Vis to Korcula

sunrise as we depart Vis

Once we are out of the bay the seas are calm and we are hoping to put the sails up today.  We have only had the right winds a few days ago to use the head sail.  Today we are heading  SE to Korcula with the wind on our nose so unfortunately no sailing today. 

It’s about a two hour motor to our next pit stop for a quick bit to eat before we arrive in Brna Korcula, on the south coast in the middle of the island.  A quaint little village.  We are lucky and pick up a mooring in the harbour.  We row ashore for supplies and to look around.

The kids are out playing and have a great day outdoors.  We come back for a cat nap and then go ashore again for cocktails and dinner.  Hotel Feral is the only place we can exchange our Euros.  I’m surprised by how many places do not accept the Euro just yet.  We eat at Grill Brna which has a great view of the harbour.  Greg has mussels cooked Dalmatian style and I try the octopus salad.  Both are delicious.  We then have a little walk around the foreshore again.  The kids are still playing and swimming which is great to see.  After a night cap we head back to the yacht and crash out .

Brna harbour

Dinner at Grill Brna

Panoramic Brna

Next morning it’s a beautiful day.  I have a quick swim off the back of the boat and then we head off after a coffee.  We hope to sail today but there are no winds so we keep motoring east to Korcula harbour.  The ACI marina has berths on the outside which are not so great.  There is a swell and back wash pushing us and all the yachts around, I don’t like this place much; it’s a disaster waiting to happen.  As there are only two of us, the process of docking stern to wharf is difficult.  Tying off the bow line is exhausting for me I’m almost fainting.  We are scrambling to tie up in a hurry but manage to do so without any problems.  A yacht comes in beside us and they have no clue what to do.  Greg and I spend the next 30 mins fending off their yacht while the crew chat on the phone.   It’s always a learning process and we watch and learn and improve our process every day.  As we did not book a berth in advance we have to stay outside all night.  The gap between the yacht and the concrete finger wharf is a long way up and I’m not enjoying walking the plank.    The seas calm down and it’s a calm evening on the marina.  Our stress level  are high and we have not eaten all day and it’s about 3pm.  I head into town and find a great pizza place and Greg joins me shortly afterwards. 

The marina has a great super market so we stock up and I try the WI-FI but can only really load the content and no pics.  Greg meets up with a work colleague and they advise us on some places to visit while on Korcula.  We have an afternoon nap and then head back to town.  Greg saw a restaurant before serving slow cooked lamb on the spit.  We try that but it’s the last of the lamb and we get a plate of bones and fat, not so nice!  The grilled veggies are great though.  We go for a stroll through the old city and find a cocktail lounge on the top of the old castle.  It’s a cool night which is refreshing.  Both of us have a great night;s sleep.

First thing next morning I’m trying the WI-FI again but no luck with loading the photos.  We have decided to hire a scooter for a few hours and take a look around.  Its sooo cheap, only 120 Kuna's for  fuel for five hours hire, that’s about $20 AUD.    Cheap as!  We head north around the coast line; it’s really beautiful.  There are some great anchorages and bays.  We can only go as far as Racisce by bike as the road ends.  We turn back and head for Lumbarda, where there is another marina which was full yesterday.  We see the guys cooking the slow cooked lamb, six at a time.  Unfortunately they are not ready for eating yet so we stop for a bite to eat for breakfast and then I take a quick swim to cool off.  We head back to town.  I jump off to scooter to pay the marina for the night and do some final shopping.  Greg returns the scooter and begins to get ready for our departure.  Most yachts have already left already so it’s easy departure this time.  We wonder why one of our fenders is missing on our starboard side where the Ukraine’s were last night?    It was tied up on our yacht and it had our name on it.  Anyway we get away for Korcula at about noon heading SE to Mljet.



Kneza, Korcula



Scooter buddies

MMMMM lamb!
Lumbarda Korcula

Hope the cocktails are worth the climb!