com/T3nlM05l.jpg A sneaky shot of the Border post Some shots inside Kosovo https://i.imgur.com/BpZqZhIl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FhIOvjzl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7ypmBM8l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/40VtaPKl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/35eJDvTl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/w597tjWl.jpg Spotted this in one of the towns I went through...I didn't realise KFOR were still in Kosovo! It had Soldiers in it, not local, I thought the uniform looked German |
The crossing from Kosovo to Macedonia was not so good. I left Kosovo ok but when I came to the Macedonian border I got a stroppy guard after being told by another to park in a particular place to go buy insurance. So we exchanged words and then he walked off but he was not very happy. I got the insurance which was 50 Euros, I nearly fell through the floor, all the other countries I had been to had not totalled that price. But anyway it was paid and off I went. It was only about 20 in to Skopje from the border.
I went straight into the city centre and found a cafe with Wifi so I could message Petre (ccaa) to come and get me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skopje https://i.imgur.com/cGjQXahl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Av1kEfsl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/sZOj3rrl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kKOT8Uvl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/361XD9sl.jpg Then it was to his place for food and drink and a relax after doing just shy of 200 miles Wayne |
Day 32 Balkans Trip
Day 32 Balkans Trip
First I would like to say a big thanks to Petre and his great family for hosting me for a few days and showing me some of the sights around Skopje. https://i.imgur.com/3cD3du9l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/q9voFFUl.jpg Getting ready to go out |
Had a good ride around the outskirts of Skopje and inside the city.
Visited a view point up Mount Vodno which over looked the city and you got a great view of Skopje. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodno https://i.imgur.com/xB4kZtyl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/12R3Lmul.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0gAszDDl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/mz2gLkvl.jpg |
Then we went and had a look a a 12th Century Church which was still on Mount Vodno but a bit further down. It has been renovated but on the inside there was some lovely murals on the wall.
Middle Vodno Monastery, Mala Bogorodica. https://i.imgur.com/gk2WR2xl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/vwOE0fql.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3puU5Pvl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OMouMVTl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0EtoICJl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/DRoDBzvl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Q0Ch9Ypl.jpg |
From there we visited Lake Matka which has been artificially made in a canyon by building a dam across the River Treska. Also there is another church this time is was a 14th Century Church and again there were some good murals on the wall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matka_Canyon https://i.imgur.com/J73LBenl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FSTf9Q1l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2MaVTU8l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/azpC9JJl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2Jynsrml.jpg https://i.imgur.com/q56Z3fql.jpg https://i.imgur.com/vHK1jY1l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CibvQpKl.jpg Then it was into the city and a visit to the Old town Bazzare. Filled with lots of market stalls and cafe bars. Wayne |
Day 33 Balkans Trip
Day 33 Balkans Trip
Stayed local to Skopje and visited a viewpoint at Kozjak and had a great view across several ridge lines and another man made lake made by the River Treska https://macedonia-timeless.com/eng/t...s/kozjak-lake/ Day 33 Local to Skopje The View https://i.imgur.com/NufqLDyl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7LkU1Zll.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NJ8KkeJl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xAXqBmDl.jpg |
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