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ON THE ROAD AGAIN…

 …can’t wait to get back on the road again…and we are…heading to Sarande.

Our van

Load’m up

Good-bye MAK hotel. Thank you for your hospitality 

And we’re off to Sarande

Almost..we had to visit where Bre and Kev use to live…we drove passed their Kingdom Hall, took pictures of the apartment they use to live in and then we had to make a stop at their favorite place to buy byrek

And guess who remembered them…still…after being gone from Albania for a few years…the celebrities strike again…on their way back to the car, Kev bought lavender flowers from a man on the street who also remembered him…💕…one more thing, there was a lady at the byrek store (I don’t know what they call the place) who went to the special convention for all three days and said how much she loved the program, especially  when the delegates waved at them.  My understanding is that this lady was in the back of the store and heard Bre and Kev and DJ JJ (formally known as Madre…I’ll explain later) talk about the convention and came running out to them…isn’t that cool…we give a witness wherever we go.

on to Sarande… 
New names have been earned to two of my cast of characters….3D, formally known as Padre…he bought some Ray Ban sunglasses and became too “cool for school”..we needed music on the road trip so DJ JJ, formally known as Madre became the One.  Her first song…”Shut up, sit down and hold on”…she knew her #1 husband was behind the wheel.😂

A bit about Sarande. It’s a resort on the Albanian Riviera in southern Albania.  The drive was absolutely breathe taking…literally our breathe was taken away (from fear) as we drove up and down those switch back mountains… just imagine that you’re at the bottom of the mountain and looking at what you are about to go up on…..sooooo high…sooooo high!!! 3D handled them curves and loved it….did I mentioned that he had to drive a 5-speed. Job well done.

Off we go

Stopped to check the air pressure in our tires and Kev got to witness to the locals

In the city of Vlore…where the kids love story began…we heard it all!! You’re never know.😉

more pictures coming your way…stay tuned




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