Under threatening skies (but the rain held off) we sailed up a beautiful channel with a narrow opening to the Bay of Kotor, which is a nicely protected from the Adriatic. Old Kotor is a medieval walled town, and there are many interesting things to see around the Bay--Roman mosaics, mussel farms, old churches, fishing villages, and so forth. Our sister ship Marina was anchored in the Bay, having just sailed from Venice through rough seas; we were lucky to dock right at the old town. The second sail-in was in the dark of early morning, so no meaningful photos.
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| Looking down on Kotor and the Bay from a drive on high. |
The Bay of Kotor is beautiful; these two islands (Our Lady of the Rocks--manmade, and St. George--natural) are at the entrance to the bay.
A small marine cave, complete with boats, and the little town of Stoliv were part of the experience, as was this laundry being hung right between the road and the water.
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| The town of Budva, on the Adriatic coast. |
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| You can barely see the fortress at the top of the trail leading by a church. |
Our friends Bill and Charlie joined the cruise in Venice, and hiked up to the fortress at the top of the mountain above town (see above)--more than 1500 rough steps up (and back down). The church you can see in photo above is about a third of the way. Here's what they looked like after the hike.
Bill was kind enough to share his photo from on high.
Cap and Suzy took it easier--a drive over to Budva, a Tuk-Tuk tour around the Bay, and walking in the medieval walled town were highlights.
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| Cap scored some beautiful cheese and some olive |
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| A Tuk-Tuk (electric cart that can drive on the roads and holds 4-6) is a great way | to see the coast road. |
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