Sailing

Our first night away from Kastela Marina was at Maslinica on the island of Solta.  We arrived early afternoon and spent some time looking around the immediate area as well as having a swim.  Stephen, despite wearing some water shoes, managed to stand on a small sea urchin and he has nine spikes in his foot. Fortunately Helen was prepared with some surgical needles, which Stephen was able to put to good use and dig the offending spikes out. The last thing he needed was a foot infection.   

 

Later that evening we enjoyed a meal together in one of the many family restaurants in the area.   The next day we headed across to the island of Vis which was very much known as a military base during the German occupation.  We pulled into an area before Vis Town and anchored in the bay for lunch. Part of the attraction in this bay was the submarine tunnel which has now become a tourist attraction. After some lunch we put the tender in the water and Stephen rowed us into the tunnel. It went in 110m from the entrance and would certainly have made a good place to hide at least two subs. You can read more about these tunnels by clicking on the word            TUNNELS  

Entrance to the submarine tunnel we went into.    

Enjoying a swim off the back of the boat.

  Later in the day we motored around the corner to Vis Town where we stayed the night. This time we were on a mooring in the bay as all the spots on the quay were taken. It is still very busy for this time of the year. We had to use the tender (with the outboard this time) to get backwards and forwards to the shore and we did this a couple of times - once to go in for a meal and them again in the morning for supplies. 

Some of many yachts moored along side of us.

  Our meal was in a family run restaurant and had many local dishes to choose from. I had a slowed cooked dish of wild boar with gnocchi, Stephen had grilled bass and the others had mussels and a fish stew with beans. All very delicious.   

Today we had a big day sailing across to the island of Kocula and the town of Vela Luka. It was a good breezy day for sailing and we did just that for a good part of the day. However time was getting on and it was taking much longer than planned so he switched to motoring instead. We had lunch on the run, which was a little bit challenging as the yacht was rolling a bit from side to side. It was still after 3pm when we arrived in Vela Luka and we were pleased to get a spot on the quay. 

Lunching on the yacht.

We have spent an enjoyable afternoon and evening in this much quieter and less touristy place. We cooked a meal on board tonight which made a change from the usual dining out and this was followed by a stroll to find a gelato for dessert!! A good way to end another good day.

Some of the local boats on the quay.    

A 15th century church we discovered in a back street on one of our walks around the town.