This week we leave Scedro and sail towards the Pakleni Islands in Croatia, where we enjoy a peaceful and beautiful anchorage before heading to the buzzing Hv...
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last week we began our Croatian sailing
journey leaving Dubrovnik and sailing up
the coast towards Cachola we enjoyed
good winds and we reached the wine
region of Lambada and decided to try out
the local ones
this week we sailed to the incredible
pack Lenny Islands before exploring the
party town of hvar we restock Kauai
before enjoying a fun stay in the hvar
anchorage and then we are off to pick up
Jace's parents in branch in super-tall
yeah
just leaving a shed dry off to Kathleen
II it should be a downwind sail out the
knots
we were just talking about how well
we've slept on this boat family yeah
it's not really well until until our
first night crossing it which was about
nine ten days ago and ever since then
I've woken up at least twice a night
wondering where I am and who's in
control boat thinking that we're still
on passage and you have as well maybe
not as much as me but yeah I've had a
few weird dreams I just usually get
woken up by you going where are we the
boat yeah everything we're not I'm
hoping it stops soon it's rather
annoying really for me I only take
well it looks like the season has
started what happened to the rest of you
James
are you my grandpa I'm sure that my
grandpa would ask me that question no no
let's go funny it's a secret Grampa Joe
after completing 13 nautical mile sail
from shed row we arrived in the pack
Lennie islands the islands are located
off the southwest coast of the island of
Hvar and are quiet paradise with many
bays perfect for anchoring there are
restaurants and beach bars ashore really
nice yeah really nice and peaceful and
the waters beautiful turquoise D blue
not quite as well as paxos though so we
were just sitting here enjoying a quiet
sundowner as you call them and Jase is
going to help these guys out they've
heard about just a few attempts at
picking up the mooring ball so he's just
going to help them out it's quite windy
we then cross the channel and headed
towards hvar I shot one nautical mile
trip it was a contrast from the choir
pack Lamia Islands where we had enjoyed
the anchorage mostly to ourselves but
we're looking forward to the vibrancy
and atmosphere of hvar we dropped anchor
and got ready for a day of restocking
kawaii before we could enjoy all that
hvar had to offer
well there's quiet over there we've left
her in the hvar encouraged whilst we go
parisian these are the jobs
to get more fuel unfortunately our draft
is too
deep to get these feel station which
we've found quite regularly yes
Disney an extra meter yeah and so just
the meter to be safe
yeah there's no way that you'd go in
with ten that means no not a chance
well I'm going in to steal a bit of
water from Kyle
it's going to take some Sun yeah bring
the tender in so these are the types of
missions that you so many people really
talk about but now we potentially could
go in and more at the K but it's quite
expensive and now we only need a little
bit of water she's electric anyway so
it's charge but some it shouldn't have
any issues I don't do a couple of tricks
but that's that's pretty cool anyway I
like its tendering incentive ah
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Wow 66 delicious right we've got our
little tiny all chained up had locked
engine pad locked yeah we're ready to
actually explore her bar today we've
done all their jobs yeah yeah lavera is
one of the most popular destinations in
the adriatic it is known for its history
nightlife and beautiful waters hvar is a
magnet for charter boats from split and
it's easy to see why there are four
different options for sailors in hvar
the first is to anchor at the front in
the Anchorage area second is to tie to a
mooring buoy which costs around 325 Kuna
the third option is to tie up to the
town key which is 650 Kuna the final
option is to anchor or visit a marine
and nearby and get a taxi boat in the
first thing we wanted to check out was
the Spanish fortress overlooking hvar
town construction of the fortress began
in 1282 around the time pirates were
rampaging through the adriatic the
fortress has a lot of history including
the time in 1571 when the entire town
took refuge within the walls as the
Turks attacked and set the town on fire
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Ruffini anything what do you think about
this be mike weis been bombarded with
boats I know where she is
well you wanted pizza yeah I'm in heaven
I'm happy and I'm gonna take out in
weight has been that's been so yeah
we're just sitting in the the harbor of
Baba manasvi
that's view and very relaxing yes I'm
trying to come at the health kick is
really setting in pizza now be Shabbat
ready in a bar for a little while so
we're just making the most of it before
we go back to the boat yeah good times
I've had a really good day in the water
and now it is trying to chill out
buttons for me the most stressful part
of the day we've got a lot of our taking
around in
that's hip Eden's in front of us right
now just dragged yeah anyway on a
nighttime adventure where are we going
wow we're off to dinner in hvar have a
little bit of a last minute to see you
but we just thought Ricky let's do it
leave why behind we're gonna hit
Italian again since we haven't had
enough pizza today yeah it's just
beautiful night so it's pretty calm on
the water so yeah happy all I need to do
now is get tracing not looks like this
nightclubs gone off already
allow me walked into people are like go
nuts on the dance floor
is that a look of love
leaves me a while
lunchtime today
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the strong northerly forecast we found a
protected Bay one and a half nautical
miles from hvar town where we would stay
until the winds changed direction oh
you've just set us off in a beautiful
spot yeah a little bit more rock
climbing get him pretty good at that but
yet beautiful baby we're the only ones
here and what we're better kilometer
from hvar you wouldn't know when a party
can but um yeah beautiful cracking Ave
cracking haven't heard that word in a
while leaving kawaii behind I just got
on a little mission and she's taught off
and
say keep your deer in the distance hey
buddy don't leave us
Hey
your friend great day we're sailing
again and we're off to you and see your
parents today that's ten knots of wind
so yeah leaving Baran to branch so they
you won't watch that yes just doing a
little bit of cleaning and Jodrell
Indians right off now I was gonna say
you've got a big berry coming out yeah
yep it's cutting the corner yeah we want
to cut the corner but we're letting
through any other big boats follow us
I used to be able to waving back that's
the common theme these days you're not
getting any love weird of you we got a
little
how much I think we waive every single
time every single boat so
I guess we'll lock out sometimes
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I'll let you go just eat sometimes you
need to find way it's been a fun Sal
wins on the beam and the sea states
probably pretty rocky today actually
rockier than we anticipated but the wind
has been blowing for a while so I guess
it's built up but um yeah it's fun how
long just about through the straight and
Billy a branch so yeah pick up some
important cargo yeah see see my family
mom and dad fly flown in from Australia
from the goalie oh well we've arrived in
branch right
we look probably super top ratchet the
program look amazing
but why is there in the background
beautiful are though and we're off to
see my parents so they're staying in a
hotel view and we're gonna go shower
there and pick up a dinner so that's the
first shower proper share we've had in
five months don't judges anyway we gotta
I can't wait to see my parents it's
gonna be fine I'll buy we got here Jace
no be on film if you fall in road geez
you two have heavy lucky how long are
you coming brought a lot of stuff for
you
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is there a place with some
all-year-round and pina coladas with
pretty faces and sand on the ground