Still en route to Split to meet our visitors, Tom and Faye for a couple of days and then Sue and Dick for a week. We holed up in Trogir for a couple of days whilst high winds and rain ran through. This kept us close to the boat, but we got away on Saturday 23rd May and made a break for Split in fresh winds on the beam. It was a fast trip averaging over 7knots and we were soon tied up in Marina Kastela to await the arrival of Tom and Faye early Sunday morning. We ate at the restaurant adjacent to the Marina and met an interesting German couple, Inge and Petra with whom we shared a drink and many a tale aboard their large charter boat after dinner.
Our extra crew arrived on time, it was lovely to greet them, and by 11am on Sunday 24th we set sail south. In the next couple of days we visited Lucice Bay and Stari Grad before returning to Katsela to meet Sue and Dick arriving from Bristol on the 5pm Easyjet flight. The islands we visited were bathed in sunshine when we headed up towards Split. See below for the sight that was enough to chill the hardiest of sailors. We moored up in torrential rain but fortunately the skies cleared briefly for Sue and Dick’s arrival and our naming party.
With everyone safely assembled Sue did the honours on the bow of Deja Vu officially naming here with a small dousing of rather nice champagne. Thank you to our lovely family for making the effort to share the occasion with us, it was very special. Party time followed, drinks on board and then dinner at a nearby restaurant.
The night of Tuesday 26th May heralded the start of an ugly Bora and winds whipped up to 40 and 50 knots, sustaining all day and most of the next night. Miraculously Tom and Faye got away on their Easyjet flight to Gatwick, but instead of sailing, Sue and Dick were treated to a bus trip into the city of Split to see the famous sights there.
More on Sue and Dick’s visit on the next blog.
Deja Vu 
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