Dumball - Day 6 - Across the border between Albania and Macedonia.
Biggest problem today was getting out of the hotel. It seemed like total chaos as everybody tried to book out and settle their bills ready for a 10:30 start. The receptionists coped remarkably well but it still took until about 11:3o before everybody had departed.
Travelled across Albania and through Tirane. The roads each side of which were quite good and we made good time, but through Tirane itself they didn't seem to have finished any. We were driving on dust and stone all the way through. We did have a conversation with a yellow van driver as we were driving through. He was very friendly and spoke good English. He was really interested in what we were doing so I gave him an IMOM business card (So if that was you then thanks for the chat and please get in touch with us). Arrived at the border just after 17:00 and we were through as a whole squadron in less than an hour which was great. Arrived at the hotel before it got dark and ahead of all the other Dumball squadrons - Result!. The hotel is a ski lodge situated on a snow capped mountain outside of Bitola. They were really friendly and well organised. We have had a superb meal and excellent service. Definitely one to be recommended (unlike yesterday). The hotel have laid on a band for the evening so it should be a good night. We just learned that the Daisy Dukes somehow managed to run their car off the road and into a field. They were Ok and only lost part of their rear bumper.
The bottom picture is of some 'muppet' walking across a newly painted central reservation in Dubrovnik, check out the road behind him! I just got it and had to include it.
Tomorrow we're off to CORFU only 2 cars down.
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