Croatia and a couple of Balkans, day 3, day trip to Montenegro, Perast

The morning of our 3rd day in Dubrovnik we got up early and left for Montenegro and the Bay of Kotor, a scenic drive along the Adriatic Coast. We had with us Anne's copy of the excellent guide to Croatia by Rick Steves which I would highly recommend to anyone going there. He includes this drive in the Dubrovnik section as both are so close to the border.
As we went south the sky was a stunning blue with hardly a hint of cloud. We followed a minor road, crossing the border unhindered and getting a stamp in our passports.


We drove passed the large town of Herceg Novi. We would have liked to have stopped but time was short to achieve all that we wanted out of the day.

The bay is almost cut off from the sea and boats have to negotiate a narrow but deep channel known as the Verige Straits, marked on one side by a white steel structure.



Coffee time came and now in the bay proper, we stopped in the little, historic town of Perast. The sea was incredibly clear and Anne nearly made a descent into it from some steps as she was trying to see how warm it was. There was an ancient fire engine outside a house and we were not sure if this was still in use or someone's precious object, although I suspect the former. We had our coffee in a little square (Montenegro uses the 'Euro') just outside the church.
Here are my impressions of Perast 




















  

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