Do I surprise anyone by saying we had a leisurely breakfast again today? Probably not.

Not many photos to share today, but oh the mountains are gorgeous here!

After breakfast we took a drive to another mountainous area nearby. The road … ack! … so narrow and sometimes trucks came towards us. One tunnel is too narrow for more than one way traffic, but there’s nothing to tell you to go so you honk the horn and hope for the best. Some of the road was crumbling and the drop off was not a fun one. I just look toward the side where there is no drop off and manage to stay fairly calm.

Photos at the start:

When we got to destination number one we got out of the car and walked up a gravel road. We reached a point where there were large concrete blocks so if you had gone up in a car it wouldn’t be passable. And welcome to Montenegro! We didn’t go many steps into it, as we were told there could possibly be border control police nearby (and, in fact, there were!). (Family shot was taken across the border!)

We hiked back down (or should I say “strolled”?) and then got back in the cars to head to destination number two, which was also our “lunch & dinner combined” spot. We had the most amazing view, and a delicious, final Kosavan meal.

Then it was back down the same route we came and, sure enough, that tunnel was a bit of an issue … we were nearly out when two cars started to come in! Surely they could see us? So they had to back out. Soon after a huge truck came by and I just can’t imagine it getting through.

But we made it back “home”, and after a short while we all sat outside and enjoyed one final evening together. I’m grateful for our hosts!

So not as much to write today, but it was a fun time seeing more natural beauty. (But I’m sad to see all the litter out there.)

Couple of notes: We very rarely see women in hijabs here. I’ve seen only a few. We DO see tons of men sitting around enjoying each other’s company, but the only time I saw women sitting down somewhere was with men as well — never any tables with only women. Of course I might just have missed them. The men, for the most part, all have very short hair, and it is nearly shaved on the sides. I’m not used to seeing so much short hair! The only time I saw a man with a ponytail was in another city … and he was by a VW van! Reminded me of the 70s! Oh … and I mentioned “stray dogs” yesterday, but they are called “street dogs” here. Very sad to see so many.