Toilets, cigarettes and mobile phones

Once again we were treated to some great views as we cut a very zigzag path through the countryside, despite the discomfort on board. Although we started over an hour late I was hoping we would still arrive in Mostar before sunset to catch a view of the bridge in twilight. Sadly that was not to be. The winding path and slow roads made the journey long but then the many bus stops, toilets breaks, fag breaks, one long wait where the driver was simply on the phone and then one time the bus turned round and drove back on ourselves for 20 minutes to reach a bus stop he forgot made the journey almost unbearable. We arrived long past sunset and in fact it was eventually 7 hours after we arrived at the bus station in Dubrovnik that we arrived at Mostar. It's difficult to fathom. The three border checks we had (because we were criss-crossing between Croatia and Bosnia) were a breeze compared to yesterday. Today the drivers had no excuse.