2018-12-12 Day 92 Wed


John ventured out in the morning to replace our drinking water filter and before too long the local farmer was down for a chat (with his minimal English and Johns total lack of Serbian). The two of them headed out to a field to investigate the small mounds of earth that we had been wondering about. The farmer watched on with obvious amusement as John dug up one of the mounds to find no burrow beneath. Apparently the industrious little animals construct the mounds then scurry of somewhere else to sleep.

We were treated to a thorough and enthusiastic tour of two local farms and were most interested to see the half dozen milking cows in their stalls, each with a dedicated drinking fountain. Dragana was a pretty creative chap - having fabricated a tool to rewind burnt our electric motors. We were also proudly shown the tiny local wooden Orthodox Christian Church.

It was midday by the time we bid farewell to our new Serbian friends and departed with fresh milk, eggs and preserved chilies

Headed for the castle fort at Goublac and the Danube. Most of it was on Orange road and although not much traffic was still quite slow as it had an uneven surface and lots of villages.

The decision was made to push through to the castle and if a camp was not available we could park in the forts car-park over night.

Just before arriving at the fort we noticed a car parked to the side under the cliff on a track. The forts car-park was well lit and locked. End of that idea. Back to the cliff face and the other parked car, which happened to be 3 fishermen who had a 3 hour drive ahead of them after a 3 hour fishing expedition with no fish.
 
It was just light enough for John to take some camp photos. We assume it will be foggy in the morning.

137km