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Life in Tivat & Looking Back on Our Journey - Athens to Corinth

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It has been one month since we stepped off the deck of VikingBlod and onto solid ground in Porto Montenegro where we now make our home. During that time, we have been warmly welcomed by the other "liveaboards" who have been here for various lengths of time. Americans, Aussies, Brits, and others make up our "family" away from home. Social activities happen regularly, including Darts and Drinks at a local pub, Curry Night at The Blue Room with food provided by Masala Art, a terrific Indian restaurant, and Ladies Lunch. We have also participated in one event hosted by the marina which was a ride on the Kotor Cable Car up to Lovcen with a gorgeous view of the town and bay of Kotor down below. It was a great day with new friends along for the ride, although it was much colder than we expected up top. Tomorrow we will attend another event which is a pasta cooking class that is being held at St. Nicolas Monastery in Prcanj, Kotor. Reports from those who attended last year ...
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Catch-up Blog - Syros to Athens

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Early on Saturday, November 2nd we arrived at the customs dock in Tivat, Montenegro and waited for the customs office to open so that we could officially check into the country. It had been an uneventful 24 hour motor from the small island of Ereikoussa (in Greece) located just north of Corfu to Tivat. The wind we were hoping would give us the opportunity to sail did not materialize. Geoff and Elise, on their yacht Brown Sugar 2, were with us for the trip. It is now November 14th and we are well-settled in at the marina, Porto Montenegro, and our life as "liveaboards". Others in the liveaboard community have welcomed us warmly and we are happily participating in social events like Dart/Pub night, Curry night and, for me, Ladies lunch, along with social events put on by the marina. Sunrise as we approach Tivat My last blog entry (many weeks ago!) covered the time Ben was with us from Mykonos to Reneia, but a lot has taken place between that time and our arrival in Montenegro, ...
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