Bad Bora Wind

On Friday my sister Diana and her husband Mike flew to Dubrovnik for a visit. I went to the airport with Miro, a taxi driver to meet them at 7pm. As we approached the airport, Miro told me "No plane, boro wind, plane went to Split, they will come by bus."  I did not really understand, so I walked into the airport to see about 80 people with suitcases standing in line at the Croatian Air counter. Diana and Mike's arrival was displayed as cancelled.  Back at the taxi, Miro called someone and told me "Your sister's plane just landed in Split, and they will board them on a bus, they will arrive in about 5 hours at bus station".  Sooooo, I went home and showed up at the bus station at midnight.  The bus pulled in and Mike and Diana got off. Welcome to Croatia. I guess this occurs quite a bit.

The BORO wind, is a wind from the North, that blows off the Alps in gusts.  Airplanes will NOT land, because the runway here is East/West. 

That night I also got a call from Kevin, Donny's roommate.  Donny decided to climb the mountain (Mount Srg) but started out late in the afternoon.  It got dark, and he tried to take a shortcut.  He called Kevin at 10pm, saying he was lost, and using his cell phone as a flashlight. He said he saw lights, and was going to head to the lights. He ended up stuck in a thicket of woods, and decided to sleep until day break.

He did arrive home the next morning, but the ACMT staff got really upset.  There are still many mines in the mountains,  I warned them when we arrived, to stay on the paths. Never go off the trails and always take a buddy.  YIKES the Bora wind has caused all sorts of weirdness.  Plus it is cold here.