We arrived in this town on Sunday 22 June and will depart tomorrow, 20 August. We are taking with us our boat Matelot, and all the memories, better ears for Richard and better teeth for me!
Yes!
We are off to do some cruising, to have lots of overnight anchorages and to enjoy the fruits of the past 2 months. Gasp!... our finances need some time to recover but we are not sure if Croatia will be quite the place for this. However, we are going anyway and plan to spend the remainder of August and all of September cruising south through Croatia, Montenegro and Albania towards Greece where we will probably winter the boat over.
The highlights of this town - and country will stay with us forever...
- The wonderful Marina staffed by people who have made us feel so much at home.
- The old town with its charming streets.
Yes!
We are off to do some cruising, to have lots of overnight anchorages and to enjoy the fruits of the past 2 months. Gasp!... our finances need some time to recover but we are not sure if Croatia will be quite the place for this. However, we are going anyway and plan to spend the remainder of August and all of September cruising south through Croatia, Montenegro and Albania towards Greece where we will probably winter the boat over.
The highlights of this town - and country will stay with us forever...
- The wonderful Marina staffed by people who have made us feel so much at home.
- The old town with its charming streets.
- The concrete and pebble beaches but the swimming is still so good.
- The interesting stuff going on around us and the never ending stream of new boats which arrive during the night on massive lorries
- The passion for sailing, the children who we see being coached every day from Optimist class upwards. (Slovenia won Silver in the Lasers today and the celebrations here were loud and spontaneous. The sailor was from this yacht club and this marina.)
- The ice cream - Richard's saviour on those days when you need something sweet.
- The coffee - at .80c for a short black or around E1 for a cappucino, well below normal Europe prices.
- The bread! It is like home made bread, keeps for days and is truly delicious and wholesome. Sometimes we purchase the whole grain, sometimes the sour dough - it is all really good. E1.45 per very large loaf! Makes delicious croutons. We will stock up tomorrow morning as plan to be anchoring out for a week.
- The olive oil and the wine! Istria is well known for the oil and wine produced here. It does not disappoint.
- The beer! Lasko Zlatorog at around .85c for a large 500ml can. We have stocked up on this.
- The constant sunshine between the storms.
- The feeling that this could be home except for the language.
- The relaxed nature and ease of getting around on public transport.
- The people who have been so wonderful to us... and it goes on and on.
- The passion for sailing, the children who we see being coached every day from Optimist class upwards. (Slovenia won Silver in the Lasers today and the celebrations here were loud and spontaneous. The sailor was from this yacht club and this marina.)
- The ice cream - Richard's saviour on those days when you need something sweet.
- The coffee - at .80c for a short black or around E1 for a cappucino, well below normal Europe prices.
- The bread! It is like home made bread, keeps for days and is truly delicious and wholesome. Sometimes we purchase the whole grain, sometimes the sour dough - it is all really good. E1.45 per very large loaf! Makes delicious croutons. We will stock up tomorrow morning as plan to be anchoring out for a week.
- The olive oil and the wine! Istria is well known for the oil and wine produced here. It does not disappoint.
- The beer! Lasko Zlatorog at around .85c for a large 500ml can. We have stocked up on this.
- The constant sunshine between the storms.
- The feeling that this could be home except for the language.
- The relaxed nature and ease of getting around on public transport.
- The people who have been so wonderful to us... and it goes on and on.
- The sunsets!!
It is quite strange to think that we will not be back here again. Isola you will stay with us forever!
Captain's Comment
Felix, our engineer, jokester and confidant, thank you for all you have done for us and Matelot over the last eight weeks. We may not return but will never forget you!
Capn Buck
It is quite strange to think that we will not be back here again. Isola you will stay with us forever!
Captain's Comment
Felix, our engineer, jokester and confidant, thank you for all you have done for us and Matelot over the last eight weeks. We may not return but will never forget you!
Capn Buck
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We have just sighted a UFO, it is yellow, brilliant and hot.........what could it be? The weather here has been r.....t! Good news for you the NZD has gone back up....get those funds over there while you can. Keep up your news, we are enjoying every posting! All our love from H A Milton...........
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