After a
good night sleep in a hut in Camp Grab with some unexpected guests we were
ready for our next adventure. Under unexpected guests we mean a squirrel, at
least that’s what we are hoping. Namely there was some animal making a lot of
noise with plastic bags where we had some food. Luckily some of us woke up and
took the food outside after which we could sleep tight. Well unfortunately this
was not the only incident that took place that night. In the morning one of our
group members found her Hello Kitty earphones stolen. Well the cable from the
earphones was still there but the Hello Kitty headswere cut off. We could not
believe our eyes when we discovered it but it gave us a great laugh because of
the fact that it was so strange. Actually not just the heads were stolen, they
were exchanged to a nut that we found on the bed shortly after.
After a delicious breakfast, made of local products, we got ready to go river rafting. Everybody got neoprene trousers and shoes, a life vest and a helmet. Then we got into an off-road jeep all together to go to the start of the rafting tour. The ride was bumpy but a great experience as the car was half open and the drivers in Montenegro drive crazy fast.
After a delicious breakfast, made of local products, we got ready to go river rafting. Everybody got neoprene trousers and shoes, a life vest and a helmet. Then we got into an off-road jeep all together to go to the start of the rafting tour. The ride was bumpy but a great experience as the car was half open and the drivers in Montenegro drive crazy fast.
At the
starting point we received short safety instructions and were ready to go. All
10 of us got in the same boat with our guide Todd. We honestly believe that we
got the greatest guide ever because the rafting with him was so much fun.
Instead of just coming down the river we faced special challenges on the way.
It is to mention here that the water in Tara river is ice cold and nobody gets
back dry from the tour. Tara canyon is also the second biggest canyon in the
world, right after the Grand Canyon.
One of
favourite challenges was the ‘’Russian Army Drill’’ where we had to stand on
the edges of the boat and run around without falling into the water on back in
the boat. Eventually we all ended up in the ice cold water and waited for our
guide to pull us back inside again. Even though it was freaking cold it was a
lot fun.
We also had
1 stop on the way to see a waterfall. Some of us were even brave enough to
stand under it. The water was only a few degrees warm because it was water from
snow melting up in the mountains.
When we
reached the finish line, we were taken back to the camp again to freshen up and
have lunch. The weather was nice and sunny and we had lunch in the restaurant
just at the Tara river, where the view was simply stunning. As soon as we were
finished with lunch we were able to have our business meeting with the
representative of Camp Grab, who is also one of the owners of the place. She
gave us a lot of interesting information about her business and about
Montenegro in general. Also confirmed the fact that we had already heard a lot
about the Montenegrin government that they are very ‘’flexible’’, which means
that there are some rules which actually nobody follows. She received a present
from us like all the other business partners, combined from local Swiss
products.
Shortly
after finishing the meeting we set ourselves on the road again because there
was a long drive ahead to Kotor. The drive was scenic as always in this country
and we arrived in Perast, which is right near Kotor and belongs to the UNESCO
world heritage sites. We decided to have dinner there in a cozy seaside
restaurant. Afterwards we drove along the seaside to our next accommodation,
which we had booked in Kotor. It took us awhile till we found it.
Some of us
went out for a drink and others to bed unless they were eager enough the keep
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