Captain Tony tells us of the worst weather of the season forecast for tomorrow. He plans to leave Korčula at 5am and reach a protected bay for shelter on the island of Hvar before the big storm really hit.In the meantime, the sun shines. After a morning swimming off the boat, Željko the cook has prepared another big …
No, it is Hvar, the latest “in vogue” spot for sun and fun on an island off the Dalmatian coast – and at half the price of the Mediterranean. Hvar old town Victor and Patrick, Edmundo, John and LP in Hvar
30th August 2010Freshly caught sea bream grilled to perfection, washed down with a light local summer white – the ripest of red tomatoes in the salad, dressed by olive oil from Tony the captain”s own olive trees; a perfect start to the holiday sitting on the aft deck of “Linda”, moored alongside other yachts in …
28th August 2010 “We must leave port at 5.30 latest or we cannot leave until tomorrow”, says Alan”s text message. He and the others are already on board our motor sailing gulet, “Linda”. Edmundo and I are stuck in a long queue at the border of Montenegro and Croatia on our way back from visiting …
Phew! Dubrovnik is hot. It teems with so many tourists. It”s like a Disneyland.My room in the little 3-Star Hotel Stari-grad within the walls of the old city is quaint but I didn”t feel that way last night lugging a 26kg suitcase up four flights of steps to my room. Not only for my knees, …