It took the group an hour and a half to drive down the Adriatic coastline. We crossed the border into
Montenegro and arrived at Porto Montenegro, a beautiful, modern port
inside a large protected harbor. We
drove onto a ferry which took us across the harbor to Kotor. This
harbor is regarded as one of the world's best, providing safe anchorage
for shipping. The mountains rise steeply from the water evocative of Norway's fjords. It is a spectacular sight but the heavy rains that
fall here can create massive amounts of water cascading down the
mountains and crashing onto the narrow road around the harbor. credit Ivan Board
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| A beautiful sailing vessel at Porto Montenegro |
We had lunch in Kotor and saw an old maritime museum in the old
city. It was impressive and a guide informed us as to various works of
art and history. Later we took a boat to an island in the middle of one
of five harbors, where a sailors' church, named Our Lady of the Rocks,
had been built to honor sailors lost at sea. It is a lovely church with
many beautiful paintings and silver work filling its walls. The ceiling
is painted with frescoes.
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| Kotor |
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| Kotor |
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| Kotor |
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| The ceiling of Our Lady of the Rocks Church, built to honor sailors |
At 2.30 pm we began our journey back north
along the lovely coastline. Our border crossing back into Croatia was slowed only to have our
passports scanned and stamped. We were back in Dubrovnik by 4.30pm.
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