Now, it's time to continue
FINALLY, towards Adjara
on the Bakhmaro - Khulo road
so, we'll see what today has in store for us
Maybe we'll end up in Adjara, maybe
we'll camp somewhere up by the pass, who knows, let's see
What do you reckon about the road, Del?
Ah, it's fine, there's just one little muddy
wheel rut
after that it's fine
I've just kicked some dry earth into it
and just packed it in a little bit
so, it should be a lot easier on the way up this time
I'm shaking trying to get up this
I'm really nervous
My heart is in my mouth
absolutely racing
my palms are so sweaty
Oh my god, I feel so sick
I had no idea this road was going to be this tricky
It's just steep drop offs on Del's side,
where he's driving
and there's still snow up here
so it's really narrow
oh my god, I'm bricking it
I'm having a heart attack, Del!
We've reached Chidila Pass
I think we're just going to call it a day here,
Kim was pretty much bricking it on that road on the way up
so before she has a heart attack, I think we should just stop here
It's about 5 o'clock anyway,
so we'll get the dinner on, it's a bit windy
but some cracking views
Ohh, great combo
Yeah I knew it would be
that's why I chopped it up for you
Good morning, the views at this end are even better!
And it's a busy little pass this
we've already had a herd of cows and their
shepherd, and a UAZ truck come by
with a few people, gave them a wee wave
It's so nice
Ahh, Shotlandiya (Scotland)
Shotlandiya (Do you speak Russian?)
(Can we take a selfie?)
Thank you
Facebook, yes?
Yes!
We're going to start heading down the road
from the pass just now
and I have a feeling we're going to meet a lot of cows and cars on the way
today seems to be the day that loads of families are moving back to their summer homes
in the village that we passed through yesterday
we've already seen loads of heavily laden cars,
and drovers with their big herds of cows and so on
It's been really cool actually
so we're going to have a lot of oncoming traffic
More cows coming just now
Gamarjoba (hello)
What are these ones all about?
Oh, they've got some lovely headbands
That's definitely better
We made it to Badishi settlement
and had all of 5 minutes of sun
when we arrived
popped an amber wine in the fridge, all excited to drink it
and now it's just thunder and lightning
so we're having a cosy wee night in
thanks to the heater
popped open a bottle of red instead
that'll keep us nice and warm
and just getting on with a bit of work,
pretty boring really
(Del on the laptop) make sure you push it up slightly on the left hand side so
that it fits in.
Then move the two left hand arms in