help me with my albania itinerary!

27f, trying to plan an Albania itinerary with a mix of hiking/beach time for late august/early sept. I don't love driving so plan to rely on buses/public transit. I'm debating if I should try to fit in 1 more beach day, but unsure of what else to cut and also want to ensure I don't spend all my days on buses. thoughts? I'm also open to switching towns that I'm staying in if anyone has any strong recs, as I haven't booked anything yet

• August 26 (Day 0): fly out from NYC, overnight flight, arrive the next morning in Albania
• August 27 (Day 1): arrive in Tirana in the morning, take bus directly from airport to Shkodër, sleep there
• August 28 (Day 2): wake up in Shkodër, explore
• August 29 (Day 3): Shkodër → ferry to Valbona in early AM (bring backpack, leave remaining luggage at hotel), arrive and settle in Valbona, sleep there
• August 30 (Day 4): hike Valbona → Theth pass, sleep in Theth
• August 31 (Day 5): explore Theth, optional Blue Eye hike if energy allows, sleep in Theth
• September 1 (Day 6): bus from Theth → Shkodër in the morning, sleep in Shkodër again and get luggage
• September 2 (Day 7): morning bus from Shkodër → Himarë, arrive and sleep in Himarë in evening most likely (~6 hrs by bus most likely)
• September 3 (Day 8): Himarë beach day
• September 4 (Day 9): Himarë beach day 2 — boat tour?
• September 5 (Day 10): Himarë → Tirana, sleep in Tirana near airport
• September 6 (day 11): fly back in the morning, arrive in NYC in late afternoon

• ⁃ alt: fly back sept 7 and have 1 extra beach day? but would prefer to get back sept 6 to have a buffer day before back to work