I had to give up and turn the bike at 2600 meter height where the track became too muddy.
The 4WD jeeps mabaged to get a little higher before they had to give up, and a 6ton 4WD truck was stuck up there and needed local help to get out.
It is still too early to get through on this road, but it was fun to see how far you could go.
This small chapel marks the outer edge of the Christian world.
It is the last church, in the last village, in the last valley.
On the other side of the mountains, the babarians lived 😳
From Mestia you go east through the valleys of the high Kaukasus mountains (aprox. 50 km)
The roads gets worse and worse and you have to cross e few streams on the way.
Ushguli is the last village and the road stops here. (Apart from a 3000 meter high gravel track that is only open a few months every year)
Dumplings in cream sauce, served in a clay pot with a bread lid 👍
A speciality for this region where each family had their own defence tower.
A long day ride from Oni to Mestia in the beautiful Kaukasus mountain range.
– and a pleasant meeting with a french bijer 👍
The owner took me on a special tour up in the mountaibs close to the South Ossetian border where I would not dare to go on my own. (South Ossetia is occupied by russian forces)
This is THE place to stay if you should find yourself in the small town of Oni !!!
