Camping in Albania!

 

Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

 Heading towards the Bay of Kotor we arrived in the evenings twilight and had a brief wander inside the walls of the medieval town before settling down for the night. We'd chosen to kip in an empty carpark ready to head up to the castle of Saint John when the morning came.

 There was a small fee to be paid to go up, however the Gateman did not have enough change as we were the first visitors to head up before the morning heat struck. So we agreed to pay on our way down - upon which my sister went to pay and was confused to be greeted by a hand shake from the Gateman who said due to our honesty he'd give us the visit for free - made my day! :D

It was a steady walk up the mountains side as the developing views to our right were impressive.

We were rather glad we decided to walk up before midday heat reached it peak.

We decided to cool off in the sea before driving onto our next location. We found a decent spot and swam in front of a derelict hotel which had helpful ladders down in to the sea ♥

Lake Skadar, Montenegro

Lake Skadar - also called Lake Scutari, Lake Shkodër and Lake Shkodra — lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, the largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula. It is named after the city of Shkodër in northern Albania.

Skadar Lake is the largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula with a surface area that seasonally fluctuates between 370 km² (140 sq mi) to 530 km² (200 sq mi). Skadar Lake itself is located on the western Balkan with approximately two-third (229 km² (88 sq mi)) of its surface belonging to Montenegro and about one-third (142 km² (55 sq mi)) to Albania. The lake’s water level also varies seasonally from 4.7 to 9.8 m above sea level. The lake extends in the NW-SE direction, and it is approximately 44 km long.