August 18 2015 Veles to Skopje

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Early start. The road started flat but then went up for an eternity. It was quite amusing really and as though Macedonia was saying "cop this" for your last day. The road later descended and went alongside a lake. We stopped at 1000 am at a small shop for a drink. A group of four locals were already in to their second beer.
It was a steady ride in to the capital and fairly uneventful. Gus was nearly taken out by a random driver when he turned right but generally it was a quiet day.
We arrived at the hostel which had stored our bike cases and booked in.

The riding in this country has finished. Macedonia is a place of beauty and hills but it's spoiled by rubbish everywhere. The people are friendly and the country needs tourists but will fail to attract them due to the lack of or maintenance of the infrastructure. Many people we spoke to indicated that things were better before they separated from Yugoslavia.

Travel and see the world. Do it by bike and experience it.

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