Thanks for your messages.Firstly have a good trip Jan if you get this before you go. Bert I am insulted that you think your tree trunks are in the c*** sparra league. Not a patch on the real thing. Finally Margaret sorry if our garden is a wasteland after the Droys but keep trying. I will now hand over to Liz who types faster. Our last night in Dubrovnik, and we're enjoying the air con of this internet café - an opportunity to dry off in the warmth!! Po...

Still smiling! Arrived in Dubrovnik today after a 2 and half hr taxi ride because only one bus per day - at 7.30 am!! Moved from Belgrade to small village in the mountains for one night. Had a bit of an adventure getting from train - an hour late - to the hotel which was our only one not booked. Thanks to a very nice man whom we tagged along behind, we found the hotel after 30 mins walk from station, through uneven pavements thinck in mud and water. Pitch bl...