Ohrid

After two nights in Skopje we hitchhiked to Ohrid, a beautiful lake in the south of Macedonia. It turned out that Macedonia really is a hitchhiking paradise. We didn`t have to wait at all and the people were incredibly friendly. The man who gave us the first lift bought us some food and Cokes. At the second car the guys asked us to play some songs…. of course we couldn`t say no:

After three hours we arrived in Ohrid (the bus would have taken 3,5 hours):

Ohrid is the number one holiday destination in Macedonia. Fortunately we stayed there before the main season, so we could explore the beauty of the lake without the fucking tourists.

Some impressions of the landscape:

 

We rent a paddleboot and made some poser-pictures:

The first night we camped outside the city beside an abandoned hotel area close to the lake. In the evening we played the guitar and had a private dance under a tree:

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The next day we met a bunch of hippies from the rainbow gathering -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Gathering who invited us to stay with them. Unfortunately the description of the place wasn`t very precise and we couldn`t find them at night. But nevertheless we found the best spot for camping:

We slept on a hill in front of an old church directly beside the lake. Next day we figured out that this place is on every second postcard you can find in Ohrid:

In the morning we made two new friends. A scorpion:

and a survivalist who woke us up and told us stories about the lake, live, mother earth and so on in exchange for cigarettes and coffee 🙂

In Ohrid we finally found time for some street music:

…. and we really earned some money:

Next stop Athens!