Motorcycle Tour - The Back Roads of Montenegro Ep. 15
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00:00Now we have to stop here and change our clothes.
00:05It's raining heavily.
00:07We have to cover the front tank pack as well.
00:11All the cameras are inside this.
00:14Let's see what's inside this.
00:30Assalam Alekum and Good Morning Everyone.
00:59Good Morning Everyone from Kotor, Montenegro.
01:01Finally, after a stay of 2 days, I am leaving from here.
01:05Today's plan is to ride towards Albania.
01:08My destination will be Thet National Park.
01:12I think I am pronouncing it correctly.
01:15But we will first ride along the coast of Montenegro.
01:20And then we will head inland towards Lake Skadar.
01:23And before that, we will visit Lvce National Park.
01:26We will stay there for a while.
01:28The distance will be around 250 km.
01:32According to Google, it will take us 4 to 4.5 hours.
01:35But I think, since I have been riding in the Balcony,
01:39I should add almost 20% extra.
01:42So I think today will be a full day.
01:44And if I add breaks in between,
01:47I think it will take 7 to 8 hours.
01:50Since it's a scenic route, I have planned to take more breaks.
01:54So that I can fly my drone or take some pictures.
01:57So we will be able to spend the day comfortably.
02:00I can see some dark clouds behind me.
02:08And before it starts raining,
02:10I have shifted some of my stuff down.
02:13Let's take the rest with us.
02:15And I would like to thank my host family.
02:18And then we will leave.
02:25Bismillah... In the name of Allah.
02:27So we are ready now.
02:29Bye Bye
02:30Unfortunately, my host family was not at home.
02:33They have gone to Kotor.
02:35Which is right next to this village.
02:38Where we had gone yesterday.
02:40I might find them on the way.
02:43It's raining from this side.
02:45And it's not raining where we are going.
02:48So there's no point in waiting here.
02:50I don't know how long it will take.
02:54It will take a lot of time.
02:58Let's try to get out of here.
03:04If I move back a little...
03:10It will be fun.
03:12The bike ride will be fun.
03:16It will take a lot of time.
03:21It will take a lot of time.
03:31It's Monday today.
03:33There was a lot of rush here in the last two days.
03:35And especially those who had a BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, etc.
03:41They were driving in such a way that they didn't care about their lives.
03:46So this is the biggest problem here.
03:49Everything else is good here.
03:52I have to show you a couple of places around here.
03:55We will spend more than half of the day in Montenegro.
03:58You will get an idea about this country.
04:00It's such a small country.
04:02It's population is around 625,000.
04:06And it's quite small in terms of population.
04:08And it's so beautiful.
04:20We have reached Budva.
04:22This is their main beach resort.
04:25But we are not staying here.
04:27We will take a small drone break.
04:30There is an island called Saveti Nikola.
04:33Let's take a break here.
04:35Let's stand in front of the Porsche guy.
04:50Check this out.
04:52He didn't close the rear window.
04:54Or it's broken.
04:56And he is driving on the main highway.
04:59These guys are amazing.
05:01I couldn't see him from the front.
05:03That's why I couldn't cross him from here.
05:07This is the main beach of Montenegro.
05:09This is the main beach of Montenegro.
05:11This is the main beach of Montenegro.
05:13This is the main beach of Montenegro.
05:15This is the main beach of Montenegro.
05:17I can't cross it from here.
05:19Notice that the old town is completely protected from the new town.
05:25All the buildings and constructions are the same.
05:29If they want to renovate something, they will do it accordingly.
05:33And the new town is different.
05:35So this thing is taken care of a lot here.
05:38The heritage and culture is protected.
05:42There were a lot of old buildings in Montenegro.
05:45These are the old heritage sites.
05:47There are the policemen. I hope they won't stop us.
05:50We are passing through the new town.
05:52We can't go to the old town.
05:54You can't even drive in the old town.
05:56There is another old town ahead.
05:58I will tell you about it when I get there.
06:00It's called Sveti Stefan.
06:03What was that?
06:15Sveti Stefan is a small island.
06:17It's a historical place.
06:19But unfortunately, the local government has sold it to a company.
06:23They have built a 5 star resort here.
06:25Thank you very much guys.
06:27These guys came on some bikes.
06:29GS 1250
06:31And I am going to ride a bike.
06:33I am going to ride a bike.
06:35I am going to ride a bike.
06:37I am going to ride a bike.
06:39I am going to ride a bike.
06:41I am going to ride a bike.
