Our next destination was Svaneti and Mestia in the mountaneous area of north western Georgia. On his last visit to Georgia, James had stayed with Jonas on his way through Gori but meanwhile Jonas had moved to Zugdidi, which was on the way to Mestia. He said we are welcome to stay at his place and also leave some luggage behind that we would not need for the round trip to Mestia.
The morning we left Valeri's place to head up to Zugdidi, a thunderstorm was moving in from the sea. At first we got to enjoy a great lightning show since we were riding directly towards the storm. Fortunately bike tires are good insulators so we were not too worried. Soon though a torrential rain soaked us through and through. Since the air was still warm it was quite fun getting drenched. The storm eventually cleared and somehow our clothes dried despite the high humidity level.
In Georgia, cows don't graze in fenced fields and rarely do they have a herder. Instead they just roam around in the towns, hang out along the road side and generally seem to enjoy standing in the middle of the road with a dull stare, chewing their cud. Having a semi truck zoom past their nose with only inches to spare does not faze them in the least. Minor vehicle and cow traffic jams are thus quite common here. Unfortunately collisions do occur and the cow tends to be the loser, as we sadly had to witness right infront of us. Poor cow.
When we arrived in Zugdidi Jonas was still at work but we ended up getting invited for a drink by one of Jonas' coworkers and his girlfriend at the Panama Cafe.
THANKS YOU TWO FOR THE REFRESHING BEERS AND SNACKS. IT WAS GREAT TO MEET YOU AND CHAT FOR A BIT.
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