Last Branko left off, we were storming some fort in Hvar town, this is after having walked from our anchorage on the north side of the island, through hot sun, paved roads, traffic and not a cafe in sight...no wonder we decided to forgo the 'event.' And, as we walked into town, we noticed a nice trail that wound its way to the 'fort' from the town side, with flowers, benches and drink sellers - now if we would have gone that way for sure the fort would be ours now.
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| Hailstorm |
Alas no pictures of scenic Hvar town, nor said fort. Hvar is a pretty town, with beautiful views to the little islands we had just come from (see previous post.)
We shopped for food and took the campground bus back to our boat. The bonus of where we stayed is that the campground across the bay had showers (for free and hot and clean), washing machines (Yea!), little cafe, beach and boat launch area, oh and a bus that (for a fee) went back and forth to Hvar.
The following day we ended up having to stay put on the boat, due to weather - hail in particular, and lots of it. But being Branko, he made snowcones out of hail 8-)
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| Hailcone or hailball anyone? |
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| Refreshing! |
We left Hvar the next day, and sailed 10 or so nautical miles across to the island of Brac. The sail was brisk and lovely - we had only the head sail out and were moving at 6 knots, but it was cold.
Because of the wind direction, we decided to stay overnight in a little bay off the town of Bobovisce. We took the dinghy into town and had a walkabout - we needed bread so the owner of the market came over and opened her store so we could make some purchases. We are still in the 'off season' so things are not too busy and stores are not always open on the little islands.
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| Look Sun, and me! Bobovisce, Brac |
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| Bobovisce harbour |
The day before yesterday we set sail for Trogir on the mainland. Again the sail was excellent, full main and genoa we averaged 7 knots, and before we knew it we were anchored just outside the town. Trogir stands on the Greek foundations of Tragurion, but civilization has inhabited this area since the stone age. The Venetians took over Trogir in 1420 and the city stayed under their rule until 1797. Trogir is a UNESCO site, so ya all know the 'old city' has been refurbished and looks wonderful - it has a different feel from the other coastal towns we have visited, feels more, well, Venetian perhaps?
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| Trogir harbour |
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| Clock tower, Trogir |
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| Trogir |
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| Martello tower, Trogir |
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| UNESCO entrance, Trogir |
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| Little pup with bone - Trogir |
Branko is working on the boat today, figuring out the watermaker problem. Its been raining, again, so its a good day for boat chores - plus we want to visit Split (just a bus ride away from Trojir) for pleasure and possibly for boat repair parts on the next sunny day, or at least semi-cloudy/rainy day.
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