October 14 - 15: Trek from Theth to Valbona

 Friday, October 14

We changed campsites in the hope of finding a slightly better place.  We ended up about 8 minutes away at a pretty nice spot where we enjoyed our free breakfast— this campsite cost 20 euros with showers and breakfast.  

The rain dampened our plans as we just hung out — I ended up making sauce with leftover hamburger and prosciutto. The pasta ended up being very tasty as Ashley even had a couple of servings. 

Saturday, October 15

We got up early and were on the road for the trek to Valbona by 7:30 am.  This time—we took the direct route toward the peak prior to the descent into Valbona Valley.  

We ended up meeting two cool guys from Holland who accompanied us until we reached the pass and one of the peaks. We shared a snack as Ashley gave them some Kimbap, which they thoroughly enjoyed.  

After our snack, we raced down leaving the two young lads behind.  The trail to Valbona was pretty rocky and steep. At the six hour point, we began walking in the valley on what appeared to be a dried up river bank.  On and on it went — we eventually made it to a hotel where we got a room and devoured a lunch of chicken, lamb, salad and yogurt.  I also had two beers and then we collapsed in our room.  We showered and then went downstairs to a party with lots of young Albanians — it was quite the time.