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It's all over bar the shouting - and there has been quite a lot of that

Wednesday 12 August

We rushed off to the supermarket after breakfast for some provisions as we were aware that the Atlantic was on its way to Vlaardingen and due to dock by 11 a.m and that we would have a great view from our hotel room which we had to check out of by 11. And it was so exciting watching the ship sail past with Sequel on the deck.

The Atlantic - look closely for Sequel

It took half an hour to walk from the hotel to dock 635 and we got there just in time to watch the Atlantic reversing into position. There were only three other boats on the top deck and another catamaran below the deck by the end of the voyage. We had a bit of a wait with the other excited owners but there was no health and safety involved and we were allowed on to the ship while we waited for customs to be cleared and the Load Master to start off loading with Sequel first.

Going overboard 

Once back in the water we assessed Sequel for any damage suffered after 21 days at sea to find that although we had covered the roof and the doors some of the straps had torn loose and others had worn right through the paintwork. We were told that the Atlantic had encountered strong winds off the coast of Western Ireland and were surprised that they were surprised. Inside a few things had shot across the floor of the boat and I had trouble getting into our cabin as a stool was blocking the door but no serious damage. Unfortunately    a large container of oil had fallen over in the engine room and spilt which had to be cleared up before we left and we finally did at 2 p.m.

It was very busy around the port with many large ships and barges. We had determined to get as far as possible before nightfall but we were travelling up stream and the water was against us. At one point, quite late on, the speed dropped to just over 4 knots, which is very slow.

Noah's Ark along the Vaal River 

Large container ship being pushed out by a tug

We left the river Vaal via a short canal and our first lock and finally reached a marina where 

we had stayed five years ago but 10 p.m. by this time.

Thursday 13

An earlyish start to get to Maasbract now on the Maas. Our log book told us that this could take at least 12 hours but a brilliant day and very warm so very happy to spend our last day on Sequel this way. We encountered five locks and at one we saw hundreds of leisure boats (or it seemed like it) waiting on the other side to go down the river. The Dutch all go on holiday in August. We had no problems with the locks and after all we have encountered over the years they seemed quite easy now!

We saw cows in the water too - cooling down

One of the many car ferries along the Maas

Waiting for the lock gates to close

Through another large lock

A heavily loaded barge, very low in t he water

We finally arrived at the Linssen yard at 8.30 p.m. and time for another egg and tuna salad - hope not to have this to eat for a while.

Friday 14

We spent the day packing up, which was a little like moving out of a small house and I lost count of the bags we filled with rubbish, the boxes we packed in the car and we filled two one cubic metre containers supplied by Linssen to store for us until we return to collect them in due course.

In the evening we treated ourselves to dinner in our favourite restaurant, Da Vinci, which we found ten years ago with the family one Sunday night whichwas amazing then and still is now.

Saturday 15

More of the same, didn't quite finish yesterday, but pouring with rain again now so time for a break and my very last blog from Sequel. Home tomorrow through the tunnel - absolutely no room for any other passengers of any nationality. Bruce now handing over to the lovely Ed Houben, Sales Manger for Linssen Yachts. Not sure if I am feeling emotional, may be as we leave tomorrow but if I could have a euro for every time we have been asked if we are going to buy another boat we would be ordering one now!

Rotterdam or anywhere - Liverpool or Rome

Monday 03 August
Still at home

We have finally heard that Sequel, aboard the Atlantic, is now due in Rotterdam on Tuesday 11 August.  We will leave next Monday, via the Channel Tunnel, and drive to Maasbracht in the Netherlands. We will leave the car at the Linssen Yachts yard and catch a train to Rotterdam on Tuesday 11th to collect Sequel when she is unloaded from the ship.

Atlantic at Port de Nice, France - 28 July 2015

Great shot of the Atlantic (courtesy of Starclass Yacht Transport copies from their Facebook page) loaded with many different boats, leaving Nice for Gibraltar and today it is about to arrive in Killybegs, Donegal, west coast of Ireland.  Before arriving in Rotterdam the Atlantic will go to Roervik (Norway?!) and Cherbourg. We, too, are completely puzzled by the route the ship is taking but I am delighted it isn't going to arrive in Rotterdam until 11th as I want to visit Solihull to celebrate Henry's 2nd birthday on Thursday and Bristol at the weekend to visit Matt and Heather and, weather permitting, to see the Balloon Festival.

Once we have collected Sequel we will travel up the river Maas to Maasbracht and to the  Linssen yard where we are hoping she will be sold by Linssen.  Before that we have to pack up all our belongings too numerous to mention and get them back to the UK.

On the Atlantic!

Tuesday 21 July
At long last Sequel is on the Atlantic! Picture below courtesy of Starclass Yacht Transport's Facebook page and another way to follow the progress of the ship back to the Netherland's which may not get underway until Thursday.

Sequel loaded on to the Atlantic - at last!

Sequel is in the middle of ship - looking quite small and with her blue winter cover on the hood. 

Next post from Rotterdam - but still no idea when.

