Montenegro for the day

As the morning light creeps through windows around 5am we begin to ready ourselves for the trip south to Montenegro, but an overnight disaster has struck the hot water has been inadvertently turned to the off position. With cold showers looming for all except one the blame game begins, maybe it's someone who is a St Kilda fan. The bus picks us up around 7.20 am and we circle Dubrovnik picking up others who have signed on for this trip south, it's like the league of nations when the bus is finally full with 19 paid up passengers. We have Poms ,Scottish,German, Aussies and not sure of the others The small Mercedes coach pulls hard up out of this very steep terrain  headed to Montenegro , we arrive at boarder control to have everybody's passport checked and stamped. Some 45 minutes later we are aloud to enter Montenegro,the moment after rounding the first bend I knew we were in for something special today. We talk of our beautiful country but this goes to another level , from high in the mountains to the valley floor this place is just so so beautiful . The bus driver is fun on wheels we are continually laughing at his humour ,the first major town on the tourist trail is called Budva . The town has a old section with a newer section near by all is ok but the overall appearance is a bit tired ,lunch is taken. With the temperature hovering around the mid 20s Big Jack takes the plunge into the Adriatic Sea as I guard the valuables and survey the moving crowd , 2 hours later we hit the road again heading for Kotor winding our way through this rugged countryside,we look down into the valley below and there is Kotor . With 2 cruise ships tied up at the port there is a huge crowd in town , the mountains surrounding this small town are just so rugged but so beautiful. It's now time to locate and taste so of the local food and I soon spot this very lovely cake shop, pretty soon I'm tucking into a beautiful chocolate ,cream custard creation . We continue to follow the water line around this truly beautiful waterway to a small village called Preast where will catch a very small boat across the bay to an island about mid way across , a short visit to this tiny island and it's of again . We reload the bus and head for boarder control . Our arrival back into Croatia with the sun beginning to set it has turned a very long day into a fantastic road trip,dropped off near the pizza shop was certainly a good idea .  With pizza and beer in our bellies and to knackered to walk home to SeaView apartments we grab a cab to everyone's delight Montenegro remember the name this is one place you should all come and visit some time, forget our Great Ocean road this place will blow your mind
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