Montenegro

The driver who picked us up at the Bosnia/Montenegro border talked incessantly and although there were some bits of info, she would be a Trump supporter if she lived in the US. The terrain was stunning with rugged peaked mountains all around.

We stayed in Kotor old Town which was super cute with a cat installed every 20 meters. Hard rain fell during dinner so we dined outside under the restaurant awnings. A cat sat at our table.

The sun shined brightly and the sky was blue – a first for this trip. The hike up to the fortress ruins was literally breathtaking. I hadn’t recovered totally from overnight most unpleasant bus trip and we brought no water so my head was spinning and I had little endurance. The views were stunning and the purple flowers that grew out of everything were heavy with morning dew. On the descent, a curmudgeon sold water to unprepared hikers like us. Saved my life.

Coincidentally, our next door neighbors were on a cruise and were in Kotor the same day, doing different things than us. After a lunch, we connected briefly with our neighbors for a photo to document the moment. We walked the city walls and appreciated the architecture.

After walking the city walls, we bussed to Budva. Again we stayed in old Town but it was a fraction of the size of Kotor. We toured the citadel, ate on the waterfront, and walked every street after dark. Our room looked out onto a plaza which was lovely in the day but noisy at night. The noise didn’t end until 2am by which point I was too annoyed to sleep.

We caught an early bus to Albania. It was supposed to be a 4.75 hour trip but took 6 hours.

Montenegro was beautiful and fun.