Having spent 4 nights in Dubrovnik it was time to travel North to Split. It should be a 3 hour drive but we decided to visit Mostar on route which would add couple of hours to the journey.

We drove out of Dubrovnik and headed up the coast. Bosnia has a very small stretch of coastline which cuts through Croatia. We had to cross into Bosnia (where we got stuck at the border) to then cross back into Croatia and then re-enter Bosnia more inland – where again we got delayed at the border. At this point we were getting a little frustrated!

Driving through Bosnia towards Mostar the countryside is so pretty. We drove alongside a river which was extremely blue and passed so many little market stalls on the side of the road selling fresh fruit and vegetables.

Eventually we reached Mostar and from the car we got our first glimpses of the buildings and the damage that had been caused to them from the war. The road was very busy and we struggled to find a parking space – we were ushered into one car-park but it was completely full so we had to leave. We drove out through the town to the other side and found a massive car-park which was on flattened land underneath The Snipers Tower and parked up.

It was a very short walk to the river although it was ridiculously hot. Every few minutes I was forcing the kids to drink. However – once by the river we had the most beautiful view into town.

We walked through the town centre which was a mix of old (some still with war damage) and new buildings. The street got narrower and eventually became just a lane full of market stalls selling everything from clothing, souvenirs and food.

It wasn’t long before we reached The Old Bridge. The road was buzzing with tourists.

^{Views of Mostar}

Due to the heat we decided to head off to our next destination. We walked back to the car treating ourselves to ice-creams on route. Bosnia seems to be very cheap as 4 ice-creams only cost €2. I entered a cafe to buy some water and the customers next to me were buying beautiful looking kebabs full of salad and dressings with drinks and it was only about €4.

^{Abandoned buildings in Mostar}

Next stop was the Kravice Waterfalls. We drove out of Mostar passing lots of vineyards – I had no idea Bosnia made wine! We hadn’t put the waterfalls into the sat-nav – just some nearby town. Luckily we spotted a sign and followed the road which zig-zagged up a hillside and we found ourselves on top of the mountains looking at the valley below.

We soon arrived at the car-park for the waterfalls, paid our entrance fee and walked down. It was about 34 degrees so luckily the path was covered with trees and shaded. After about 5 minutes we saw the falls. You could swim here but as time was pushing on we left all our swimming stuff in the car so instead just walked along the wooden gang-ways across the water.

^{Kravice Waterfalls}

At this point I realised I hadn’t found a Geo-cache in Bosnia. Quickly checked the app and luckily there was one about 200m away. It was in the trunk of a tree.

We wanted to be in Split no later than 6pm and were concerned we’d get stuck at the border again so headed off. The route we took put us on the first entrance to a brand new motorway which meant there was very little traffic so we crossed the border with no delays at all and made our way to our AirBnb for the next 7 days.