Mestia.

An impromptu trip that ended up being one of my favorite places in Georgia.

  Quick 10 AM pit-stop for a third breakfast and a couple beers, then it's back on the road!

 Mestia sign on the marshrutka's dash in the foreground, Ushba in the background.

 Don't know what this says. I imagine it concerns tolerance, or religion, or something.

 Our homestay, yay! These women were wonderful. If you ever find yourself in Mestia, find your way to this house and stay here.

 PHOTO-OP. Clearly looking the best we have ever looked after like, 2 straight days of travel.

 Koshki!

 Close up.

 This guard dog was too legit to quit. 

 Poor street dog, his foot was all wrong. But he was very cute.

 180 Lari taxi to Ushguli versus 300 Lari taxi to Ushguli.

 More river, as seen from a higher and less safe bridge.

 The mountain we climbed!!!!!

 Climbing..

 Climbing...

 Stopped to take some pictures of local flora/fauna for my mom:

 Back to climbing...

 Spiky dangerous plant of evil.

This is a pretty accurate visualization of the angle we were climbing at. I spent most of the climb telling Kayla where she could shove it.

 Ushba! "The Matterhorn of the Caucasus" as I heard one person call it this one time!

 You can't tell, but in this picture I am still cursing Kayla for making me climb this damn mountain.

 Mestia, small and far away.