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Today we took a taxi ride to Juta, a small village deep in a narrow gorge in the mountains. There is a small hotel even deeper and higher in the gorge. It's only popular with backpackers since the road ended at the bottom of the hill and the only way to access the hotel is by foot! There were some horses grazing near by so I assume that's how the hotel gets deliveries. The trail we hiked starts at the hotel and goes all the way to another building and takes 3 days to hike the whole way. The drive up the gorge to the village was a narrow dirt road with no shoulder and a very steep drop over the edge! It started to pour on the way back but luckily after we had passed the worst part of the road. In Stepantsminda we got lunch and it was still drizzling. The rain stopped long enough for us to walk back to the cabin and then it began to pour again. We have been very lucky with the weather during our whole time here! Unfortunately because of the storm the electricity went out for the afternoon. We just stretched our legs and enjoyed the view as the weather passed. We will probably have a relaxing day tomorrow. According to my phone, we hiked the equivalent of 55 flights of stairs today and 131 flights yesterday! |
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