Georgian border
Georgian welcoming commitee
Entering the Caucasus
Georgian welcome comitee
Batumi Bouleveard
Alphabet tower, Batumi
Batumi Boulevard
The Shard vs the London Eye
Alphabet tower by night
Love sculpture
Batumi fountain display
The architect should have put his pencil down much sooner.
A swim in the shiny Black Sea
Traditional Georgian bread oven
Lada grave yard
Every pond we passed was full of noisy frogs
Ozurgeti
Ozurgeti moped
Generous and delicious Georgian hospitality
Up into the hills towards Ozurgeti
Georgian road hazard
Keeping an eye out for chickens
Bread thief
Our host for the night ( the man not the chicken)
Three to a bed
Race the train into Kutaisi
Confusing Georgian alphabet. Confusing Georgian village name
Too windy to ride
Big tent, little tent with German the Spaniard
German strikes a pose
Road side fires are great on a cold, rainy day
Official guard dog of Zestofoni
A big scary tunnel before Khashuri
Sweet, sweet bread
He had a gun, I didn’t. He won the argument.
Armed escort
Jimali was very proud of his portrait of Stalin
Gamarjus!
Jimali and Kirsty with the village priest
Jimali and Nora
He was actually a nice guy, really he was.
JS in casual pose
Stalin’s personal train carriage
Stalin’s birth place, Gori, now housed in its own temple.
Leaving Gori
Taking a tree for a walk
Tbilisi estate agency
Peace bridge, Tbilisi
View of Tbilisi from the fortress
Frescoed Orthodox Church
Many buildings in Tbilisi look like they could fall down at any second
Very deep metro station
Airport camping
Forester at work
Mobile fish stall
Another police escort
The home of wine making.
Chocolate river
Road from Sagarejo with Upper Caucaus on the horizon
Approaching Ubadno
Near Udabno
Justin’s first puncture of the trip. Could have been prevented if he’d fitted rim tape before leaving.
Near Udabno
Road to Davit Gareji
Davit Gareji Monastery
Davit Gareji Monastery
Davit Gareji Monastery
Davit Gareji Monastery
Davit Gareji Monastery
Davit Gareji Monastery
Border with Azerbaijan
Sitting in the border with Azerbaijan
The lifestyle of an Orthodox monk hasn’t changed since the 6th century. Only they can now check in on Facebook.
Davit Gareji Monastery
Georgia and Azerbaijan border
Davit Gareji Monastery
Grazing flocks, before Davit Gareji
Camping near Davit Gareji
Moonrise
Valley before Davit Gareji
Leaving Davit Gareji
Statue near Rustavi
Little Donkey
Rustavi
Caucasian mountain dogs
Rustavi
Georgian roads can go from bad to worse
Mosque in Marneuli
Fortress at Parizi
Our new Azeri ‘freinds’
Cosy café accommodation, Tamarisi
A well used Backgammon set
Our café hosts in Tamarisi
Gorge near Didi Dmanisi
Climb up to Didi Dmanisi
Near Didi Dmanisi
Entering Dmanisi
Cow crossing, Dmanisi
Bovine chicane, Dmanisi
Dmanisi
Zemo Karabukaghi
Zemo Karabukaghi
‘Top Gear’ road, Zemo Karabukaghi
Zemo Karabukaghi
Zemo Karabukaghi
Zemo Karabukaghi
Zemo Karabukaghi
Zemo Karabukaghi
Sunrise
Gomareti
Home Sweet Home for someone
Can’t fit it in the car? Then drag it with a Lada.
Tough climb out from Hydro Electric plant
Friendly Georgians
Another one horse town
Tsalka
Wing mirror envy
Akhalsopeli
Akhalsopeli
Climbing out of Gholovani
Abandoned terraces
Back up into the snow line
Justin’s tent nearly lasted the whole week
Lunch time picnic spot
Dropping back into Tbilisi
Anti Putin graffiti
Sulphur bath time in Tbilisi
Tbilisi old town
Kinkali (dumpling) eating contest
Kinkali (dumpling) eating contest
This looks familar
Still watching…
No Justin, a stun gun from a street stall isn’t a suitable gift for Oscar
Civil service offices
The art gallery that was never finished
Tucking into Adjaran Katchapuri
Tbilisi river front
Georgian sweets, nuts covered in fruit gum.
Tbilisi
‘Extreme’ Walking tour
Tbilisi river front by night
Cycle touring is too much for some
Georgian Easter cake
Drizzle turns to snow as we climb
Fire vs jacket
The flooring shop crew
