Kotor Klimb Pestingrad

The fever broke in the middle of the night, way too much vitamin C and meds. Let's roll.

Today's plan is a tremendous hike to the viewpoint above Kotor. Given my previous day's state we were cautious about our hiking speed in the beginning.

I'm feeling ok, happy to be on the trail on a sunny day. The views are stunning, Montenegro is getting under my skin, it is the second most mountainous country in Europe after Switzerland and we've only seen a little bit of it.

The hike with 4300ft vertical takes seven and a half hours in total . We're completely drained at the end, but I end up laughing with a bunch of young Dutch guys on the last part, they were a hoot.

We got a snack and raced to catch the bus to our next destination, a quick move that allowed us to make up for yesterday's lay over. The ride through Budva was all city and suburbs, hardly inspiring. Glad we didn't do it on the bicycle.

Timing and choices on this trip have all been fortuitous.

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