We
did a big catch up of photos and blog and even ate lunch before we
left camp. The snow was forming these neat scarves on the rails.
Retraced out steps to Gorazde where John went back to the
supermarket and bought 2 more Merlot and a Cabernet Sauvignon. Best AU$5
bottle of wine he has had in ages.
Followed
the Drina River south to Foca the road was cleared of snow and what
was left on the road was slush.
Just
south of Foca we left the main route and crossed to the east side of
the Drina and continued south. The road was still orange but did not
have as much traffic and, although plowed, there was still a few inches
of snow on the road. About half way to the Montenegro border (10km)
the road became quite slippery we traveled quite slowly. The road
had only been cleared of snow to one vehicle width so had to be weary
of oncoming cars. We only saw 3 cars in total.
Scepan
border crossing. Leaving Bosnia was quick and easy we then crossed
the Tara River into Montenegro. The Police were quick and friendly
and the customs were not overly interested. Another country. The
border crossing is not far from where the Tara and Piva rivers join
to become the Drina.
It
was now after 16:00 and we were slowly loosing light. The road had
two lanes open and was not slippery, Drove through a few tunnels
above the Piva river then through a tunnel onto a bridge and
immediately into a tunnel again. Another 5 tunnels and we found a
flat area at the intersection of the hydro-electric road that was nicely
cleared. Lots of cars and buses came past over the next few hours
probably about 30 vehicles not sure where they came from or going
too.
Chris’s
birthday but cannot ring him tonight as we do not have a Montenegro SIM yet. But
we did celebrate with roast pork leg in the camp oven on the stove
top, no crackling but was great all the same.
119km
119km