An abandoned camp site at Lake Orchid

From Albania I made a short trip to North Macedonia and Lake Orchid. In this area there were none of the small mountain roads I use mainly in Albania to go offroading and to find cool spots to stay for a night or two. On the way I took around the lake, all official camp sites were closed because of the winter off season.

But then in the dead end of a small road directly at Lake Orchid, I found this abandoned camp site. It is really crazy because everything is still there. The reception building, the rest rooms, the small bungalows, wrecked caravans etc.

I had a lot of fun just going around and exploring this special place. By the way the lake and my spot were really cool, too. Rosinante parked right on the former volleyball field at the beach. After a morning run I tried to take a swim, but the water was cold like crazy.

At the evening three very friendly police officers knocked at my door, checked my id and we had a short but nice conversation about the Rosinante and the region around Lake Orchid and they had no problem with me staying on the volleyball field.

Zauberschön in Italy

After my days full of chasing summits and action in Austria, I got the feeling that some relaxing, a little more warmth, more freedom when choosing parking spots and more openness of the landscape would be nice.

Well, I found this camping spot in Italy in the area where the Alps become less and less and the beauty of this place…

I sat in the sun, read, tried to talk to some Italians, flew the drone, cooked over the fire and was admiring the fantastic view and the ever changing light.