We were moored up in Marina Seget, at Trogir to await the arrival of our guests. Deja Vu was gleaming inside and out when Ken and Cathy Otto arrived at 2.30pm Saturday May 24th. Our American friends had just driven up from Dubrovnik to join us for a few days sailing, to end their three week trip to Eastern Europe from Houston, Texas.
With fair winds in the forecast our route was planned to visit Brac and Hvar in the time available. It was great to have Ken and Cathy on board. Both keen to sail, Ken had grown up in a sailing family. His father had built boats and taken his sons out both in Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, offshore of Texas, in all sorts of weather by all accounts! They have both enjoyed skippered sailing in the Caribbean with friends in recent years and although it had been a few years since Ken had sailed himself, he clearly knew the ropes and was soon at home on the helm.
We had a real mixed bag of sailing weather from little wind on a run to a fair breeze on the nose. We visited Lucice Bay on the south coast of Brac where from a buoy we swam and sunbathed before lighting up the BBQ for a great supper washed down with the local wine Ken and Cathy had bought on their travels in Croatia. From Brac we sailed south again, tossing up between Vis or Stari Grad as our destination. The lack of wind favoured Stari Grad which was a new port even for Nigel and Mo. We moored up on the quay in the very pleasant town and explored the old streets, church and museum which housed some interesting Venetian paintings including ‘The Adoration of Christ’ by Tintonelli. What a treat to find so many lovely treasures in this quiet town on this lovely island!
A happy stay in Stari Grad with some great meals in the local restaurants, first Konoba Zvijezda Mora and secondly Junin Podrum, the latter being voted the best food!
We spent an extra day here and took the bus across the island to visit the historic town of Hvar. Much exploring and a long lunch was much enjoyed by all. From Stari Grad we had a great beat up to Milna on Brac as we started our return journey. More on the next blog!
Deja Vu 
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