Dag 19: Kotor - Bar
After careful consideration, we decided to reroute to literally bypass the ‘Serpentine’. This is a steep climb of 1,000 vertical meters, with 16 hairpin bends, comparable to Alpes d’Huez and Stelvio.
Now cycling via Bar directly to Shkodër. 107 km, but also 1,440 vertical meters. And over 30 degrees…
Through the Black Mountains
Painful slip
Rikkie unfortunately skidded due to a bad maneuver by a bad driver 😡
His knee and elbow were disinfected with Slivovich (!?!) by kind people. Just to be safe, the inside of his was disinfected too 😉
But for the bruised ribs, they drove him to an emergency department in Bar. But apparently no serious injury…
We’ll have to wait and see how that bruise behaves tomorrow 😬
Rik braved a few hills for quite a while, but breathing heavily was too painful. So – after 60km and 1,010m of elevation gain – we stopped at the planned lunch spot in Bar and ended up in a typical family hotel. A welcome half-rest day 😑😑