We’re in Albania

A hop, skip and a jump on a ferry and we’re in Albania, country number 12 on our tour.

We have the routine sorted now - local SIM card bought, flags bought and flying on our bikes, local money acquired fro an ATM (the Albanian Lek) and we’re good to go.

First impressions, Albania is super hilly! Everything is either up or down, and at significant gradient. We have a climb if 1,100m coming up soon, so it’s going to be hard. That’s one reason we slowed down today. Best to do it in small chunks and be fresh for the climbing.