Somewhere in Kosovo to Prishtine the capital.

After an easy afternoon of chilling in the room and out of the rain, we woke to an overcast morning, but blue sky's in the direction we were travelling gave me hope of not getting drenched again.

We went downstairs to pack the bikes and found some of my gearing still wet.  I had to pack up the wet gear and wait till we reach Prishtine and then I can throw it all around our room to dry out.  We always make ourselves at home when we arrive at a hotel.

We rode out of the hotel and immediately came across hotel after hotel around the corner.  At least we would not have had to ride much further in the rain yesterday with all the accommodation just up the road.

Peter led the ride today and once again pushed along at a good pace.  We reached the town of Mitrovice in 30 minutes, but took the bypass road to avoid the city madness.  As we were taking the back road we came across a UN checkpoint with barb wired all over the place and a humby just sitting there ready for action.  No chance to take a photo in this area. 

We pushed on and took our morning tea at the local gym shop.  The 2 young guys were very interested in our tour and one took particular notice of my camera and mentioned he was a keen photographer.  After showing me photos of his girlfriend and eventually of his stomach, it was time to move on.

 The photo above shows the speed of tanks allowed on the Kosovo roads.  There were hundreds of them.

 The photo above is of Peter and the young chap from the gym.

 The photo above shows a car that appears to be advertising that it's no longer working.  It actually says, 'for sale' in Serbian.

The only attraction we got to see this afternoon was the Bill Clinton monument in central Prishtine.
After the Kosovo War, Albanians in Kosovo wanted to thank the former US President Bill Clinton for his help in their struggle with Serbia, and unveiled on November 1, 2009 a monument of him and re-naming the street Bill Clinton Boulevard. Now back to today's ride.

The road once we left Mitrovice was terrible with no shoulder to ride on and heaps of cars and trucks to challenge us for supremacy on the road.  As we got about 10kms from the capital the road opened up to a dual highway right into the centre of town.  We followed the centre sign and made our way right to the mall of Prishtine.  We did get some strange looks as 2 elderly sportsmen turned up on their bikes, with some people even taking photos of us.  They must have known we were coming.

Peter did the usual walk for accommodation and eventually we found a great place for the next 2 nights.

We got all our wet gear out and hung it around the room, went for a walk, had a meal and enjoyed the rest of the day. I should say that at times I'm blown away at the sincere hospitality of the people of Serbia and Kosovo.  Put these 2 countries on the list of attractions in the future.

Tomorrow is a sightseeing day.  

Until tomorrow, safe riding.