Alongside the Atlantic

Monday 20 July

We spent the weekend 'enjoying' the very hot sunshine, mostly hiding under sun umbrellas and driving around in the air-conditioned VW Up we have hired, and even swam in the sea once and then today, finally, we took Sequel alongside the Atlantic.

Sequel was returned to the water with the least amount of fuss and it took less than half an hour to cross to the port of Split. We soon discovered that the way off the boat, which had been troubling me, was to climb on to Sequel's rails and up and over the rails of the ship.

Now suffering from a massive feeling of anti-climax having waited so long for this to happen and still without a clue as to when the Atlantic will reach Rotterdam. But home tomorrow to cool down and more following 'vessel finder' avidly every day to see where the Atlantic is.

Approaching Atlantic 

Alongside, note the crane at the front of Atlantic and where to climb off Sequel and on to the ship

Aboard the Atlantic

Three boats on deck, room for Sequel and a large catamaran

Split, Croatia

Thursday 16 July 

Up at 3 a.m to fly Easyjet to Split. Gatwick heaving with holiday makers even at 4 a.m.  but enough staff on duty to get through security in good time and landed a few minutes early at Split airport which is actually nearer to a place called Togir and where we had decided to stay. We had also decided to hire a car and drove straight to the marina to check on Sequel. Sequel absolutely fine if a little warm and the temperature in our cabin up to 34 degrees. Found a small amount of shade down the side of the boat while Bruce changed some of the straps attached to the cover over the main part of the boat, the straps being a bit like a bungee and most of which had lost their boyingyness. Hard to imagine that he had spent his time at home deciding that this was a job to be done before Sequel sails home to the Netherlands - ended up joining in and have at last (possibly a bit too late now) learned to tie a bowline - but will probably have forgotten anyway if it crops up again.

News of ship not getting any better. Got really excited as we could see on vessel finder that the Atlantic was heading for Split to arrive Thursday afternoon! And then the next time we looked it was heading for a port just outside of Venice. Could not believe it - thought we had missed it. Then calmed down, thought it through and came to the conclusion it would return to Split. And then an email from the agents to say 'it was pretty much set in stone' that the Atlantic would be back in Split by Tueday 21 and we should be alongside by 8 a.m. that morning. Not so good as our flights home booked for that morning and due at the airport at 8 a.m. But along with this email was the name of the main man of Starclass-yacht transport and we were able to contact him direct and have arranged to go alongside the Atlantic sometime on Monday instead. This does mean, disappointingly, that we will not witness Sequel being loaded.

Friday 17

Ventured into Trogir last night for our evening meal and were yet again horrified by the amount of people. It looks like it is probably a lovely old town, set entirely on a small island of its own, but it was hard to tell through the crowds. 

Back to the boat shortly after 9 a.m. for a meeting with the Croatian agent who has been organising customs clearance and producing a T2L document (to prove community status) so Sequel can be shipped. There is yet another agent in Rotterdam to clear her back into the Netherlands. And we thought we were all part of one lovely big community. 

** So then time for some sightseeing and off we went to Split. Really losing heart to begin with as it all seemed so busy again and so much traffic but finally found somewhere to park, if a bit of a hike from where we hoped to be, but had a lovely time, first a coffee, then a beer and then lunch. My daughter would thoroughly approve of this type of sightseeing.

**slightly lost it when there some mention of washing the boat before our trip to Split - air quite blue 

Split

The Palace of Diocletian

Did I mention that it is 39 degrees here? 

Difference between a ship and a boat

Sunday 12 July

One explanation for the difference between a ship and a boat is that:

you can put a boat on a ship but you cannot put a ship on a boat.

I decided to Google the difference and then to stick with the one I have just given although quite liked this one too:

when a ship sinks you get in a boat, when a boat sinks you get in the water.

              

We have spent the last three weeks at home enjoying the garden and the English summer and catching up with family and friends and avidly watching the course of the ship which is supposed to be taking Sequel back to the Netherlands.

To start with we were following the wrong boat! But only because the shipping agents had told us the wrong name and now we are getting very close to a shipping date we are (almost) sure we are tracking the right one.  For anyone remotely interested the website is www.vesselfinder.com and the name of the ship is Atlantic IMO number 9573634 - today the Atlantic is on its way from Lavrion in Greece to Istanbul. The itinerary of the ship is ironically to then sail to Corfu and finally, by Saturday 18 July, to Split. We are a little perplexed as to why it was not suggested to us that we could take Sequel to either Laviron or Corfu and slightly annoyed that we have taken her all the way to Split.  At the same time we are pleased that we did get to Croatia on Sequel and that we have visited Dubrovnik, Korcula and we still plan to visit Split and Trogir.  

We go back to Split, therefore, on Thursday 16 and plan to return Sequel to the water until we are instructed what to do next.  We have an email that says we can take her alongside the Atlantic on Saturday with a view to possibly loading her some time that day or possibly on the morning of Monday 20 July.  Some things still remain a bit of a mystery such as at what stage do we get off Sequel and what on to? It is making me feel anxious but Bruce appears to be very relaxed.  I am a little suspicious as to how relaxed he is when he sighs loudly in the middle of showering and tells me he is thinking about Croatia!? 

