A beautiful bike ride descending from the mountains around Lake Ohrid took us to Maliq, where we met up with Algent. We contacted Algent through Warm Showers, a website which connects cycle tourists with potential hosts around the world.
As well as being a keen cyclist, Algent is very involved with his church and arranged for us to stay for a couple of nights in the church's spare bedroom. We were able to spend a useful afternoon cleaning our bikes (the first time since leaving the UK) and enjoyed an evening playing board games in the warm and dry. We were also invited to attend the Sunday morning church service, which was interesting for the number of young people in attendance: a welcome contrast to churches in the UK.
Thank you to Algent for arranging our stay, and to the church pastor for his generosity in buying us coffee and lunch. It was our last couple of nights in Albania, and typical of the wonderful kindness of the people we encountered there. If you get the chance to visit the country, we can highly recommend it!
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