One Last Picture from the Trip

I forgot to mention this funny moment from our time in the mountains.  This gal was at the playground at the hotel where we stayed when we returned for naps.

Free range?

More Kotor

Day 2 we took a tour of Kotor Bay and Our Lady of the Rocks. 

Gee and our boat captain, Ivan

Sveti Djordje -- The other small island in the bay, home of a monastery.  It's beautiful, but you can only look at it.

Vic censoring a couple of statues on Our Lady of the Rocks

Arriving at Our Lady of the Rocks

Kotor Bay

After the mountains and a few days back in Podgorica, we went for a long weekend on Kotor Bay.

Day 1 we dropped Seth, Gee, and Pops off for a Old City Kotor tour.  While they learned some history and climbed the 1,350 steps up the city wall, the other boys and I went to a nearby beach, Solila, for the morning.  We were the only visitors to the beach on this almost warm morning.

Leaving Kotor Old Town

On Solila Beach.... 

Boys braving the cold water at our Air BnB

Tara Canyon Zipline

Friends told us it was awesome, so we did it.  We were a little nervous, but it was fantastic.  Even better.  All eight of us, from youngest (Jude) to oldest (Pops) zip-lined.  Vic and I went first because I was afraid I would chicken out otherwise.

It is 1050 meters across (0.65 miles) and goes 80-100 km/h (50-60+ mph).

Tara Canyon is the deepest in Europe, so I am not sure what purpose the helmets serve????

If you listen carefully at the beginning, Gee really tried to un-make her decision to cross.  

Vic's initial feeling

We're off.  All the kids went tandem with zipline staff.

Day 2: Black Lake

We spent the morning of Day 2 hiking around Black Lake, located inside Durmitor National Park.  Again, stunning.  And, joyful to see boys run free.

See Seth?

Boys exploring on their own

The Durmitor Mountains

Our first travels with Gee and Pops were to the Durmitor Mountains in the northwest of Montenegro.  It was peak fall color and all around stunning. Day 1 we hired Ivan and his 4x4 to take us all around.  We drove the Durmitor Ring and a few more "roads" off the beaten path, which is saying a lot here where the path isn't exactly "beaten".

Gee and Pops came for a Visit for Fall Break