We anchor off 'Split' marina under a very pleasant forested mountain, which appears to divide the old city from the new. Facing us are modern high rise buildings, which is very different to the iconic old buildings of Split in the tourist brochures. We have arranged to meet our friends the Pelicano's who are sailing their catamaran in Croatia. We have invited them and their 4 sailing friends for dinner tonight. We have a very good agent here, Luca. He has arran...

From Hvar we travel one and a half hours to 'Brac' and anchor in a uncrowded bay. We came here because our agent told us we could fish outside the fish farm, for yellow fin Tuna. On investigation we find the bay where the fish farm is, is restricted. Therefore, we may not be able to fish. We then travel by tender to view what is supposed to be the most visited beach in Croatia. We go about ten nautical miles to 'Vol'. We wanted to find a nice sandy beach to play...

Paul, Esther and MB are up early to go to the Vis fish market. It is not open when it is supposed to be, so we find a fishing boat selling sardines which we buy for lunch. Back at the fish market we buy a 3 kilogram Gurnet, ( quiet ugly, and different from the Australian species). Esther gets instructions from the man at the fish market on how to bake it whole for dinner. We cruise early to a group of Islands south east of Otok Vis. The sea is mirror calm so we ...

From Korcula we cruise to the island of 'Vis'. This is a compact hump rearing dramatically out of the sea. Vis town is another good looking Croatian harbour town, with some beautiful old churches right on the waters edge. The island has some interesting history, it has opened up to visitors since 1989 as it was closed for military reasons. It is where marshall Tito hid until 1947. After some time in Russia he eventually took over the unification of Yugoslavia. It...

We have mass at St. Peter's in Ubli, followed by a nice walk back to the boat, before we head off to lunch at an island that we have named 'goat Island', (Susac). We thought we were going to a nice restaurant that specialized in cooking goat. However, we are told there is no goat and only lamb available cooked over a charcoal fire. We arrive at a very barren island 'Susac', where 'Goran' and his 14 year old son 'Leo', live alone in fairly primative accommodation...