In the late afternoon I headed off to catch up with Ivka (cousin) for the last time. Her brothers Andrija & Ivan were visiting and we chatted for ages. John arrived just before the weather broke and the heavens delivered more rain than one could imagine. After dinner we headed off to the last night of the celebration of the Iločka Berba. We donned our red Japaras to keep ourselves dry & navigated the steps up the hill. When we got to the huge tent it ...

The Grape Harvest Festival of Ilok is known as the Iločka Berba. This festival occurs in the first week of September to avoid rain. The festival celebrates the picking of grapes for wine making in the area. The celebration really kicks off with an outdoor venue next to the Iločki Podrum with tents & marquees, a jumping castle & a stage as well a range of vendors all set up in the open space near the brick wall built by the Turks in the 1500s. Saturday...

It's still too hot to do much - so relaxing in & by the pool was crucial. The TV was set up this afternoon when Dragan returned from work. We then 'forced' ourselves to watch the Blues Brothers.

The mini heat wave we are having at present is draining all of us. So today it was crucial that we spend time in and by the pool for most of the day.

Poor Sandra missed out on the get together today - she had to work from 6pm tonight until 6am in the morning. There was a large wedding (350) today after a small one (90) yesterday at the Principovac where she cleans the rooms, wedding reception area & the restaurant. She also works through the ocassional wedding, cleaning & maintaining the restrooms thorughout the night. Dragan and John headed off to Vukovar to change the air mattress that Cvita bought ...