#1: [03-Apr-04]

13-May-2024 -- This is the 5^th 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 44°N 19°E.

There are not many confluences in central Europe that have only a single reported visit. And this one is easily reached being the closest to the capital city of Bosnia. Bosnia however, is not a top travel destination, but top when it comes to landmines.

On confluence day, I got up at 4:17 AM and started at 5 AM from my apartment in downtown Sarajevo. The very early start allowed me to escape the city before the morning rush-hour would begin. At 7:45 AM I had already cycled 50 KM and stood at the confluence which is on a meadow between the tiny villages of Demici and Medovci. Coming from Demici, the single lane road was paved. At a distance of 200 m I parked my bicycle and walked across the meadow. Unfortunately, the grass was high and very wet – so were my shoes, socks and feet for the rest of the day.

After my visit, I continued the road to Medovci, Duke and Oglavak (on gravel and mud). Then I crossed another mountain pass under very harsh conditions and reached the Neretva River valley, that took me right into the historic center of Mostar.

CP Visit Details:

• Distance to a road: 200 m
• Distance to a track: 200 m
• Distance of bicycle parking: 200 m
• Time to reach the CP from the road: 5 min
• Time at the CP: 7:45 AM
• Measured height: 633 m
• Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
• Position accuracy: 3 m
• Topography: hilly
• Vegetation: grass, yellow flowers.
• Weather: cloudy, 12° C (felt temperature)
• Given Name: The Capital Meadow Confluence

The story continues at 43°N 18°E.