Sunday, July 05, 2026

Shala River Valley - Day 3

On the road by 7:00 to ensure we got to the ferry dock to catch our boat. While the road was MUCH better than the road to Theth, it could still use some guardrails in several spots. We were headed up lake Koman to our guest house on the Shala River. The ferry dock was organized chaos at the end of a one lane tunnel - I'm so glad we parked our car at the lot with the free shuttle. We arrived a bit early so we grabbed some food and espresso at the cafe at the ferry dock. 

It was a speedy, quiet ride up the lake and we were in the chairs along the river by 11:00. We had a relaxing day on the river - reading, napping, playing cards. Drake also spent a decent amount of time rescuing a young woman's phone fro the bottom of the river. (It was deep, but the current of the river in that spot required a human chain to save the phone - which was completely fine after spending an entire evening in the river!). 

After the day trippers left around 3:00, it was even more quiet. What a wonderfully unique experience - watching soccer with other travelers while everyone was playing some sort of game/cards. We ate dinner at the restaurant associated with our guest house, walked the beach, sat the fire pit and watched a bit more soccer.

This was one experience that we almost didn't do (and in hindsight should have stayed two nights), but I'm so glad that we included this adventure in our travels. 

ferry dock 

ride on Koman Lake 




savig the phone 


our little slice of heaven

so clear (and cold) 







early breakfast 


football at the "bar" 




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