Moving day. We are now at the beach city of Vlorë, Albania

We had to be out of our cottage in Berat by 10:00am, and it was exactly 10:00am when we drove the car out of the parking garage.

It was the first rainy, overcast day we've had for a while, although the rain was mostly over by the time we started driving. It's not a long distance from Berat to Vlorë... only about 87 kms (54 miles), but a lot of it was on a slow going road that went through several villages so it took about an hour and forty five minutes. And we weren't in a rush anyhow... our new apartment had a check in time of 1:00pm.

Not much to see along the way, but here are a few photos...

Left over monument from the communist years.

Scenery along the way.

A house built like the front of a ship.

It's made of concrete!

And it's for sale, as you can see from the Shitet sign on the bow.

Salt production.

Coming into the outskirts of Vlorë there is a huge salt flats area. Then the main part of the downtown area. But our apartment is on the beach stretch a bit south of the main part of the city.

Growing grapes.

We were still a bit early, so we found a place to park near the apartment and went for a walk along the walkways near the beach. We will have miles of walking to do here, although it's all totally flat so it doesn't really give you much in the way of exercise unless you really pick up the pace.

The big beach in Vlorë.

Apparently the Vlorë beach is absolutely packed in summertime.

Lots of apartments and hotels.

On a long term basis, you can rent an unfurnished beachfront apartment here for well under $300 USD a month.

We are paying 2,300 lek ($25 CAD, $20 USD, €17) per night for a one week stay. Of course our place is furnished!

Living room.

Kitchen.

Washing machine.

Bathroom.

Bedroom.

View looking towards the beach.

View looking inland.

Not bad. It'll do for a week. We have three different day trips we want to do from here, and the rest of the time we will relax and walk the waterfront.

The clouds have moved on, and they are calling for blue skies and sunshine the next few days, although breezy. Highs of between 16C to 20C (61F to 68F).

Yesterday's drive, 87 kms (54 miles).

Where we are right now.

Only 80 kms (50 miles) across the water to Italy.

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