08-IX-2018.
The party of IV4 in Klek, actually in a hunting lodge near the village, close to the dam. A week ago, when Žuca called, I told her about alternatives, "either you find me a place in a car, or" to which she burst into oratory about organizational problems, but then let me finish - "or... I offer an eight seater. I have a van." She was so relieved...
So I showed up on the Žitni square almost an hour in advance, looking to buy some plain CDs and bike light, and hit the ATM while am at it. Nena was suprised at what I was asking but, believe it or not, she had plenty and hey cost a pittance, about 20 cents apiece. I need them for the van, because the radio in there would play mp3 cds. And it's from 2001, when we couldn't buy any kind of player which would have the software for mp3 - only in 2003 we found a portable one, not too good, and perhaps in 2005 they finally had some you could put in a car, but they cost handsomely. Anyway, got everything in time.
Then the gang slowly appeared, one by two or three at a time. Lineup: Staša, Čarga, Borče, Gavra, Jozda, Žuca, Pasa, Prle, Milica, Vlada, Radoje, J.B. ... about twenty people altogether. With too many cars, all of a sudden - I had just Dragana and Vladimira with me and five seats to spare.
Amazingly, the food was a great gulaš, not what I would expect in Klek (an overwhelmingly Herzegovinian village). I think I drank two liters of mineral water, and a few glasses of various sodas and one malt drink. Funny when you don't have to drink and yet feel the buzz - probably from oxygen, blabbering all the time. Made a lot of good shots, and good that I brought the big flash, to break the shadows - we were under a roof but no walls, so it was very bright behind.
I had a bit of a private ceremony with V.M. She was the queen grandmother of the generation, with five grandchildren. I just asked „how many grandchildren was it that you have“ „five“ „me six. pass the crown“.
We walked to the dam (few nice shots there, but no postcard)... I could have just went on a couple of kilometers and be in Klincaid... but then the van would be on this side, and I didn't have the keys anyway.
Dragana's wine caught at least three wasps. Great weapon.
As usual, they finished by dusk. Had more passengers this time - Žuca and her neighbor, Dragana, Gavra and the sound equipment (a twin brother of the little boom box we used as a radio back in the US) and unused bottles.
(... 13 words...) Skype chat with Nina, the twins now crawl and sit.
Mentions: 14-IX-2019., Dragana Vitas (Dragana), Gavrilo Taroški (Gavra), IV4, Jovan Zdanić (Jozda), Klincaid, Mališa Borkovski (Borče), Milica Zubatović, Nevena Sredljević (Nina), Nevena Žaja (Nena), Prle Tanin, Radoje Stević, Spasenija Višnjić (Pasa), Stanoje Serdarević (Staša), Velemir Prokin (Čarga), Vlada Markanić, Vladimira Brkljević, Žitni, Živana Armatović (Žuca), in serbian
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