We've absolutely loved our last couple of days here at
Tabatskuri Lake, it's been so so peaceful
we're gonna head up to the north shore now
and then attempt to drive across the mountains
on an off-road track towards Tsalka
and then we'll swing south again via Paravani Lake
we'll no doubt stop in at the nuns at Poka again to pick up some more cheese and jam
because they are absolutely delicious, might as well while we're passing, eh?
We're back at Paravani Lake AGAIN
for some lunch
we spent a small fortune at the Poka Nunnery again
Del treated himself to some wild cherry
wild cherry?! Wild BERRY chacha
I treated ourselves to three more jams
and four more different types of cheese
including this absolute hunk
which I thought was 21 Lari, turned out it said 40
but nevermind, we'll enjoy it
it'll be worth it
so we're going to have some just now
a wee spot of lunch with our own bird sanctuary behind us, it's amazing
This is a beast. Matches the vehicle.
How am I even gonna cut this?!
Should I do this...?
Then this...?
Are those all the pelicans, Del?
Look at all the pelicans!
Left? Right?
Go left, let's have a look over there
I think that's OK?
Cool
Bit late getting to camp tonight, it's already after 7
It's no big deal really, we didn't want to spend any time here
just somewhere to stay for the night
Not sure if the horse likes us or not
but we'll get some dinner on and get an early start in the morning
We've had a bit of a change of plans this morning
I just phoned the Georoad hotline to find out
about road conditions
and the Goderdzi Pass which we were hoping to cross
into Adjara to the west here
is still closed and the woman said there was no chance of it opening any time soon
so there's no point in us hanging around any longer
we're gonna head north on the main road via Borjomi
and then we'll head west and south into Guria
and Adjara from that direction
so, a little bit of a detour today
we'll pop into Borjomi, get some food shopping,
fill up the water tank,
get the car washed because it's absolutely filthy
and probably just cover a fair bit of distance today on good roads
Don't splash the nice clean car
Woo!
Wee bit of dribble
Not used to using this corkscrew
I thought you'd be a pro at opening wine Del, you drink enough of it
Like I said, different bottle opener
Workman always blames his tools and stuff like that
Get it off me! Get it off me! Get it off me! Get it off me! Get it off!
Thanks
Did you get lost in there? Alright?
Oh he emerges
Job done
Good
Alright, good to go?
Having a little roadside lunch stop on the way
to Bakhmaro
we've got a lovely view
albeit only on one side
If you'd like a little bit of rind to nibble on Del, I've got plenty
it's like the little appetiser before the main event, you know
Yeah
Stop and have a wee look?
Oh yeah!
Gotta make sure our heads are on the up slope
If anything I would come back a touch
A touch. He barely moved.
What a perfectionist.
That's definitely it
Why don't you chill the glasses, Del?
Chill the glasses.
Yeah. That's a good idea.
Make sure you get the right cup,
I want the one that looks like my Chiang Mai shirt
Is that yours? That's it, that's it.
They'll probably just be smelling of cheese