Montenegro

Bumpy roads! As we made our way from the capital of Albania; Tirana to the Montenegro border the roads got worse. Crazy to see hundreds of stolen Mercs (from Germany in the 90's) cruising round on roads little better than paved walking tracks. The beaches of Montenegro proved to be just the solution with a night at Petrovak, a cove where rich Romans used to holiday. We spent the afternoon at the beach and the next morning was more beach and an hour or two at Sveti Stefan, then on too Budva. Sveti had a very picturesque island jutting out from the beach where a luxur resort used to be. The water around it was just too perfect and looked like a film set!

We found a campsite in Budva and sat around like beached walruses trying to keep out of the high 30's heat. The beaches were absolutely packed and it seemed like every eastern european had made their way here for the summer festical.W e looked around the Stari Grad (old town) and ran from a thunder storm while enjoying some delicious mussels.

For my final day with Sal and Lach, we drove to Kotor which is at the end of Europes largest fjord. A fortified wall was built during the 13th century which surrounded the old town and a castle perched on the surrounding mountain. We sweated our way up there for some great pics before heading down for a greek salad and refreshing beverage. Last goodbyes before I got on the overnight bus from Budva to Belgrade. A fantastic 10 days with Sal and Lach that has just gone far too fast! They will continue their journey into Bosnia then Croatia on the way back to London in September.

Tirana's main sqaure.