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15-May-2024 -- This is the last out of 7 reports visiting confluence points during a one-week bicycle trip from Budapest to Podgorica. The story starts from 47°N 19°E and continues from 43°N 18°E.

On confluence day, I started cycling in Bileca in Bosnia. I crossed the border into Montenegro and reached Nikšić (Montenegros second largest city after the capital Podgorica) before noon. On the road, I had met Antony, a cyclist from Kraków. Antony had the same route as me so we cycled together over a mountain pass (1450m) into the town Šavnik.

At the turnoff to the confluence (13 km from the CP), I left Antony who didn’t bother to visit a confluence point. However, the asphalted road towards the confluence was fantastic: the road follows a steep canyon with spectacular views. The road crosses the village Duži and shortly after reaches a minimal distance of 550m. I was able to ride my bicycle across the meadow and parked it at a distance of 100 m at a hut probably used for storing hay. A had a short and pleasant walk. The confluence itself is at the top end of the meadow just 3 m into a bush.

After my visit, I had to hurry a bit, because my flight was departing from Podgorica the next day. I had to ascent the mountain pass again. Two flat tyres that had to be fixed delayed me such that I had to spent the night in Mokro Savnik. But with an extremely early start the next day, I made it right in time to the airport.

CP Visit Details:

• Distance to a road: 550 m
• Distance to a track: 550 m
• Distance of bicycle parking: 100 m
• Time to reach the CP from the road: 5 min
• Time at the CP: 4:36 PM
• Measured height: 1075 m
• Minimal distance according to GPS: 1 m
• Position accuracy: 4 m
• Topography: hilly (nearby mountainous)
• Vegetation: grass, bushes, tiny trees.
• Weather: partly cloudy, 22° C (felt temperature)
• Given Name: The Beautiful Valley Confluence

The story finishes here.