First days in Croatia

Deja Vu was still under her winter cover when we arrived on Sunday 11th May and in spite of this protection, the decks were covered in a deep layer of local and saharan dust some of which seemed to have penetrated below decks. With plenty to do involving cleaning up, unpacking and installing the re-assembled anchor winch, we were busy right up until the planned launch on Tuesday 13th midday.  Boats should be on the water and Deja Vu immediately came to life again as she was scrubbed up again, equipped with her sails, sprayhood and all the other goodies that had lain sleeping all winter. Unfortunately as the boat was ready the weather took a serious turn for the worst, with Bura style strong northerly winds, rain and cold! Friends back in the UK boast of warm weather and BBQ’s; we are cowering in a mere 12degrees keeping warm on hot soups. The high pressure over Britain is forcing a series of depressions over the Mediterranean, but it does look set to change next week. Our plan is to set off on Saturday 17th May and sail  to the island of Murter, just off shore close to the port of Sibenik. Although we have visited the north of Murter a few times, we have not been into the port of Jezera in the south, which we are setting as our destination, about 25 miles south.We have a good few days to get to our rendezvous in Trogir, close to Split by 23rd May.