LETTER HOME: "we climbed the Serpentine 26 hairpin bends - incredible views - hair raising to meet things on the road ... after a lot of backing (and praying) Geoff managed to clear the lorry - so near the sheer drop that looking out of the window there wasn't even a verge to see between the bus and limbo! ... luckily we have a good driver else I would have died of nerves! (He may be the alcoholic's guide to Kathmandu but he's a very capable driver!)"
THURSDAY 7TH OCTOBER, 1976 - Part One
"Lovely morning -
ate breakfast on shore. Met Norwegian on a recuperating holiday of swimming etc.
1st stop
Kotor - old walled town. Parked by old sailing ship. Little market. Lots of little squares and winding allies. Surfeit of ally cats! Bought some goat's milk cheese (Paul, Julie, Jan, Rob, Mark and me).
Wound way up Serpentine - 26 bends. Fantastic view of mountains and sea and town of Kotor. Across basin at top and then down an even worse road.
Met a double feight lorry coming up - 3 buses, 1 lorry and car coming down.
Stopped at clearing in trees -
donkey and 2 women appeared with bundles of sticks on their backs - had trouble keeping them on donkey's back, but animal completely oblivious went on eating grass.
Played with frisbies. Really quite hot.
Through
Titograd then along
spectacular gorge with sheer drops down to river - very green and clear - and upwards in great white cliffs. Jugoslavs very wreckless drivers (as if roads aren't bad enough) - apparently lots of graves along road of not too careful drivers - didn't see any."
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