Southern Serbia, the road to Montenegro

Spent a full week in Belgrade which is the longest I've stayed in a single place. Could have spent longer really it has such a cruisy vibe.

Lake on the way out of Belgrade

Hills leaving Belgrade

Road, ended....

But luckily this little bridge gave me a detour

The terrain through Southern serbia has been absolutely brutal, constant hills. I knew it was hilly but its continual elevation loss and gain much greater than I expected. While tough I've absolutely loved it. Each day was an independent challenge just to get some half decent km's done. While not much space on the road the traffic dropped down a while after Belgrade and some side roads gave great conditions. The road surface quality was also particularly good. Approaching Belgrade was rubbish, you couldn't see which patch of asphalt was original and what was patches, it was a road completely made of patches. Some drivers, especially the truck drivers can be absolute dicks, but overall it has been a grrat section of riding.

Of course with hilly terrain comes scenery and there was no shortage.

My photographic skills couldn't show this but really cool spot with roads cut into the mountain with tunnels, rail bridges and tunnels, rivers with waterfalls, old military ruins on the right.

the cement truck just tipping his waste straight off into the valley....the general littering is pretty disappointing through romania and serbia considering all their natural undeveloped areas.

Dusk on the way out of Zlatibor

Lake outside Zlatibor, morning after a brutal ride.

Weather was hot but much better than when I was approaching Belgrade.

Then the clouds came....

Dam with awesome water colour.

I made it to top of climb just in time before the rain. which stopped for the decent

I met this guy who had ridden up the massive climb to get his cat looked at by the vet. (cat was in the laundry basket) he was a chimney sweeper. them we both got hammered by more rain. And this prick of a truck driver intentionally drive over this huge puddle of water and we both got smashed, guess it didnt really matter as we were wet anyway...

This was the only accommodation I could find. Scary ghetto looking hotel well overdue for a reno or any form of maintenance for that matter. I rode past it thinking it was abandoned but then people in town told me its the only hotel. 10€ for the night. There was previously loved chewing gum left on the vanity.... I'm pretty sure I was the only one there. Found out days later this hotel was the known spot for people to entertain their hookers..... yay.

But perfect weather for the next day. One big last climb to reach Montenegeo.

again, derelict building full of workers and in full operation.

Line up for the border.