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Tuesday, Overnight on the hook (really a mooring ball)

June 14, 2011/0 Comments/in Blog post/by Kristine

Tuesday, June 7th. We left Skadin around 7:30 AM with our fresh laundry, some more ice, new groceries and another full shopping cart that was filled full of assorted “liquids”. We would like to find someplace for our one anchor-off that was planned for Tuesday. It is unfortunate that today’s weather is overcast and windy. We snacked most of the day and the plan would be to cook dinner on the boat. Our first bay that we tried later in the day had 2 other boats anchored. It was still windy and after 20 minutes, we found the anchor was not holding so we looked for another spot

First Anchor try in a windy bay with Fish farm close by.

Our future mooring ball in our private cove

It wasn’t a long journey to find the 2nd cove called Brbinj on Dugi Otok. It was an absolutely lovely small cove with a single large mooring ball. We tied up to the mooring ball and had the cove all to ourselves.

The 20 knot winds finally died down and we had a lovely pasta dinner on the deck. In the middle of the night we had a huge thunder and lightning storm with heavy rain that followed. By morning, the sun was out and we had a relaxing hour or so before shoving off. For breakfast, I cooked my normal fried potatoes, sausage and egg mix. One skillet dishes work best on the boat especially when the weather is not completely cooperative for cooking.

Alistar taking pictures of us from the water

Sunday, Monday at Stadin ACI Marina

June 14, 2011/0 Comments/in Blog post/by Kristine

Sunday morning, June 5, we left our mooring ball early to sail to Skadin Marina where we planned to stay for 2 nights. We arrived around 6:30 which was later than we had expected, but it was ni play and regrouping. This ACI marina did not have a pool for the girls to play in, but they had excellent showers, shopping and laundry service. We made arrangements to have our laundry done and back to us by late the next day. You can imagine we all scrambled to collect what ever we could to get it done by someone else! Dockside laundry just doesn’t do it!!

In the morning, Raouf, Alistair, Michelle & Isabella took a tour ferry to the National Park where there were waterfalls. The internet service at the marina was very good so Ken, Charlie and I worked at the boat for most of the day until the other crew came back from the Falls. I had a chance to get some of the blog updated with pictures, although several weeks late.

In the evening, Raouf, Alistair, Ken and I went to dinner leaving Charlie in charge of the girls. We had a wonderful meal of their fresh fish, with spinach and risotto.

Friday, June 3, Saturday June 4, 2011

June 11, 2011/0 Comments/in Blog post/by Kristine

Friday Harbor

Stopping for fuel & a drink – Saturday

Saturday, we left our cute harbor at 6:30 starting out with the motor, then sailed, then motored and finally after turning North East, got a nice Spinnaker run in. We stopped in Hvar a beer, fuel and a bit of groceries. It has been blazing hot and the cool drinks were the ticket. We found a great cove for the night, (U. Sesula, on Otok Solta) where the restaurant management would dingy out to flag you into their spots. We selected one that had mooring balls off shore and he helped us tie up and bring a line to the shore. We made dinner arrangements with him which included his coming back to the boat to collect us to shore, and then back to the boat after dinner. There were many charter boats in the cove and lots of partying before dinner. Before dinner we all did a bit of swimming to cool down and with the line to shore, it gave the girls something to hang on to.

This is U. Sesula on Otok Solta where we tied to a mooring ball and stern to shore.