After a classic Montenegrin (I had to google the word) lunch we headed back to Dubrovnik to spend the late afternoon on the beach. So far I was also very surprised that there were no problems with the police yet. Outside the EU the police in one country or another like to try to make some money by bribery. But we were not quite out of Montenegro yet. Just before the border I see a police car and a policeman lurking in the street… and bang, the police ladle went out. Of course I immediately had the thought that it could be a bit unpleasant for me. I had a similar experience in a country where I was only allowed to continue driving for a small “fine”.
So the policeman approached my car in a very authoritarian and absolutely unfriendly manner and asked for my passport and vehicle documents. At that moment I thought that he might want to punish me for speeding or any other offence. I finally drove 45 kmh, on a road where 50 kmh is allowed!
But… luckily this time I had a little joker in the car called Nika who spoke the local language. And after I looked at Nika a bit intimidated, she asked the policeman “what was going on and why he stopped us”? The policeman was visibly irritated to hear the local language. And from now on a completely different person. I have probably never seen a policeman return my papers so quickly and let me drive on. In retrospect I was of course very happy that Nika was in the car with me. With my pessimism I was really very sure that I shouldn’t have left the country without a fine. But of course it remains pure speculation. So I would like to tell you an important rule how you can be on the safe side: if you are travelling in one or the other country again… Always take Nika with you! hahahahhahahah. Contact details are available on request xD. And so a very entertaining day trip to Kotor came to an end.