Boat Tour

Today, I jumped on one of the boat tours organised by the hostel for 20 euros. Unfortunately, it was difficult to take pictures, so I am once again lacking in this department. As such, I will have to do my best to try and describe the experiences I had to the best of my ability. We started off by getting some beers and some snacks to keep us going through the day and headed to the dock. The starting location was a blue cave. Similar to the one I had seen in Croatia, this was a natural phenomenon in which clear water, sunlight, and a perfectly shaped cave structure turn the inside into a bright blue. This one, however, required us to swim inside rather than a boat, so I couldn't take any pictures. But this added to the experience as getting to swim in the water was really cool. Because it was so dark in the cave, you were unable to see the upperhalf of a person's body, yet the part below the water would be effected by the sunlit water and so would almost glow in comparison to their body. This was a unique experience, having to identify a person by the bottom half of themselves because their top half was completely black. After this, we were provided with an authentic montenegran breakfast, a shot of raki, and a cigarette. Most, myself included, simply took the shot.

The next stop was a little beach that you have to be boated to in order to access. This was used for a lunchtime break and another beer. The heat continues to be brutal through Europe, so most of our time was spent in the water or crowding into the little bit of shade. We spent a good hour or so here before heading off to the final location.

The final stop was a rock jump and a lighthouse. The first rock jump was 3m, but Lewis and I tried our luck at diving head first to add to the experience a bit. This made it far more exciting. The tour guide tried to get us to do it off of the 7m jump, but I wasn't that game. Although i call it a rock jump, it was a man-made concrete structure for boats to dock in the old days, so it seemed less scary as a result. After that, we explored a lighthouse that existed near the jump, and this was interesting as it appeared to have quite a bit of historical artefacts throughout, seeming almost like a museum. This was the end of the boat tour. It turns out I have actually zero photos from my phone, so I apologize that I have nothing to share, but I must have been having too much fun.

I do, however, have photos of the night out we had that night, so just to include something, I will add those. Most don't make sense and don't remember taking it, but you can enjoy anyway. The only noteworthy thing to occur on this night was Lewis getting roped into jumping on a merry-go-round with a bunch of kids. They then proceeded to spin the thing so fast that the only way he could get them to stop was by playing a game called "helicopter." Despite the children being unaware of the rules, he proceeded to stick his leg out (the intention being that the kids have to jump over his leg). The kids quickly learnt as one of the poor children got flattened after his legs got taken out from beneath him. Only to be hit with salt in his wounds as eventually, Lewis' leg came back around for round 2, proceeding to kick the child in his ass before he understood the situation at hand and evacuated. The kids are clearly tough as nails here in Albania (makes sense as they are out on their own at 2am) because the kid proceeded to stand up and continue to play the game Lewis initiated.Read more