Saturday July 18, 2009

Day 7 – Bar, Montenegro to Split, Croatia

By: Taylor Voss

Northern Lights 16-1

            We had an early start to our day with breakfast at seven in the morning. It was the first morning we really started to miss the waffles! After our quick breakfast we grabbed our bags and headed out to board the bus with the Montenegro team. Unfortunately for Ellen the hotel maid had just mopped the floor. She slipped and bounced down a floor of stairs on her butt. Don’t worry she is just fine with the exception of a VERY large bruise on her butt!

            Once everybody made it on to the bus we were off to Split, Croatia. We made the seven hour bus ride just fine. Nothing eventful happened on the ride since the team used the time to catch up on some sleep! About three hours into the ride we made a quick stop for lunch in Bosnia. Finishing up the lunch with ice cream which was on Curt we once again boarded the bus and traveled another four hours to Split.

            Ready to move around after a long day of sitting both the teams were excited to go down town and shop! Each of us paired up with a Montenegrin girl and found something to eat which for the majority of the groups it turned out the food of choice was pizza. After everyone got filled up we got to explore the shops. Most of the girls bought bracelets that matched with their Montenegrin partner! At 8:30 we made our way back to hotel where we traded our shirts with the girls on the other team. This was really cool to get some of their volleyball shirts, and to get rid of our old shirts in exchange.

            By the time the shirt trading was done bed time was welcomed to get ready for another long bus ride tomorrow. We miss you everyday and send our love from Croatia!