Grilling in the wild! Grill the wild! (pun intended)

On this date somewhere in the 40’s of last century, the Macedonians stood up against fascism. This moment is marked in Macedonian society with… a day off. When on such days the weathers permit it, bags are packed with food, drinks, utensils and even more food. All goes in a car and “they are GO!”. We were invited for such a treat. Had to be ready and after first getting some work done - the day off obviously doesn’t count for all in Macedonia ;) - we were picked up for the picnic.

Going around the Vodno mountain, we arrived at a little river just below the “women’s only” monastery of Sveti Marko. A popular spot. We were not the only ones there and obviously all of us were not the first to celebrate a grilling event in this beautiful place. Numerous traces were left behind – garbage! It’s sad to know that this is not the only beautiful scene in Macedonia which is spoiled by an abundance of people’s trash. How can this be changed?

In the end, we cleared up some ground around a tree next to the river and had our go at grilling our commemoration. With two uninvited guests.