A few days in and around Trogir

A place we have visited many times before and always enjoyed, although it was a new experience this time with strong winds followed by continuous torrential rain.

The old town of Trogir, now a World Heritage Site, was once a Venetian stronghold made impregnable by impressive high walls. It was only a short walk across the bridge from the Marina we moored up in. The architecture is exquisite with even the most humble buildings boasting Gothic window frames and Renaissance portals. Peering through private doorways gave glimpses reminiscent of MC Escher’s graphic designs with ornate staircases winding up in all directions! Most of what we saw predated the 14^th century although there are some more recent additions.

We continue to get lost in the myriad of narrow streets, which is exactly what was intended in days gone by as it was designed to foil and confuse invaders! Nowadays at every turn are restaurateurs touting for business and there are some delightful and charming places to eat. Unfortunately this visit was less enjoyable than on previous occasions – the Deja Vu umbrella did not fit in the narrow streets and we did get very wet!

We were delighted that friends Roger and Vicky, staying nearby on a week’s holiday, joined us for lunch on board on one of the drier days. They left to explore Trogir as went out into the bay with 2 local instrument engineers to diagnose a problem with our autopilot compass. We ended up with a new compass, so great that another thing has been fixed!  Roger and Vicky are joining us later in the week for a couple of days sailing.

The bad weather did not let up so we decided to venture across the Bay of Trogir to Agana Marina at the Western end as it seemed slightly sunnier. Indeed we did enjoy an hour of sunshine in this pretty spot before the rain once again led us to baton down the hatches. No sign of much improvement in the forecast.

We then sailed off to Split – still cold and we had to don the wet gear en route.

Plan now, on May 24th is to meet up with Roger and Vicky at Marina Kastella just north west of Split.