Sarandë & Ksamil

Today was about as good as overseas travel gets! We took off early to make it to 9.30am Mass in Sarandë. Checking out was a little tricky as there was an electrical storm in the early hours of the morning, which we assume was the cause of our water supply being cut off at the bnb, as a result, the dishwashing was questionable at best! Our 1.5hr drive was breathtaking at every twist and hairpin turn. The rain in the earlier hours created such a moody atmosphere.

Quick play before Mass began.

Mass was outdoors as the church is little more than an ultra modern/tiny chapel. It seems there is very few local Catholics as the priest said the homily in Albanian, English and Spanish. It was also printed on a leaflet in both Polish and Italian so we got the impression he predominantly caters to visitors. After this we did a big grocery shop and set out to explore Sarandë. It had a really cool vibe, very grungy, I felt like I had stepped into an American film set during the 80’s. The apartment blocks are all very run down now but were once painted quite colorfully. We easily could have spent longer here.

Found a few dodgy rides on the Sarandë promenade.

Old communist workhouse.

From here we headed on to our bnb for the night in Ksamil. It’s very spacious and comfortable which will be a nice break for a night after our last “Cosy” living arrangement. Cooked up another bulk spag bol as Noelle is surviving on that 3 meals a day.