Dubrovnik to Mostar

We left Dubrovnik for Medjugorge the morning before last. People told us that the Croatian coastline was beautiful and seeing it from the boat when we arrived in Dubrovnik was awesome. But to actually ride it was an experience I'll never forget and hope to have again.

We received some advice from a cab driver in Dubrovnik to take a back road into Medugorje, which provided for some country-hopping of sorts. After crossing into Bosnia, we shortly thereafter crossed back into Croatia and then back into Bosnia. All within 30m or so. There were just small little checkpoints where we showed our passport and moved though easily.

We spent that night in Metkovic and left the next morning for Medjugorge. Metkovic was cool, we had pizza and watched Starsky and Hutch.

We arrived on Medugorje early afternoon and spent the day on the church grounds. We went to an evening Mass and the music was beautiful. The service was translated into about 5 different languages. Will and I both sang.

From Medugorje it was a short ride to Mostar. Mostar is still rebuilding after the wars and there were bombed out buildings, bullet holes everywhere. We got in before noon and the place was jumping. The thing to do on a Sunday in Mostar is hang out in the beer gardens. Everything was closed except the bars with the front patios, and everyone was out. We had lunch in a park before heading to the bus station for the ride to Sarajevo.