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Unfortunately the Balkans are not home to an efficient railway system, so we were forced to fly from Tivat to Belgrade. I have to report their airport at Tivat is seriously lacking. Image your worst experience at Melbourne airport and multiply it by 10 and you have Tivat airport. Mega queues at every check point,… Read more

Leaving Budva there was not a breath of wind. Anna (one of the ladies on the boat) snd I sat on the duckboard with a dark aqua waters of the Adriatic ticketing our toes while we motored up the coast to Bigova. A small town with a dock and a restaurant. Ideal anchorage, good wifi… Read more

We sailed past the ancient walls of Dubrovnik south towards Montenegro. Our next port of call was Cavtat where we did the exit procedure for leaving the EU. Montenegro is not part of the EU but uses the EU currency, whereas Croatia is part of the EU but uses their own currency. Go figure that… Read more

We have arrived in Cavtat, which is about 20kms south of Dubrovnik. No wind so we motored past the fortified city walls of Dubrovnik before docking in Cavtat. This harbour is considered a border town between the two countries and although Montenegro uses the € as currency it is not part of the EU. On… Read more

Yes race one, and we won!!! Peter on the helm, me assisting all the none sailors. And for those who know Phil Beddington, from RBYC, he was second. As you can image, he was not happy that Peter beat him, so the challenge is on for the next race. Our marina for the night was… Read more

An early morning flight from Stansted Airport bought us to Dubrovnik. Visually enchanting it’s beauty is spoilt by wall to wall tourists. The city is on the cruise ship route, need I say more? While Peter struggled with the last few aspects for the barge specs with Pipers I walked the wall in the heat.… Read more

We arrived at Heathrow last Saturday and drove straight up to Trysull to stay with Helen and Richard. The objective of our time in the UK was to buy all the necessities to make our barge a home. I can liken this job to making a wedding list. We need everything. Two days of shopping… Read more

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton Read more