Today we are leaving for Dubrovnik, which is known as the Pearl of the Adriatic. A rich and powerful city state until 1806, the proud city once known as Ragusa has a population of over 120,000. Structural damage suffered during the siege of 1991 and 1992, at the hands of the Yugoslav People's Army, has been repaired and visitors once again flock to this tranquil place. The trip was expected to be around 6 1/2 hours so we needed to be gone by about 8.30. I slept ...

Today is Dianne's Birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANNE! from all the crew and the people reading this blog. In the usual tradition you cannot divulge a woman's age, so I'll play it safe. But I will leave some cryptic clues for you to work it out for yourself, that way I am keeping to my end of the bargain. It was time to move on to our next Destination, MLjet national Park. It is only about 2 1/2 hours Away, so the journey will be straight forward. MLjet is called...

The girls got up early this morning to do some shopping for our trip to Korcula. It was good as all the young people were sleeping off what would have been some very sore heads. As a result the ablutions were vacant and the shops were empty. It didn't take long for us to pack up and get moving. Getting out was much easier than getting in, as we were going forward. Mind you the Captain did just manage to clip an anchor on the bow of a boat in front of us. No damag...

Today we are moving onto a little place called Palmazana, which is about 2.5 hours away. Whilst the map on this blog shows us in being Brac, we were in fact in a little bay on the island called Stipanski. We all decided to have another swim early this morning, and again the water was just right. Pete did not grace us with one of his spekky dives, as he did not want to use all his form up in one place. The crew is getting it all together now, and departing was q...

We arrived at the marina at 1.00. It was a bit sad to leave our unit, as it was very comfortable and Egor our landlord had done a great job looking after us. Whilst it all seems well on the face of it, they are doing it very tough in Croatia. Tourism is their only industry in Split, and it is seasonal. The locals go out of their way to look after you. Egor told me Croatia has a bigger debt problem than Greece and the politicians seem very corrupt. He is concerned...