Gwilym's Adventure Blog

Now safely out of Bosnia, here is what happened. I had heard stories of insurance being refused or charged at extortionate rates on the Bosnian border so I went on the Bosnia Government website to get the details of which border had insurance agents. On arrival at said border, it transpires there is no insurance but this was no problem for the canny border police. He claimed he could sort if for €50. I questioned what he meant, ie sort insurance or ignore the no isurance and all I got was €50 equals no problem. Having queued for 90 mins to get this far I thought sod it, I am not going back through to another border that may or may not have insurance. So I decided to bluff, I showed him the online webpage showing insurance was available and told him I had looked it up and it was only €20 for a motorbike. He had a change of heart and agreed €20 was fine. So, I think he knew that I knew that he was asking for a bribe but I still pushed it and said, so for...

A very interesting day involving some challenging riding through Montengro and having to bribe a Bosnian border official due to "irregularities" with my documents. The Durmitor National Park is amazing and I will update this with some links once I get some faster wifi. The roads and views were worth travelling for and I would consider visiting again in winter for some skiing. Now at a very windy campsite in Bosnia where the owner laughed at my tent pegs and gave me a hammer and long nails to use. I had a nice swim in the cold but clear river only metres from my tent. Great to meet 3 British cyclists who are riding home from Athens and to go and have a meal together and share our experience. They are off super early but I have a short day tomorrow to get to the Croatian coast so may have a lie in until 7am.