Monday it rained almost non-stop. That meant that there were not many highlights to report. There was medium-light though, when the top management of the marina came to our berth with umbrellas. But it wasn’t to see us.
They’d come to meet Beluga I, owned by Sir Mark Weinberg, a big investor in the marina and his wife Anouska Hempel. For those of you who are very young, she was an ex Bond Girl and actress (not necessarily the same thing!
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| Beluga I (Now that's a nice boat!) |
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| They actually spoke to us! Honest! (Swoon, swoon - not!) |
Later we went to see the new marina swimming pool which was probably the most original I’ve seen.
Oh, and the museum of old Yugoslavian submarines and stuff. And that’s it for Monday!
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| It was a mini-sub. Did I mention that Martin's only three feet tall? |
On Tuesday we took the boat round to the other part of the ‘fjord’, to Kotor, and then came back to Tivat to refuel before setting off to Croatia. The large pump was out of action and we had to use the ‘normal’ pump. ‘Doesn’t sound too bad, does it? Except that it took nearly two hours to fill up! However, diesel is tax and duty free in Montenegro so I saved €2,500. Woo-hoo!
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| Perast |
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| Dunno what this is called |
Now two hours late, we set off on the four-hour journey to Cavtat which is the first Port of Entry in Croatia. We were recommended to use an agent to speed things up and, for this 20-minute service, he took £130 off me! And the Croatian Government managed to take another £500 in taxes somehow. So that’s £630 just to enter their bloody country and spend money on stuff! They’re ‘avin’ a larf I reckon!
Me and Mart anchored up in the next bay just as it was going dark, while Russell prepared our lovely evening meal. ‘Thing is, he made me take a photo of it for some strange reason. I’ve absolutely no idea why! (He’s not trying to compare it to my chilli, is he? Nah!)
Anyway, here it is…………….
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| Looks like salad to me. Isn't that what food eats? |
So it’s now Wednesday and we’re on our way to a little bay Jayne and I discovered when we drove down the Croatian coast in May. It had just one lovely restaurant and was very secluded and quiet when we came here. I hope it still is….
‘Just come past Dubrovnik and spotted the hotel we stayed in and the bar we drank in. Strange to see it from the sea!
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| Dubrovnik |
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| Our bar! |
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| Our hotel! |
Croatia looks lovely. Love Ros
ReplyDeleteI wondered where that bloody rope had gone. You thieving git! I was looking for that on my boat last week, wasn't I Brom?? And now you've gone and ruined it!
ReplyDeleteYou see the red post on the rock by the castle? I can report it's still there on the concrete plinth thing 35 years on, because the last time I was there....1976....it was Yugoslavia run by a certain President Tito, and the castle was riddled with bullet holes. Prob still is. And I can also tell you that it faces West. As the sun went down and no one could see, I was getting into some serious groping and not only did I get her Tito's out, she also lost her knickers on the rocks somewhere......just have a quick look round will ya and see if they're still there. They may have got stuck in a .....er..... crack somewhere. And I tell you something else. That bloody concrete is not comfortable.
Fabulous pool -
ReplyDeleteTesting testing -
ReplyDeleteHi Chaps, glad to here that things are going well and that the new cabin boy has found his role.
ReplyDeleteSeems a bit odd though, three guy's, big boat, no girls, sun, sea and miles to travel.
Who's hiding the chutney?
Have fun, take care and make sure you are back safe and sound for the 'Dasset fete Hounds Gig'
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee