So at 1 O'clock on Wednesday we were waiting by the side of the motorway with Besis uncle, Arjan, and his 11 year old daughter Gena, waiting for the bus up north. It was a very windy route with spectacular scenery all around, and cool views of the new motorway they are building to Kosovo. 4 hours later we arrived at Fushe-arrez, a small town in the mountains. we waited around for an hour and a bit for a car to take us to the house. After an even more windy journey in a fairly old bright yellow mercedes we arrived at the house in a stunning location.
The house is clinging to the side of the hill, with views of the valley bellow and mountains in the distance. We went to the next door neighbours for a drink of Rakki (an Albanian spirit , which they make and drink a lot of, i wasn't really a fan). After a dinner of peppers, white cheese and sausages we headed to bed.
After an average sleep (woken by the guard dog barking all night and the rats in the ceiling) Arjan woke us at 7 in the morning. We had a coffee for berkkie, he showed us all his land. It was very pretty, the fields on the steep hillside all very green. Lunch was peppers, white cheese and cucumber, and then it was nap time.
In the afternoon Dave and I erad for a bit and then went for a walk over to the other side of the valley so we were directly opposite the house. We took lots of pictures and chatted. In the evening we played cards and had dinner, peppers, sausage, cucumber, beans and white cheese. Wev'e had lots of interesting conversations using hand signals and the phrase book we had!
In the morning I did not feel good, the bug I had earlier in the week had returned and it was not nice as there was only a squatter toilet in the house! I spent most of the day in bed and had a few games of cards and read a bit. We also went down to the river where there was a nice waterfall, it would have been tempting to swim if id been feeling better.
In the evening Besi and his other uncle came, and this morning we woke at 6am and drove back to Durres.
Tomorrow we've got church in Durres and chuch in Sukth, and probably not football, unless I'm feeling a lot better.
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Sounds lovely but what a shame you're not well. I hope the a/bs start working and you can enjoy the last few days. We look forward to seeing the pics - and you again of course!
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