Traveling to Tusheti

Our journey to Tusheti was about to begin and I hope the following pictures paint a clear image of this magnificent region in Georgia .I've tried to compile a selection of entries in an attempt to illustrate the key stages of our adventure. If the number of images in some sections appear to be laboured, it's only because I wanted to offer the people featured an opportunity to see their own lives in greater detail.
I've annotated many of the pictures to help place our journey into context and of course explain what was happening at the time. All you need now is the patience and determination to run through my edited collection of images. Have fun , we did.

Street vendors on the road

Tusheti car wash from a small waterfall on the way to the mountain pass

Across yet another river

Driving through last winter's snow and this , can you believe it, was July.

Late July and the road still cuts through snow and rivers

Approaching the pass

A rest stop for a cold beer or amazingly, an exceptionaly cold spring near the pass to Tusheti.

The leaf hat is not mandatory but I get the feeling the stop for a drink is. On occasions there might be half a dozen cars parked up on this spot, with the occupants sharing a few beers and as always the local gossip.