METRICS:

• Start: Tepelenë
• Stop: Ktismata
• Distance: 68 km (total: 2751 km)
• Time of ride: 4:06 h
• Average speed: 16 km/h
• Altitude difference: +467/-273 m (total: +19.153 m)

DETAILS:

• Palokastër, Gjirokastër, Kakavije
• Sunshine again!
• I’m looking forward to cross the boarder gack into the EU
• Met Margaret from US in Gjirokastër: she is working for a peace corp.
• After the boarder: first exit right to Ktismata
• Babis is organizing my stay on the village playgroung, what a peaceful night
• Had an interesting evening in the local

METRICS:

• Start: Fier
• Stop: Tepelenë
• Distance: 88,1 km (total: 2681 km)
• Time of ride: 5:40 h
• Average speed: 15 km/h
• Altitude difference: +1153/-990 m (total: +18.686 m)

DETAILS:

• Patos, Ballsh, Bejar, Qeserat, Memaliaj
• Road is winding trough the mountains, terrible condition again
• Rain most of the day
• Outran by bicycle race. Poor guys without any suspension…
• Running out of power. Flat tire, arrival at dark, weak batteries of headlamp, stone throwing people…
• Stayed in hotel, bike parked in bar between the guests

METRICS:

• Start: Durrës
• Stop: Fier
• Distance: 83,7 km (total: 2595 km)
• Time of ride: 4:07 h
• Average speed: 20 km/h
• Altitude difference: +213/-194 m (total: +17.533 m)

DETAILS:

• Kavajë, Rrogozhinë, Lushnjë
• Road condition changed from 4-way motorway to potholes only without notice
• Rain all day
• Met cycling couple from Germany going from Sofia to Athens
• Stayed in hotel, relaxed evening reading

METRICS:

• Start: Lezhë
• Stop: Durrës
• Distance: 80,6 km (total: 2511 km)
• Time of ride: 4:19 h
• Average speed: 18 km/h
• Altitude difference: +201/-178 m (total: +17.310 m)

DETAILS:

• Milot, Lac, Mamuras, Fushë-Krujë, Vorë, Shijak
• Small roads are in terrible conditions
• Met 2 bikers from Austria who stopped and asked if I need help while having a chocolate stop
• Stayed in hotel
• Spent evening at the sea eating fast food at each booth

METRICS:

• Start: Bar
• Stop: Lezhë
• Distance: 88,6 km (total: 2430 km)
• Time of ride: 4:19 h
• Average speed: 20 km/h
• Altitude difference: +309/-296 m (total: +17.109 m)

DETAILS:

• Stari Bar, Dobra Voda, Kruta, Vladimir, Sukobin, Shkodër
• Very small border, only big new cars with albanian number plates. Sharing the boarder with bandits?
• In the countryside Albania it looks like in our Middle Age
• Stayed in hotel