Bosnia and back to Croatia

Travelled: 162km Blagaj to Omis
Stay:Autocamp Sirena €19 (no electricity+€3with) N43.407261 E16.776859
Visited:Blagaj

We enjoyed our brief ride through the small town of Blagaj to the historical tekke at the cave which is the source of the Buna River. 

The tekke, a Dervish monastery was built around 1520. It is a pretty building with elements of Ottoman architecture. 

We took photos from different angles but opted out of waiting until 11am to go for a 20m boat ride inside the cave.

          Mark Bought a new hat to add to the collection at home.

We stopped for a coffee on the way back and Mark braved a traditional Bosnian coffee.

We then packed up and headed back to Croatia. It was a lovely drive along the river 

We then said our 'hope to see you later' with Mike and Jan as they were calling in to see a friend in Ploce.

       Lake views near Ploce.

We continued on and eventually stopped just out of Omis in an autocamp, offering great views.

Mostar Bosnia

Travelled: 49km
Stay:Autocamp Blagaj €15 with simple amenities, river with picnic tables GPS N43.256390 E17.879440
Visited: Mostar

Last nights rain had cleared and we were able to go for a walk to St.James church in Medugorje. After consulting Wikipedia we found out that today the 24 June was the anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1981. It is the third most important apparition site for Catholics. Hence why there was sooo many people in town.
We made our way over the mountain and down to Mostar. 

We had touble finding the parking area in CamperContact and decided to test our luck and parked at the bus parking area.
By this time the dark clouds had regathered and rain was starting to fall. Not to be deterred, we donned our rain coats and took our umberellas. It didn't take long for the streets to turn into rivers, but never the less, we took our photos of the Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century. It had been destroyed in the 1990's war but obviously rebuilt (by the EU) and is now a UNESCO site. 

After a yummy mixed grill lunch of €9 for 2 including 3 beers! 

We made it back to Bluey and Boris who were unscathed and no fines. We put in the GPS for the Autocamp in Blagaj. We did eventually get there after a few narrow pot holed tracks and a double back. Although it wasn't far, we decided to leave the cave visit for tomorrow and just take it easy this afternoon. Mike tried to catch us a fish dinner but none were biting, so it will be cold roast chicken instead.

Yesterday when we drove into Bosnia we all assumed it was euro currency (not sure why, but we did). We thought the price of fuel was extraordinary at €2.11 (or so we thought). Anyway, Mike and Jan spotted an ATM and went to get some euros and they got km instead! We found out that €1=2km...so now we are very excited to fill up on fuel before we leave!

Montenegro through Croatia and into Bosnia

Travelled: 214km
Stay: Autocamp Dane, Medugorje, Bosnia. €10/night includes amenities, services, electricity. GPS N43°11.7198' E17°40.5402'
Visited: drove coast line of Montenegro and Croatia. Bosnia -Kravica falls near  Medugorje

We finished our drive along the shores of Jadransko more and drove out of Montenegro back into Croatia.

 We met up with Mike and Jan at the Lidle supermarket, where we also met a couple from Brisbane. 

We had a good chat before heading off towards Bosnia. 

We drove along some beautiful coast line and pulled off the road for a lunch stop. We couldn't resist buying some fresh oysters. 

We continued on the road through a small section of  Bosnia then back into Croatia and then back into Bosnia...lots of boarder crossings today! (8 boarder checks in total!)

Our destination was the water falls in Karvica. Our GPS did not work here, so we had to rely on our maps and Mike and Jan's new GPS. After a couple of stops and asking for directions we found the falls. We paid €2.50 ea and walked down. It was very pretty and the boys decided to refresh themselves in the cool water. 

We were told we could not stay here over night, so Mike was able to find a few camping areas near the town of Medugorje. We stopped in a small privately owned set up for €10 a night. After dinner Jan and I went for a wonder into town and quickly realised that it was a pilgrimage site. There were a lot of shops selling religious items and there were 1000's of people attending the mass at the church.