Sucuraj

Otok Brac is an island with Split, on the mainland, just to the north of it

We left Korcula around 11.00 am yesterday and headed due west for seven or eight miles.  We had to do this before turning round the Peljesac Penninsula and heading due east, towards the mainland.  This is interesting, isn’t it?  ‘Thought so.

Actually, nothing much has happened since I wrote my last blog.  The sea was calm and on the way and we decided to go into the tiny village of Sucuraj to look around.  We were absolutely sure the boat was too big to get in until an arm-waving lady in a hat kept beckoning and whistling at us from the quay.  She had a very loud whistle!

We crept in towards the quay and watched the depth gauge going down and down until it reached zero.  I have an offset on it, which meant we still had about two feet under the propellers.  But I don’t like zero – it just feels wrong.  She was very nice and friendly though, and smiled a lot – especially when she took £90 off me for the night.  That’s expensive parking!

However, we managed to moor up on the quay and immediately fell in love with the place.  There is a ferry which comes in and out, but that just adds a bit of colour - but it really is very pretty.  It’s so nice, in fact, that we’ve decided to stay for a second night so here we still are!

And that’s it!  Short, wasn’t it?

Our 'Lady in a Hat'

'Old Lady in a Back Street'

PS.  We’re about 35 miles from Split now and tomorrow we’ll wander along the north coast of Brac to find an anchorage before making the short hop across to Split.

PPS.  See, no mention of restaurants in this one!  I can do it.