The bay of Kotor

This is what happens when you didn't pay attention in geography class or you lacked the curiosity to go deeper into your maps. Suddenly you are in an amazing place you never heard about and you feel you should have.

The bay of Kotor almost looks like a Norwegian fjord with steep karst peaks all around and the stunning shape of this inlet that makes it feel more like the inland lakes of Italy. We visit Herceg Novi first for coffee and croissants.

There is a wonderful flat road all around the bay and we experience our first rain on the trip, testing out the rain gear and it works.

The sun comes back out, we shed soggy gear and enjoy touring the stari grad - old city of Kotor. Splendid.

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