06:43GS 1250
06:45It's a very heavy bike.
06:47We were going to Albania on it.
06:49I have taken some pictures here.
06:51I have taken some pictures here.
06:53My plan is to go inland.
06:55You can see the clouds behind me.
06:57This is Lovcen National Park.
06:59Instead of going to the beach,
07:01I will go to the mountains.
07:03And then I will go to Lake Skadar.
07:05I will tell you more about it when it starts.
07:07I will tell you more about it when it starts.
07:09And if you have money,
07:11and want to come to Montenegro,
07:13you can book a room in Sveti Stefan.
07:15You can book a room in Sveti Stefan.
07:17It's all for tourists.
07:19It's all for tourists.
07:21There are no tourists here.
07:23Let's continue our ride.
07:27We are leaving the hot beach breeze
07:29behind us.
07:31We are leaving the hot beach breeze
07:33behind us.
07:35I think when we reach Lovcen,
07:37it will rain heavily.
07:39We won't be able to go to Lovcen
07:41because it's a beautiful national park.
07:43Let's see what's in store for us.
07:45Let's see what's in store for us.
07:47Hopefully you guys will like Montenegro.
07:49I think it's a great country.
07:51I think it will be my favorite country
07:53after Norway.
08:09Lovcen National Park
08:27I have decided that
08:29instead of going to the peak of Lovcen,
08:31where the weather is bad,
08:33I will continue ahead.
08:35Because if I get stuck in the rain,
08:37I will have to go this way
08:39and the clouds are moving this way as well.
08:41So I will be stuck here all day.
08:43And unfortunately,
08:45we won't be able to enjoy
08:47Lake Skadar.
08:49Yesterday, I went to the top of Lovcen
08:51and I took some drone shots there.
08:53You will see those shots
08:55at the start of this vlog.
08:57So that's it for today.
08:59That's all for Lovcen.
09:01Now let's go to Lake Skadar
09:03and our next 2.5 hour ride
09:05will be along this lake.
09:07It's a small scenic route
09:09that I have found from maps.me.
09:11We will reach Albania
09:13on the roads along this lake.
09:15We will talk about the lake
09:17when we reach there.
09:36The viewpoint that I saw on Google,
09:38is a little further down.
09:40It's another 1.5 km from here.
09:42So instead of stopping here,
09:44let's go there and see.
09:46It's a classic viewpoint.
09:48We will get good drone shots
09:50and pictures from there.
09:52The hotel is right in front of the view.
09:57It says Hotel.
09:59If we get coffee from there,
10:01we will have it.
10:03What an amazing place this is.
10:09It's closed.
10:11Closed. Hotel does not work.
10:13It's closed.
10:33This is Lake Skadar.
10:35The biggest lake in Balkan.
10:37I can say with confidence
10:39that I have seen many other
10:41beautiful lakes in my life.
10:43But this is my favorite lake.
10:45Maybe others are also my favorite
10:47but they are a little far away.
10:49I can't remember now.
10:51Today, I can say with confidence
10:53that I have not seen
10:55any other beautiful lake like this.
10:57This is just the start of the lake.
10:59We have just reached here.
11:01We have to ride with it for 1.5 to 2 hours.
11:05So let's start the ride.
11:17I have put it in navigation.
11:19We will ride with it for the next 33 km.
11:23After that, we will decide
11:25where to go next.
11:27If there is enough time,
11:29we will go towards the lake.
11:31If we get bored of similar scenery,
11:33we will go inland
11:35towards the Albanian border.
11:37This lake is divided into
11:39Albania and Montenegro.
11:41Most part of this lake is in Montenegro
11:43and some part is in Albania.
11:45But it's name is
11:47a city of Albania, Skadar.
11:49It's located next to this lake
11:51where I will pass in the next 1 or 2 days.
11:53I will show it to you in a vlog.
11:55It's named after Skadar.
11:57The lake is a protected area.
11:59So...
12:25There is a petrol pump here.
12:27Let's check if they have it.
12:29Mostly, there are cafes here.
12:33It looks a little big.
12:35Hopefully, it's here.
12:37There is a place to sit.
12:51Google made a wrong route for me.
12:53The route was correct
12:55but the time was wrong.
12:57The last 30-35 km of Albania
12:59is off-road.
13:01It will take
13:031.5 to 2 hours.
13:07I am in Skadar now.
13:09I will cross the main lake now.
13:11After that,
13:13it will be a 40-45 minutes drive.
