GEORGIA COUNTRY ROAD TRIP - The Road to Mestia

Three months into our Georgia (country) road trip, the road to Mestia was calling. The snow had gone, but was this crazy Georgian road really as dangerous as everyone says?
We tackle landslides, low tunnels, pot holes and sheer drop offs to glacial rivers 100's of metres below, as we head north to Upper Svaneti, the land of the Caucasus big mountains.
We're currently in Georgia and (fingers crossed!) we'll get into Azerbaijan, on the edge of the Caspian Sea.
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[@chrisnichols6255]

My vertigo rocketed just watching, stay safe xxx

[@stupidmonkeykev]

So much easier having a washing machine on board. Mine gets used as the laundry basket, just turn it on when its full :) Candy Aquamatic 4kg - popular with the narrowboaters :) Come on KZbin, show these vids to more people and get this channel to 1000 subs milestone.

[@KevIsOffGrid]

One more, even if its still just me :)

[@TheGapDecaders]

LOL, we couldn't work without our w. machine it really is an essential bit of kit. Good laundry basket tip. It's such slow going Kev so thank you for the support.

[@Colorado4x4Van]

I appreciate you sharing a glimpse of a part of the World that I have always been curious about! Beautiful! Safe travels!

[@TheGapDecaders]

You're very welcome!

[@Coddiwomple4x4]

Thanks for the great video, you should definetly get more views. Gorgeous countryside and you cathed it very nicely. Safe travels!

[@TheGapDecaders]

hanks Pascal, we're working on it!

[@jeffgordon9536]

Good video, worth a watch, some lovely scenery - sound is a bit out of synch in some areas towards the end

[@TheGapDecaders]

Hi Jeff, thank you. I've just watched it on mobile and laptop & it appears to be ok, really appreciate you saying... maybe it was just one of those little glitches.

[@MrSham61]

Incredible footage! And I use to think the mountain road from Ronda to Marbella back along was heart stopping, this is permanently attached defibrillator travel . Super editing and music. On that note, which editing suite do you use and music source that complies (presumably open source/usage?) I'm really really really surprised @ subscriber numbers as you're right up there in content, delivery and personal affability, rivalling the likes of SV Delos, Gone with the Wynns in the sailing community, not to mention the 4 wheelers, Eva Zu Beck, Trent and Ali and soo many more. But no doubt it's not a competition to you guys, as you're having the time of your lives and your graciousness to include us in that adventure. Keep the wheels turning and the camera rolling.

[@TheGapDecaders]

Can I firstly just say, great name 😀 Thank you, I'm not used to such praise and you know I'm going to rush off and check these people out 🙏 I'm not from an IT/tech background and didn’t know the first thing about editing until embarking upon KZbin 20 months ago. Needless to say the editing suite is as basic as it comes, it's iMovie with a little Filmora 10 and for music, I use Epidemic Sound. I almost gave up on it earlier in the year, I had no traction, a few unwelcome comments and of course it's intrusive. But when people like yourself are kind enough to share their thoughts, it really does make those endless editing hours so worthwhile, thank you 🍷☺

[@TatyanaValdaBelindaHill]

Thank you for your lovely and helpful videos about this region 💐.. I read that parking/camping is allowed overnight in Georgia anywhere, as long as the vehicle does not obstruct road traffic (and of course isn't formally restricted). Is this what you found? Also, how do you find rest places such as the one you parked at towards the end of this video and others in this series? Is it marked somewhere, like on an app, or do you just keep riding on a hunch? I want to go to Northern Georgia to the mountains in particular, but would be baffled how to find those beautiful, secluded park spots. (And I would be intimidated, fearing that I might get 'a knock' and also scared I was on someone's land.)

[@TheGapDecaders]

Hi Tatyana, thank you so much. Georgia is quite incredible and camping offgrid is soo easy, there's space and suitable parkups everywhere that you really don't need an App, however we use Park 4 Night (P4N), which is excellent and ioverland but more often we just see somewhere and stop, or get near to where we're going and look on Google Earth for a track that'll lead us to an amazing spot. Nobody will bother you, people aren’t interested if you stop one night or 10 nights (unlike Europe) and Armenia is exactly the same. We spent over six months in Georgia and Armenia and didn't get the knock once. Northern Georgia is incredible, the whole Svanetti region is beautiful and not to be missed but don't go too early in the year, the mountains are all over 4000m so they’ll have snow until May, time enough until mid June, July as you really need the clear skies to fully appreciate the majesty of the Caucasus. 🙏😀

[@TatyanaValdaBelindaHill]

@@TheGapDecaders Thank you so much for such a thorough reply. I have been very curious (but not confident enough) about selling up and taking off for a few years - especially this region. Videos like yours really inspire me and are so helpful…. House going on the market at the end of the week 🤞🏼🌻😘