You can’t take a bad photo …

Leaving Dubrovnik at 8.15am. No problem at taking the bikes as long as it was the early bus, the driver had reservations but all fitted nicely.

The cruise ship Explorer of the Seas (4290 passengers) was docked just behind the bus station.

Another day of breathtaking scenery from the bus, I was sort of quietly envious of the cyclists we saw on the road, it wasn’t all uphill.

The border crossing took me back to my Contiki days in 1978, out of the bus, passports stamped, back in the bus. Drive about 5 minutes, ditto. We are now officially in Montenegro. Along the coastal route across a 10 minute ferry with the bus and into Kotor. Perhaps the €25 each wasn’t that bad afterall … but we won’t talk about the same price for the bikes.

We are surrounded by mountains and lucky to be staying in the old town. This is probably the most exquisite old town I’ve come across.

Our accommodation is surprisingly only one flight of stairs and has exposed brick … very nice with views of the mountains.

Cats are everywhere, cat shops, cat museum … everything cat.