Feeling like it's time to go home...

I couldn’t get out of Hotel Astoria fast enough. We decided to drive 30 minutes south to Budva….another seaside village. At this point, I’m tired. I'm cranky. I’ve been on the go for over three weeks. I just want to relax. I’m tired of sitting in a car, walking, sight –seeing.  I don’t want to take anymore photos. All these places look the same!

Upon arriving, we see it’s just another town like the previous 10 we’ve seen. We order a pizza and beers, wander around to a few churches.

Sveti Stefan-- an islet and former Adriatic playground to the rich and famous in the 1980s. It's now connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. Sveti Stefan is about 5km south of Budva, so even though I was exhausted, I wanted to drive over and see this playground. I didn't go onto the islet, but the views from the mainland were beautiful

View of Sveti Stefan, Montenegro

Then it's off to Tivat to catch the ferry back across the bay. (It’s 10 minutes shorter to take the ferry. It cost 4.5 euros—Montenegro is on the Euro and you don’t have the scenic drive—but we had the scenic drive on the way in!)

The one thing that has struck me is the wonderful scents of the liquid soap. They all smell so lovely! I actually look forward to washing my hands at each place we stop so I can smell the soap!

The further south we travel, the less English we hear…and the less English is understood.

Our finally stop in back in Croatia at the town of Cavat. Cavat is about 10 minutes from the airport and about 15 minutes from Dubrovnik. It’s a great place to stay for a 6am flight.  The hotel, Hotel Croatia (so creative!) is massive—reminds me of being on a cruise ship.

Dinner was another adventure as we choose the one restaurant in town where a group of senior citizens is on a tour. Bring.me.wine. now. The fish filet I ordered arrived to me in a heavy cream sauce (pretty sure I wouldn’t have ordered that) so I did my good deed of feeding the homeless. I fed the stray cat that hang around our table.

I’m tired. I want to sleep. Two shots of lozovaca should do the trick…

Good night Croatia. It’s been fun.