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Saturday, 7 November 2015

Our first visit to Albania - Sarande

We've only got a half day in Sarande - and it's gonna be a hot one.

Looking from the deck, we are surrounded by hills on land, and the port looks out on more mountains - it turned out we were looking at Corfu.
Corfu from Sarande Port
And I made a mistake in my last post.  I thought Albania used to be part of Yugoslavia.  Wrong!  Albania has always been Albania.  It went through a socialist period, but became a parliamentary republic in the 90's.  So I've learnt something.  Anyway, now we are here, time for a wander to see what there is to see.
Basically, Sarande is a bit of a holiday destination.

For us, it was a very hot day, so it was odd to see people wrapped up.   We did see a couple go for a swim later in the day though.
Absolutely glorious.
We had a lovely morning just pottering along the sea front and back.  Very nice.
Then it was time for the off.  Another half day sailing and tomorrow we get to the Corinth Canal.  I've seen pictures and I'm all excited.
Looking back at Sarande.  The hills form a stunning backdrop to the town. 

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