We had a totally chilled few days on Lake Ohrid, it was blissful. We met some other Brits in a campervan- the first we’ve come across on our journey. We can officially confirm that we are travelling LIGHTWEIGHTS compared to David and Christina. They’ve been in their van for over six months and travelled as far as Azerbaijan, over winter, with snow drifting to their waists. Makes a bit of drizzle, a chilly wind and a forgotten V5C seem rather pedestrian!

We had a lovely day exploring the town of Ohrid. It was picture-postcard pretty, reminding us both of old Italian towns. We ate a traditional charcuterie and cheese platter in the shadow of the Fort of Tsar Samuel, admiring the view across the lake to Albania, our next destination. Our campsite host, Rino, suggested a couple of places to visit in Albania and we’re going to follow his advice. Next stop the Cape of Rodon.

Campsite comment:

Camping Rino was right on the side of the lake, our closest neighbours were a family of swans with four little cygnets. They adopted traditional gender roles, she busied herself with the babies while he swanned around looking manly and magnificent. It was mesmerising. 

The good bits: It was in a stunning location, very quiet but a beautiful 3km walk, on a  footpath, to restaurants and shops in the bustling resort town of Struga. The owner was an absolute star, we had free rocket fuel raiki when we arrived and fresh coffee every morning. The loos and showers were clean with plenty of hot water and they even dry and fold your laundry for you! You’ll no doubt be relieved to hear that there were no knicker disasters either. All this for €13- incredible.

The bad bits: None that I could identify, the only sad thing was that Rino had to sell his watersports equipment during the pandemic because of financial pressures. There were no paddle boards or kayaks available in the area. Even so, I’d really recommend this site. 

It was chilly by the lake when the sun went down!