We arrived at Sukosan on Wednesday 29th August and got ready to launch Deja Vu II on 30th. Good to be back in the water, we got the boat ship shape and ready to go.
Our Texan friends Blake and Martha arrived on time Friday soon after noon, almost at the same time as clouds gathered overhead to obliterate the Summer sun we had previously been enjoying. Blake and Martha had never sailed before and we were hoping for settled conditions to introduce them to our world, but it was not meant to be as the weather was taking a turn for the worst. It was not long before we had a full storm with monsoon style rain and gale force winds. Consolation was a great fish feast at our favourite Sukosan restaurant Kod Guste…we had Mo’s favourite, a John Dory and rather good bream to follow the mixed shell starter.
A trough of low pressure was settled over the Mediterranean pushing cold fronts over the Adriatic, and we just had to make do with cooler, fresher, wetter and windier weather than we had hoped for.
On Saturday, the first day of September, we agreed on a land day and took the umbrellas with us to inspect the Archaeological Museum in Zadar. It provided much needed shelter and plenty of interest and our visit there was followed by a very pleasant long lunch.
Sunday, although still unsettled, was brighter with more moderate winds, so we sailed 20 miles to Molat, picked up a buoy, swam all afternoon and had a great BBQ on board…yes more fish from a passing fisherman..was it a Grouper? and chicken…
Next day we headed north again, a 30 mile trip, part motoring, part sailing to Mali Losinj. We arrived at the Marina in another deluge.
Tuesday dawned sunny – Blake and Martha explored the town, but lunchtime squalls drove us into the nearby restaurant for platters of grilled sardines and very excellent chilled Zlathina. Blake and Martha were adjusting well to the boat and seemed to have no trouble embracing the new way of life!
Deja Vu 
We stayed at Blake and Martha’s hill country estate this weekend. It was just as dry and hot as Croatia was cool and wet.
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Nigel & Mo
Read your blog for your September trip with Blake and Martha and could not help laughing while reading your weather report as in the UK last week we have had very hot weather 28 & 29C, it has cooled down now to about 19C but still pleasant and sun is shining.
The saga you told of the weather was very typical the opposite of what you want especially if you are a novice sailor.
Hope you all had a good time though.
Bee
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