RTG1 - Flipbook - Page 14
29 Sept to 13 Oct 2024
Day 6
Sarajevo to Porto Montenegro (298 km)
5 October 2024
Text & photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Design: K-Design
Caught on candid camera: Sonja Verloop with Anthony in their 1968 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE
Three Regularities and a border were on the schedule today along a route which took us through more of
the amazing landscapes of Republika Srpska. The Organisers had been watching the weather closely but,
thankfully, nothing in the forecast gave them cause for concern and the day played out as per the book.
The first Regularity ran from cesta along the Jahorina
mountain, where we topped out at a chilly and misty
1250m, before freewheeling back down the valley. The
Time control in the Restoran Braća Kovačevič, Trbušće
provided sticky baklava and strong coffee, a reminder of
the Turkish influence evident in the region.
from here we retraced part of yesterday’s reroute
through the beautiful Sutjeska national Park. an easy drive
on a fast, well-maintained main road brought us straight
to the Time control and lunch in the Restoran vlahinja,
Bileća. The frontier was only 5km away, so we said goodbye
to Bosnia and Herzegovina and hello to Montenegro over
bowls of soup and plates of meat.
The border was efficiently run from Deleuša to
vraćenovići meaning the rally passed with minimum fuss.
all except for adrian Brooks and Richard Mackley, and
John carr and colin Dougherty, who were briefly detained
due to some minor paperwork issues. Our local fixers
ferdo and Barbara Poberznik, pulled all the right levers
and, as the ink dried on freshly photocopied documents,
their passports were stamped and they were on their way
to the Regularity at Bačovići, where John and Gill cotton
were standing by with the clocks.
another Regularity from Zagora kept the crews under
pressure across some challenging terrain before we found
the Panoramic Road 3, taking us to the short ferry hop
across the Bay of Kotor from Kamenari to lepetani. Once
docked, the Regent Hotel in Porto Montenegro was just a
few minutes away. now the crews could look forward to a
well-earned rest day on this beautiful coastline.
www.rallytheglobe.com
