Mostar (Bosnia)

Back up country with the van to camping Rio on the Neretva delta outside Ploce. Campsite situated between the river and the sea with more birdlife than we had seen to date. We had a little bittern nest with three babies directly opposite our van. Kingfishers and many wading birds. Passports out again for an excursion into Bosnia to visit the famous bridge at Mostar. Slight delay at the border to buy insurance for the scooter - at 10 euros a bargain. Mostar was very busy, full of tourists but the museum situated in one of the fortified towns told the whole story of the fall and rise of the bridge together with the history of Mostar - very interesting. The town is still littered with war damaged buildings. On route back we detoured to Medugorje - Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine. Unfortunately the approach to it was like Blackpool on speed. Plaster figurines and plastic rosaries made in China dominated the scene. It was so off-putting we did not stop. It was all about money and the village lost.