Wild camp on the beach in Albania
After an intense morning spent in the center of Durrës, we wanted to spend the rest of the day relaxing in peace and quiet by the sea.
We found a place that can be reached by car. It was a beach located near the estuary of the Shkumbin River. When we got there, it turned out that you could drive right onto the beach. We wanted to do the same. Driving along the shore, we were on packed sand and it was fine until we turned towards the sea. The sand that seemed hard turned out to be soft. As a result, our van got stuck in the sand.
Fun fact: the Shkumbin is seen as the rough border between the two main dialects of Albanian. North of the river people speak Gheg, and south of it Tosk. The ancient Roman road Via Egnatia also ran along the Shkumbin valley.
As it turned out, Ania came up with the idea of going to an off-road vehicle parked further away to get us out. After a while, the driver came and pulled us out. Four-wheel drive is a lifesaver in such situations.
And we, having learned not to trust sand that looked firm, left the car on a paved road. We set up blankets and a tarp by the sea. We played there all day, and in the evening we pitched a tent and slept on the beach.
We had a private beach: there was no one within a few hundred meters 🙂
After dark, huge black flies appeared on the beach, which were not there during the day. Apart from that, the stay was quite pleasant.
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