this is our little guide dog she met us literally outside the door of our airbnb they can be
apparently pretty vicious if you get in their territory or walk in their space oh my god
i think this might be it oh how we've fallen a long way from the top oh no it's getting loud
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good morning since we last saw you we have made our way more east in armenia
to a small town called dilijan we are exploring the caucus mountain region and we're on a small
hike today it's 14 kilometers we're gonna take this trail uh a section of the trans
caucasian trail and head towards pars lake which is our final destination for the day
hopefully it doesn't rain on us there should be some rain later this afternoon but so far it's uh
pretty sunny skies which way which way do we go okay i follow you
oh stretch
so cute this is our little guide dog she met us literally outside the door of our airbnb
and she's leading us to the right way yeah i wonder if we'll have her all day i don't know
oh my gosh there are snakes here
okay good to know i just want to go past that i think yep okay well good morning
we have lost our trail mate our little guide dog she got kicked off the route by um
a couple of other dogs we passed who there's a house here they've got some cattle and they
obviously kind of guard the livestock so they would not let our little guard dog pass which
is maybe for the better because this is a point-to-point hike so we're not doing a
loop or anything and we don't really feel like having her come 14 kilometers with us and then
we're not sure she'd be able to get her way back it seems awfully far for her to find her way home
so maybe it's for the better but she was so sweet and adorable and playful we're gonna miss her
trying to put the hair up it's getting hot how you feeling
tired already i think we're really out of shape we're out of practice we haven't hiked in ages
last time we hiked was in the himalayas oh how we've fallen a long way from the top
we think we're about 5k in we just saw a sign that actually says
eight kilometers left we started with 14 some i don't know maybe we're six in doesn't feel
like we've gone quite that far but we hope so so far the views are beautiful fall is definitely
and here a bunch of cats coming
hello yeah we're not scary may we pass is that okay
you have a good sniff can you see um
how do i smell i smell like the other doggy that we lost hello sir
oh i'll just sit here that's approval we may pass okay good boy thank you so because this trail
passes through a lot of farmers fields and ranch lands they say you have to be very careful of the
dogs that are protecting the cows and the cattle and whatnot they can be apparently
pretty vicious if you get in their territory so we passed one and that seemed to have given us
the tail wag of approval can you see him in your camera oh he's still behind him
he's like you guys scurry along
man i cannot believe this is here every day
close your eyes
get some rest i'm by your side
lay your head on my chest
i know you've had a really bad day
but i'm right here it's gonna be okay
the world could fall down it's gonna be okay
so for any of you who like us until a couple of weeks ago
haven't heard about the trans caucasian trail it's actually really neat it borders
europe asia and the middle east and it runs through the caucasus mountain range so it actually
touches three countries the trail does it runs through georgia azerbaijan and of course armenia
and it's not finished yet once it's completed it will be a 3 000 kilometer trail so lots
of opportunity for people to come and explore this beautiful part of the world
we don't have the right shoes for this our hiking boots a little while ago
and uh part of me thinks it might have been a little bit too early
but when you have a small bag you really can't take much beyond just sneakers and some sandals
so we do a lot of hiking back home as we live next to a beautiful mountain range and we always
one more hike just take some time to like reflect and think because what else is there to do when
you have no reception and you're wandering through the trees so hon question for you yeah i think
now we've been on the road for quite a few months favorite and least favorite things about traveling
long term i think maybe least favorite is finding new accommodation all the time
okay we're only ever in a place for like two or three nights or a week and 10 days something
like that you gotta plan out the next part of the trip and find your next accommodation
and look at reviews all right you don't love it no no that's fair i don't love that either
it gets tiring okay favorite thing favorite thing is probably finding new places i just got
the opposite it makes it means we move i guess yeah yeah i'm always being somewhere new and
always having something to do and and explore branch
okay how about you least favorite thing about traveling long term is missing people and our
dog that sucks that's true yeah i'm missing like milestone birthdays or like babies being born
that is definitely the worst that's a bummer favorite i think has to be spiderweb has to be
the freedom to just like do what we want when we want if we really like a place stay longer
very different from the traveling i think that we've done previously which was usually quite
fast paced and often very planned and this is just like if we know where we're sleeping
in two nights that's like a big win i like the freedom to just do what we want when we want and
stay somewhere if we love it good answers you too i do hate finding accommodation so i feel you
yeah we may change your answers we deserve the right to change your answers in about six
months time yeah check in in six months oh my god i think this might be it whoa
wow this beautiful field holy smokes smoked i think we've made it to the top
wow
now that's a clearing
this is
shoot it's raining oh really definitely raining oh no it's getting loud right on cue it's one o'clock
it's right where the weather app said it would rain oh boy maybe we have to run to that lake
now yeah rain jacket time maybe too time for rain jackets oh my god it's coming now at the bottom
stuff is exploding
all waterproofed up ready for the rain
i think we're getting really close the rain has stopped it's starting to get a little bit brighter
and the wind has died down hopefully we'll be at the lake pretty soon i could already hear
a couple dogs barking which means we're probably closer to some people and i know
there's some shops and things like that around the lake so i think we're getting fairly close
we're both very tired feet are covered in mud and we're ready for something to eat
i hear a dog panting behind us oh he's injured this dog
hurt his leg
yeah not very mean at all would you like some crackers maybe you're hungry out here hey
buddy okay yeah we got crackers you can have that can you get us a cracker slug yeah yeah
no the owner is nearby
he really wants those crackers
hello hello uh i'm not sure i think he's singing
no that was far the cows are very far yeah far
he might be um he's probably trying to round up his cows yeah maybe
you finish all your crackers where are they delicious
well you're gonna make us have to wash your hands so badly it's a good thing we're going to a lake
how about some nuts
do you like nuts not really that's all of them buddy no those are good
i think he's gonna eat them that's all it's there dude oh man are you gonna waste my expensive nuts
i think you are aren't you joke's on us the cows will eat them
probably will cause everything watch my hands pretty good i gave you maximum next question
okay let's go let's go to power's lake
one kilometer left yes finally it has felt strangely long this hike i don't know why
it's not like it's hard or anything it's been a really like good hike we are ready
for lodge now we're completely out of food because we gave it to the dogs so we're really hungry
i think you needed more than we did yeah i think so too so okay the last little bit
all right so we're here at pars lake very commercialized although that's what we heard
but uh it was uh really nice to take the hike here instead of drive because i think we got a better
view of the diljon national park in the area i think we gotta get some lunch now i'm so hungry
just done
all right well i think that's the end of our hike we hope you enjoyed
coming along with us i think uh we're just gonna now enjoy pars lake and more importantly
grab a bite to eat get some food yeah we're starving but if you're ever in the area
check out some of the trans caucasian trail the little bit we did is just such a small little
piece of it um there's lots to explore so check it out and we'll see you in our next country
east a couple of hours to a small town in romania called dilijan except we're not in romania
it's a lot of shape we're so out of shape and actually runs through three different
four different countries branch so for anyone so for anyone who like us hadn't hasn't heard it
so for anyone who like us hasn't heard about the trends nope
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no you just throw that thing away babe okay
don't let go
i understand