13:15It's a 1 hour drive
13:17from here to the Albanian border.
13:21I have to drive for 3 more hours.
13:23It's 4 pm now.
13:25I am thinking of leaving early.
13:27Otherwise,
13:29I will be late.
13:31I have ordered a cup of coffee
13:33to get some energy.
13:35It's around 9 or 9.30 pm here.
13:37So I can do it easily.
13:39No problem.
13:41But I need to take less breaks.
13:43And I have to pay 1.5 Euro for a coffee.
13:45That's why I love this country.
13:47The less money you pay,
13:49the more you get.
13:51The more you get,
13:53the more money you get.
13:55That's not the case in Germany.
14:22And in my mind I see you
14:27The earth began to quake
14:32It's this time of winter
14:35We have reached the Albanian and Montenegro border.
14:40Let's see how long it takes to get out of here.
14:45It's quite crowded on this side.
14:48There are 4 or 5 cars ahead.
14:51But it's not just one or two people.
14:54These cars are full.
14:56We can't even cross them from the side.
14:58They will catch us and beat us up.
15:01It's our turn to go ahead.
15:03There should be no problem on this side.
15:18Thank you Sir.
15:20Bye.
15:22The poor guy had no words.
15:27Now we are entering the Albanian side.
15:32We can't go from this side.
15:34So we will go this way.
15:36Let's see what the Albanians say.
15:40Hello.
15:43Do you need the papers of the...
15:47What are you doing?
15:48Sorry?
15:49Today I might go to Thet National Park.
15:53How do you say it? Is it Thet?
15:55Thet.
15:56But it's a little bit difficult for you to say it.
16:00Thet.
16:01Thet.
16:02Okay. Thank you.
16:04How far is it from here?
16:082 hours.
16:09Okay. Thank you.
16:13It's 5 now.
16:17Bye.
16:18Thank you very much.
16:20Now we are in Albania.
16:24Another border crossed.
16:40We found a petrol pump here.
16:43I am trying to fill it up.
16:44I don't know if they accept card or not.
16:46Because I have Albanian currency.
16:49If they accept Euro, I have Euro.
16:52Hello.
16:57Benzene.
17:001.5 Euro?
17:04Euro.
17:05Italian.
17:07German?
17:08Italian.
17:09No. Parle.
17:10Parle.
17:11Okay.
17:14It's 30 cents more expensive here.
17:17But I already have some in my car.
17:22I made a mistake.
17:23I should have filled it from the back.
17:31This village is Muslim.
17:33The guy was telling me that my GoPro got stuck.
17:37He asked me if I was Muslim.
17:39I said Alhamdulillah.
17:42But my GoPro got stuck at the wrong time.
17:45Now we are going to Thet National Park.
17:47Albanian Alps.
17:48The rest of the route is off-road.
17:52Some sections are being built.
17:54It's only accessible in summer.
17:56There is no road for it in winter.
17:58I have heard and read a lot about it.
18:01I have always wanted to come here.
18:04That's why I have made this special route for it.
18:07So that I can pass through the National Park.
18:09Tomorrow we will take the road on the other side.
18:12It's a circular road.
18:14I think it's about 50 km long.
18:18Let's see how long it takes to cover 50 km.
18:35The rain has started.
18:38We are in the rain now.
18:40It has been following us since morning.
18:43I think it has caught us now.
18:45It's been 7 years now, living day by day.
18:59We have come to Chaka Sahai.
19:04It's an awful road and terrible weather.
19:09Google was telling me that it would take more than 4 hours.
19:15But my navigation was telling me that it would take 5 hours.
19:21Let's see how much longer it takes.
19:26It's a terrible road.
19:40Chaka Sahai
19:51I have finally reached Thet.
19:53I have got this Zucchini for dinner.
19:56It's just too good.
19:58I had a great start to the day.
20:00Montenegro is one of the most beautiful countries.
20:03Out of all the countries I have visited,
20:06Norway impressed me the most in terms of natural beauty.
20:10After that, it's Montenegro.
20:12If you ever get a chance, do visit Montenegro.
20:15You will love it.
20:17My day in Albania didn't start well.
20:19Unfortunately, the last off-road section,
20:23I rode for 4 hours in the rain.
20:26The road was so rocky that my bike kept slipping.
20:29Anyway, I have reached Thet.
20:31I will explore it tomorrow.
20:33You will get to see it in the next vlog.
20:35I hope you liked today's vlog.
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20:40See you in the next one. Allah Hafiz.