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John and Ada Roberts, our Farnham friends, joined us as Faye and then Tom returned to the UK.  John and Ada feasted on a fast afternoon tour of Dubrovnik  and we set sail the following morning, Friday 8th June.  It was warm and sunny with just enough  breeze to sail down to Cavtat and thisContinue reading “Leaving Croatia”

June 2nd-June 7th We  provisioned the boat and got ready to go then headed north in a lively sea back up to Mljet. The forecast was grim and we needed a sheltered place to enjoy whilst 3 days of gales and storms passed through. Mljet offered shelter and the National Park to enjoy. We hikedContinue reading “A week with Tom and Faye around Dubrovnik”

June 1st and Tom and Faye arrived on time to Dubrovnik. By noon they were on board, pretty exhausted having got up at 4am to make their respective flights. We spent the afternoon in Dubrovnik old town and we all agreed that what they say is true. It is one of the loveliest old townsContinue reading “A Day in Dubrovnik”

Korcula, like Hvar and Brac above it are long thin islands running roughly east-west, about 25 miles long, and 3 miles wide, so the route hitherto has been a zig zag one to travel south. After Korcula the islands are smaller and more sparse. We have done a lot of motoring these last few daysContinue reading “Korcula to Dubrovnik”

We collected Vicky and Roger on Thursday 24th May from Kastela Marina north of Split. Not a memorable marina and not one to be recommended, but it is convenient for the airport. We did not waste any time in setting sail south for a pleasant overnight stay in Milna, a pretty village on the SouthContinue reading “South to Korcula”

Stop press from NRMC The above headline has caused a major EU rift with accusations from the southern states and new joiner Croatia who is leading the protest.  As temperatures in Scotland and Scandanavia soar towards an unseasonal 30o the Eastern Mediterranean is shivering in cold and wet conditions.  A spokesperson for the Croatian government,Continue reading “‘Scandanavians stole our weather’”

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 acrossContinue reading “A few days in and around Trogir”

All the anticipation, the preparation and the frustration of the weather was over as we freed our lines and set off in calm condition and sunshine at 9am on Thursday 18th May. We found a cool Westerly breeze south of Pasman Island and had a cracking sail to Kakan, one of our regular stop overs.Continue reading “First Sails”

We launched on Tuesday 15th May at 8am in calm conditions and it felt good to have the boat in her natural environment Wednesday and Thursday though brought the dreaded bora, thunderstorms, strong winds and lots of rain, as well as plummeting temperatures. We met some charming folk on other boats who had come inContinue reading “Launched at last – 15th May”