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THE BALKANS REVISITED : MONTENEGRO 



When the steamer reached Dulcigno on April 

 6, 1907, there was, as usual, a strong sirocco wind 

 blowing, and we had to proceed to Val de Noche. 



I have always been unlucky on arriving and 

 departing from this port, having only succeeded 

 once in landing at Dulcigno itself, and I have 

 never yet left from there. The sailors of Dulcigno 

 have the reputation of being the best in the 

 Adriatic, but all the same I have known the steamer 

 to be signalled to go round when the wind and sea 

 have been quite moderate; while I have boarded them 

 at Durazzo, where the port is equally unprotected, 

 in a far worse sea, without any great difficulty. 



Being obliged to hire three horses to take my 

 luggage every time adds considerably to the expense. 

 Passengers, it is true, are but few and far between. 

 Most travellers visiting Montenegro land at Cattaro 

 and drive to Cetinje the capital, and so I suppose 

 the passenger traffic is not worth considering ; but 



the expense of carrying all goods and merchandise 



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