It's been twelve days on the road and many memories to keep already. I started with a week with Tim and Jon Burrell and Jon Storer in Mykonos soaking up the hot Greek sun. The island is small, only 15 km across, but boasts a lot of stunning beaches and a vibrant town. We spent our time scootering round the island exploring the beaches, spotting the glamourous beach goers and living it up in our nice greek apartment. It was a fantastic week and I was sorry to have to leave the islands and head for the mainland.
I decided that 30 degree heat wasnt enough and met Sally Johnston and Lachlan Love in Athens. We checked out the Acropolis, had dinner on a rooftop at sunset below the Panthanon. We then headed up to Corfu, in their old school Ford Transit camper for a couple of days on the beach, hired a boat and spent an entire day cruising around the bays on the west side on the island. The island had a decidedly 70's feeling to it with laid back people and fading grandour. Off again, this time for the Albanian border and sweltering 40 degree heat. The camper has no air-con so it was windows wide open and wind through the hair to cool down!
Albania is in its wild west stage of tourism. After years of brutal leadership, the country is started to realise that its beautiful coastlines are very attractive to westerners. The main road up the coast is little more than a pot holed cattle track! The communist leader, Enver Hoxha ruled for 40 years and installed "mushroom" bunkers in every nook and crany in the country. You see them them dotted on the beach amounst the beach umbrellas. There is a 4:1 ratio of bunkers to every person in Albania.
We are now in Tirana the capital, checked into an air conditioned hotel (an absolute luxury in this heat!) and are going to head up to Montenegro tomorrow.
This is it. Who knows if we will come out the other side!
Soviet style engineering
Beach bunkers 
Kite flying on our beach campsite 
Fun with the exposure!
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