When we left Athens we headed back towards Patras and took the Rio bridge (formally just a ferry) and headed northbound to Albania, destination Tirana, ive got over 100 pics of this part of the tour because it was so amazing what we saw!!
First up is the approach tom the border from Greece
and in the customs park, Albanian side were these
and us
Now here is the fun bit, we had a good few hours of roads like this on the way up to Tirana, absolutley unbeleivable, i will never complain about the state of a road in GB again!! The drivers are nutters here as well…
I think thats enough for one post, will put some more up later!!!
Who the hell thought that was a good idea ?.
is that silver alfa guiding you or is it just coincidence it is in most of the pics?
excelleny pics again mate. i would love your job!
Thanks for those brilliant shots.
Was the bloke in the silver Alfa with you, or was he just with the local Mafia?
I never got into Albania, but I know a man who did. Dreva, where are you? 
Terrific pictures. Those roads remind me of driving across Turkey forty years ago, the so-called Asian Highway was just like that between Istanbul and Ankarra - after that it got bad.
Any more photographs. . . ?
Great pics. What maps are you using ? Not worth turning TT on I’m sure. 
The silver Alfa took us from the Greek border all the way to Tirana, undercover coppers aparrently, we did see them waving a gun at a few cars now and again!! After we reloaded at the concert they then escorted us to the Macedonian border. Ihave just put a few more pics up in the photo forum but prob put some more up on this post as well.
great pictures, where did the locals ever learn to drive?tests must have been an optional extra
whos with you cos im a good driver but even i cant drive a truck and jump in the passenger side and take photos then jump back
maverick72:
whos with you cos im a good driver but even i cant drive a truck and jump in the passenger side and take photos then jump back
Well spotted, ive got a double driver with me for a few weeks mate. He gets the hotels at night and i get the truck, handy when its a black truck and 35 degrees at night.
Excellent pictures, what a journey! Thanks very much
brill pics kindle . reminds me off driving from thessaloniki, exscuse the spelling to macedonia skopje, (ex army) and yeh i agree they are nutters over taking on blind bends on top off hills,
that flag you see is what the albanian army use ,i got 1 off them some where in the loft,
keep pics coming
kindle530:
maverick72:
whos with you cos im a good driver but even i cant drive a truck and jump in the passenger side and take photos then jump backWell spotted, ive got a double driver with me for a few weeks mate. He gets the hotels at night and i get the truck, handy when its a black truck and 35 degrees at night.
cheers theres no work at the mo for guys at busking i heard trans-am boys are doing all the double drives whos wiv you
Fantastic stuff Kindle!
Ive got one of the regular drivers mates with me, im the only person apart from his mate to use him, he doesnt drive with anyone else. I got plenty more pics, im going to try to do my diary country by country if i can from now on…
surprisingly this was the only accident we saw!!
Albanian version of McDonalds
never been to albania i take it you mean an old ldd malc 
dreva:
never been to albania i take it you mean an old ldd malc
Yes, can you nip in the loft and see if you have the article about John Williams doing the aid convoy to Tirana. He got a lot of bad press from it, because there were some hooray hoo ha’s trying to tell him how to do his job.
I remember some old hands reading it and throwing it down in disgust.
Im not sure which magazine it was in though, probably about 1990/91
Them buggers look like trainee ■■■■■ fuel vendors 
love the sign in picture 32
good diary kindle. i spoke to trevor 2 weeks ago. he send his regards
Great pics kindle.