Blogs from Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe - page 88

Day 1; Omis Pax for dinner; 22 (BBQ onboard) Everyone was thoroughly bonded by the time we even reached our first swimming stop, and I knew this would be a great group. When we arrived in Omis, I decided to postpone the fort walk until the next morning in order to bring Monica's group up too (they were late arriving in Omis, and Monica couldn't bring them herself with her hurt leg). So we all went to my favourite coffee shop for a drink, used the Internet, then came back to the boat for bbq and beers (and a Michael Jackson/Farrah Fawcett/Pirate part ). We went out to the bars for a few drinks that night too. Day 2; Makarska Pax for dinner; 22 (at Susvid) Good dinner at Susvid, good time at Marineta bar, then ... read more

The new crew came aboard on Saturday and, after provisioning, we set sail on Sunday, heading south to Zut and the southern Kornati Island of Smokvica Vela, to eat at a restaurant from the Gourmet Sailing Guide. From there we headed north to sail through the desolate archipelago and spend the night on a mooring buoy at Mir in the national park. North of the Kornati islands is the Zadar archipelago which is more lush with many trees. We spent the night at a new marina in Veli Rat (which means large cape) then sailed a brisk beam reach to Pag, home of Paski Sir, tasty goat's cheese, and the famous Pag lace. From Pag we travelled north to the ACI marina in Rab where we now sit in a warm, dry pizza parlour waiting for ... read more

After our long awaited BNO (big night out) we got an early ferry to Dubrovnik, now this was a ferry, a big ferry, so T was happy, the last two boats have been catamarans where you cannot go outside but with this ferry, outside was the only place you could go. We dumped our stuff in a corner, tying it on to the boat so it did not fall into the sea and chilled for the next 5 hours taking in the Southern Dalmati coast line. Dubrovnik is a beautiful town once described by Lord Byron as the jewel of the Adriatic. It was totally destroyed in 1991 by the Serbs and they have done an amazing job doing it back up. They even went as far as having it done up using old style methods. ... read more

Well I have fallen in love with the city Split which is the central hub on the dalmation coast. I have found a wonderful little hostel just 10 minutes from downtown, its called the 3 turtles because of the turtles that run wild in the main courtyard....quite neat. There are some really people that I have met here and we have had a great time spending evenings walking through the central boulevard. It is festival season here so there are street performances throughout the evening. The last couple of nights we have grabbed some cheap wine and walked up and down the boulevard....watching shows and checking out the occasional pub. So much fun...its been a blast. The past 3 mornings I have walked a couple hours to find a different beach. Split is filled with wonderful ... read more

Day 1; Sipan Number of pax for dinner; 24 (bbq on boat) The crew had not planned a bbq that night but I asked them to do one as I think it's a nice thing to do in little Sipan. The crew on the Javorak are great, and not money-grubbers at all so they rarely ever offer anything that involves money unless asked. We had just dropped anchor for our swim stop, about 10 minutes away from the lovely little island Sipan. Shannon dove into the water from the middle deck of the boat (which is allowed by the captain) for his first swim in the beautiful Adriatic. When he came out of the water he knew immediately that something was wrong with his shoulder. I was in the water with him and went inside right ... read more