Deja Vu II’s last voyage Part 3 – Pula to San Giorgio

We had been looking forward to Tom and Faye joining us for part of this last leg of the journey and it was to be special time having the Cuthbert family altogether, although we did miss Guy. Faye’s partner Guy was unfortunately left behind as he had run out of holiday and Faye had just four days to take or lose before the beginning of August. They were both exhausted, Tom having just finished his school summer term, and Faye working very long hours in Brighton hospital, so they were ready for a break.

Tom and Faye arrived late afternoon on Saturday July 19th in Pula, just time enough to show them the sights of this now familiar city. The day marked the end of the Pula film festival and we were royally entertained to a magnificent firework display just as we got back to Deja Vu at the end of the evening having had a lovely stroll around the city’s highlights.

The Forum in Pula — Faye, Nigel and Tom outside the Forum in Pula

Fireworks in Pula, as seen from Deja Vu!

The next few days saw us travelling north, making about 15 miles a day, calling in on the pretty towns of Rovinj, Porec and Novigrad, sailing, sightseeing, swimming, generally having fun and enjoying the good company.

Tom, Nigel and Faye walking in Rovinj Park

Porec quayside — Nigel, Mo and Tom on quayside in Porec

Swimming — Faye, Tom and Nigel on the noodle!

Tom and Faye left us in Novigrad and caught a bus to return to Pula for their flight home. We set off for San Giorgio, a 35 mile trip north west. Guess where the wind was due to come from! For the first 3 hours we motored in hot sultry conditions, perfect for the storm forecast to materialise. Sure enough as the wind came up and as the sails got hoisted we realised we had the fringe effects of the storm visible over Venice. With the 30knot wind on the nose we were back to motoring and Deja Vu II ploughed her way through the now rough sea. Not the most ceremonious of final passages but we were glad to tie up in the marina up river in San Giorgio di Nogaro.

A lot of journeying by train, bus and car followed in the next week as we set about organising the boat changeover.We travelled over 2000km from Italy to Croatia, then back to UK. We visited Trieste for the first time and enjoyed a couple of hours exploring. We came across another bronze of James Joyce in Trieste, last seen reclining in Pula. He obviously got around!