Friday July 17, 2009

Day 5 – Bar, Montenegro

By Lisa Atkinson

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Today started off with Kari waking us all up at 7am but really I got up at like 7:15am because I just couldn’t get up. Then we all went to breakfast which was sausage, eggs, meats, and my favorite BREAD! Next we all got our swimsuits and clothes and headed off on our air conditioned bus to the old town in Kotor which was about 1 hour and 30 min drive and I don’t mind how long because there is beautiful scenery.

There our tour guide Helen told us all about the history of the town such as they built huge walls back then like a fortress to protect them from the predators at the sea. Kotor walls were very high up and to get there you would have to walk 1300 steps to get to the top. And since were not crazy all 10 of us girls didn’t go but Kari and Curt went about half way up and Adam and Cory went the whole WAY they and crazy!

While they were climbing the ridiculously high steps we went shopping and learned a little bit more history about the churches in the old town of Kotor. I bought a really cute bracelet! J When all the adults came back from the hike they were dripping sweat!

Next we left Kotor and set off for Budva which is known for its great beaches and night life. We ate our lunches then we headed strait for the beach. It was really nice because it had a dock that we could jump off of plus there were plenty of hot guys there! J But once again it was really hard to walk on the beach because of all the rocks. We left there all tired from the sun and swimming and headed back to our hotel.  

Once back to the hotel we all took a nap. At about 5:30 Kari came in our rooms telling us that she had snacks for us to eat before we play. After we were done eating we got ready to leave. At 7pm we left the hotel to the volleyball place. First we played 4 on 4 which was really fun because we got to interact and play with the other girls. After that we played 3 games to 25 and we lost the first two and won the last one. Also the best part for me was that I got to play outside hitter, it was so much fun! When we got back to the hotel we went to go eat supper which was some spaghetti, chicken, and fries. Later as we were getting packed and ready for bed Kelsey Macey, and I all heard a loud scream and we ran into the room and Ashley was screaming on the top of her lungs running around her room because there was a cockroach. We eventually killed it but it was a long funny process. Around 11pm we all headed to bed for the night.