As so often, we adjusted our itinerary from Novi Pazar to the weather prospects. Because the weather in the mountains remained cloudy for a longer time and the nice weather approached from the west, we decided to make an additional loop over the Uvac Canyon.
During our stay in Novi Pazar we spotted a new trekking idea in the Bulgarian Rila Mountains. The planned route takes three days from Borovets to the Rila Lakes and because of the altitude of 2200 to 2900m stable weather is a must!
By crossing the border from Greece to Albania, we entered a new world. Both the mosques and the countless small, well-kept farmlands changed the landscape. On the roads we saw horse-drawn carts, the family cow and countless Mercedes cars of all ages and conditions. By the way: Officially Albania is the country with the highest Mercedes density! Our non-representative traffic count one morning indicated that about 2/3 of all cars are Mercedes.
Northern Greece gave us a warm welcome with temperatures exceeding 30°C.
