We woke up this morning to find that a huge mountain, totally hidden by cloud yesterday, was overlooking our campsite.
Kosovo-Makedonija border control
Today we went on into Makedonija — or the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Again, another border crossing, and another insurance policy to buy — not so cheap this time, €50 for 15 days, again cash only. Interestingly, the Macedonian currency is the Denar, but border insurance requires Euros!
We were wondering why there were no trucks queued up for customs, until we realized that they were diverted into a huge holding area where we suspect they need to set up camp on their way through!
We drove through Skopje, but because we couldn't find a McDonald's or other internet cafe, suitable for van parking, from where we could wish our Jess a Happy Birthday, and check out how find a base of operations for our stay, we decided to continue on towards Bulgaria, in the hope of finding more and better information before we left Makedonija. It would be nice if certain countries made sure that there was good tourist information at roadside stops as you come into the country.
After a break, we continued on, through the township of Kumanovo — where the traffic is possibly more chaotic than anywhere else we have seen, and the roads could have been shipped up directly from Hell — and drove eastwards on the E871 until, just before the border, we found a grassy knoll near the highway where we could settle down for the night. While we were reviewing our day, we decided to retrace our tracks back to Skopje, especially as Warren had found a campsite (at a Best Western Hotel!) via the Garmin, so we will have our base of operations!
A typical haystack, near our camp!
Camped on the 'grassy knoll'
Distance driven — today, 97 miles ( 156 km ); to date, 19,223 miles ( 30,937 km )
Loverly, cathy LOve and hugs
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