DAY 15: SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 2011

Camping Costs: Sobe (A dodgy private room) €25 – 1 night

Again, a fairly early start for us, with not far to travel either. The border crossing was uneventful, even for a Saturday. We managed to make it to Mostar by 14.30hrs.

FOOTNOTE: The Garmin screen has given up the ghost! Unable to use it to navigate, we are now subject to paper map, i.e Wendy navigation. She seems to get a little better each year though.

No camps in Mostar, so we decided to enquire about room prices. The first one quoted €40 for a night, Dan said it was a nice place but a little to steep. Not by UK standards thou. We parked up in secure, paid parking and went on the quest for a room. After enquiring and being lead to the back of beyond, we got a fair enough price on a room for the night – €25. We accepted and then went to get a pivo + sok.

We found a lovely bar overlooking the river and under the famous old bridge. Cassie managed to brave-up and wonder down to the river to put her feet in. We watched a few teenagers dive into the river from a platform on the opposite side of the river.

After our pivo, we went exploring. We wondered along the souvenir alley, here we got our obligatory fridge magnet, a plate for the wall, Cassie got a wooden box and Wendy got some harem trousers. After all that shopping, we had another pivo. It was extremely hot. Not that it is an excuse! Then we went to find a recommended restorant in the Bosnia guide book.

We ordered a mixed grill for 2 people – honestly this could have fed 4 people! We thought we’d hunt out a place called ABC, a sweet shop, said by the guide book, to be the best in Bosnia. We managed to find it and had a dessert. Dan had a cake, Wendy and Cassie had some ice cream. We then wondered back to Tusky to get our bits and bobs and back to our room. A good nights sleep for a change.

We woke up fairly early and were showered and out by 8.00hrs…a record!! Off to Blagaj and the Dervish house.