Friday, June 3, Saturday June 4, 2011

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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.


Dingy ride to the restaurant


Girls ready for dinner


Our dinner restaurant – and dingy service!


A quick, cold swim off the stern before dinner

Friday, June 3 – Racisce Village

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Man Crew at work!


Isabella and Alistar relaxing


The girls using my camera

We arrived at a beautiful harbor with a small quay. No boats there so we took the quay broadside. Tonight we would feed the girls early and try to get them to bed at a reasonable time. We had some local teenagers singing on the quay and at first it was cute, but later the restaurant owner offered to shoo them away for us.


Both girls talking to their mommy’s. Michelle is demonstrating her new snapping her finger trick!


Isabella, Michelle and Charlie

Thursday – June 2 – Otok Mljet (Island Mljet)

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Okuklje di Otokmljet Cove (yes that is how it is spelled)


Local fishing boats

Thursday, June 2nd, we motored into Okuklje di Otokmljet, a small bay with several small moorings operated independent of each other. We were flagged in by one and it seems a nice location. We later found we had to have dinner at the adjoining restaurant in order to get free mooring. It was a late night for the girls and they were close to asleep even before their dinners arrived. The food was outstanding and served family style.


The girls at their first port, exploring the sea life


The girls working down below on their workbooks.

The next morning we allowed ourselves a lazy day and while the crew went to breakfast, Ken and I stayed and did some work on the boat. We shoved off at about 11:30 and Ken proceeded to give the girls some sailing lessons. They shared the job of pulling in the jib sheet, and grinding on the first tack. We sailed most of Thursday and when the girls got antsy, we went downstairs to start their notebooks. I had made some project books for them that had coloring projects, paper boat directions and various other things to keep them interested. I made chicken roll-ups for late lunch and then the girls took a nap for several hours. Sailing is HARD!