Hvala 💛

Dear Reader,

I come to you from a little cafe, with a kitten beside me and an empty glass, which recently contained pistachio and passion fruit gelato. 

I have a lot to catch up on. 

I know, I know. Don't worry, Dear Reader, for I have not forgotten you. I am just living in the moment. Trust that I will share all my happy memories from the past few weeks, with friends, with family and with new adventures. 

But yes, today I decided that I would visit my 5th country this week. A feat I have not done before. 

And by Friday, it will be 6 in one week. 

That's not why I'm doing this. 

Those of you who know me will remember that I am first and foremost a Free Spirit. 

However, this Free Spirit has found herself very much in love. 

And soon, I will return to the melting pot and all the warmth and wonder there.

So I wanted to explore, one last time (at least for a while). 

I wanted to see some places, and drive around in a little hire car, admiring the beauty, bathing in the quiet solitude and basking in the peace of a calm mind. 

So I chose Croatia. 

Then Slovenia.

And now Montenegro. Just for the day. 

And how wonderful a choice it was, to visit the Old Town of Herzog Novi. 

I read that Montenegrins are a bit gruff. That information was entirely incorrect. In fact they are some of nicest I've encountered all week. 

Helpful, smiling. 

Thankfully, work is quiet, but I am enjoying catching up on little tasks whilst cafe hopping on the promenade. 

As well as sharing oranges with kind strangers. 

I am filled with gratitude today. 

How lucky I am to be alive in this very moment. To have a job which allows me to work remotely, to be transitioning to a manager I respect so much, to have friends in all pockets of the world, quieting supporting me from afar. To have my parents and family sending their love across the stars every single day. 

To have seen so many beautiful places, met so many wonderful people and to have so much more to look forward to. 

Yes. I am finding myself on the upper end of that wheel.

About time!