Zadar – Sea Organ
Zadar is the urban center of northern Dalmatia and one of the Adriatic's most interesting towns with a 3,000 year old history. A sea organ sits at the waters edge under concrete steps and the sea strikes different notes as it laps onto the shore, which sound up through vents…
Zadar – 28/9
Cast off mooring buoy at Veli Rat at 10.15. Weather overcast, seas calm. Powered 20 miles to Zadar on mainland shore, arriving 13.45. Port side docking inside main harbour opposite Jadrolinska ferries.
Sali
Ate out at pizzeria in top left of photo – except no pizza! End of season so meat (pork) or fish (tuna). Fed most of mine to the cute stray cats. Fell in love with a grey one that reminded me of mine back home.
Sali – 27/9
1,000 inhabitants in this picturesque fishing town. Plenty of berths with laid moorings (lazy lines or bow anchor lines that run to shore). Shore power and water, hit showers and supermarket for more provisions! Ferry boat to Zadar. Problems with in-mast furler and Bastian and Fraser from "Illiria" kindly fixed…
Stern tie at Sali on Dugi Otok – 26/9
Cast off mooring buoy at Mir Lake at 11.58. Unfurled main and genoa but overpowered so reeled quickly! Winds still blowing from S.E. at 25 knots and gusting 30-35 down narrow channel. Stern tie at town of Sali on East side of Dugi Otok at 14.00. Winds picking up and…
Toni’s Supermarket – 26/9
Toni came by with his provisions and we bought chocolate donuts for breakfast! Wonder if Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson did this on their honeymoon here?! (they came to Telascica Park after his abdication from the English throne)