Lake Ohrid

Yesterday we biked to Lake Ohrid, staying just south of the town of Ohrid. And today we headed south on the eastern shore of the lake, crossed the Albanian border, and continued by van transport to Korce, Albania.

Crossing the border into Albania - 

The roads have been good and the driver's no worse than many other places I have biked.

A few non cycling highlights:

Lunch at the headwaters (a spring) of Lake Ohrid. A strolling band appeared and Bob (with our guide Susan) felt compelled to dance.

We have stopped at a number of religious sites - this was a monestery of the Orthodox Catholic persuasion at the south end of Lake Ohrid.

A museum dedicated to the bronze age inhabitants on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid. 

Bob is hoping for a cover shot for the Mountain Travel Sobek catalogue next year. Taken on the ride south along Lake Ohrid.

Paper making in the town of Ohrid. 

Ohrid pearls are made using a "secret" emulsion technique that starts with fish scales (from the lake of course). We visited the shop of the family who first perfected the technique 3 generations ago. You can only buy them in Ohrid.

A google photos link to my pictures for this trip thus far.