Atlantic

Hope to be able to take more photos of Sequel sitting on the Atlantic later on this week!

Split

Tuesday 16 June

Left Korcula at 6 a.m. as again we wanted to get ahead of stronger winds forecast for later in the day and headed for Stari Grad on Hvar Island, reputedly the oldest town in Croatia and one of the oldest in Europe. A lovely day, also a little cooler and a good journey of just over six hours. We were very happy with the town quay at Stari Grad which has recently been extended to accommodate more yachts and has both electricity and water. Although there were not many boats when we arrived by late afternoon the quay was almost full but unlike Korcula it was peaceful and we loved it here. The wind did pick up but fell again by nightfall and despite a clear sky when we went to bed it rained heavily in the night.

Hvar island is famous for the lavender which is grown there and it is for sale everywhere.

Stalls selling lavender

Wednesday 17

Left at 8 a.m. as again a little worried about the wind although it had dropped overnight and headed for Split which was a short journey of about three hours. 

Leaving Stari Grad, Hvar

In all of my blogs I have gone on and on about the wind, naively never having taken it seriously into consideration when we first set off five years ago, but now we have experienced most of the stronger winds, in particular the mistral and especially the meltemi but quite the scariest sounding of all is the Bora. I have read hair raising stories that it halts sea traffic and turns cars on their sides, ripping off roofs etc. So to finish off our adventures so far this year, and possibly for ever, we arrived in Marina Kastella, not far from Split and close to the airport, in a strong wind and yet again enjoyed mooring in a strong cross wind.  We finally tied up with three lazy lines and three of our own on the pontoon and it was confirmed by the marinero helping us that this was indeed the beginning of a Bora and that it would pick up during the night. 

We have heard again from Peters and May, the shipping agents, that the sailing dates have been put back  again to any time between 01 - 15 July. We have, therefore, decided to return to the UK and will leave here on Saturday morning.  The marina will only give us a month's contract for leaving Sequel on land as July and August are high season and they want to maximise their income.  So yet again Sequel will come out of the water on Friday morning.

Thursday 18
We have now experienced the full force of the Bora and, although the Captain is pleased we did, I have never been so scared on Sequel as I was for most of last night (but that may be because I have forgotten some of the other times already). It was horrible.  The wind increased in strength as the afternoon wore on and continued at full force through out the night.  At 3 a.m. the Captain got up to check on the bimini which we were both convinced was going to be blown off the back of the boat. In fact I got to the stage where I was hoping it would just go and I could go to sleep, although was also worried about my washing line going with it and where I was going to hang all the washing today. The noise was particularly alarming, a combination of jangling sailing boats, the endless, ominous, whistling of the wind, the waves in the marina and the bimini being shaken to bits and then the odd crash just to add to the atmosphere.  I am now sitting here at 5.10 p.m. with the sun shining and a light breeze as if nothing had gone on and the bimini is completely intact (and the washing is dry).

Apart from recovering from the most horrible night we have ever spent on the boat, we have as usual been washing salt water and dirty rain from the boat and cleaning up. Time to pack now but we will be back in the next month to see Sequel safely loaded on to a ship. And then we will collect her when she arrives in Rotterdam to take her back to Maasbracht where she was built.

Absolutely cannot resist adding this photograph which greets me every time I open my notebook to write my blog and one of my favourite photos of both the Captain and the First Mate and the only person to ever say 'Aye Aye Captain'.

Sequel in Croatia

Thursday 11 June

The Captain had decided after much thought that we should stay another day in Porto Montenegro to see if we could get any information at all from Ed Houben at Linssen who has been looking into a possible shipping from Tivat. We were fascinated to hear that the ship loads the boat in the middle of the bay using a crane - quite how you get off your boat as it gets hauled up and out of the water we never found out. We did, however, find out by the end of the afternoon that Ed had been in touch with Seven Stars Shipping and there would be no boat until October.  So nothing else for it but to make for Split and hope that a ship arrives there in due course.

Customs in the middle of the picture to the left of Sequel

On the Customs quay

Friday 12 

Before leaving Porto Montenegro the Captain attempted to check out of Montenegro at the Customs Office which we could see from our berth but they would not let us check out from there even though they could see Sequel and we had to move round to the Customs dock. The whole procedure is ridiculously bureaucratic but we were very happy with a Montenegro stamp each in our passports. 

It has been very hot with little or no wind and it is usually already hot by 9 a.m. It is lovely to be under way and to find a little breeze but on our way to Croatia we were struggling to find any breeze at all.  We headed for Cavtat which is the nearest port of entry into Croatia and strictly speaking a boat should check in at the first available place rather than the next convenient port.  Beginning British we followed the rule book and entered at Cavtat. The whole procedure took over an hour initially docking at the 'Q' quay and flying both a yellow flag and the Croatian courtesy flag. The Captain had to pay to dock at this quay, which is just 50M of roped off town quay, and then yet again had to visit the Harbourmaster and then the Police, a surly woman who having completed the paperwork told the Captain all he had to do now was to get off the 'Q' quay immediately.  Lovely welcome.  Cavtat was very pretty and we were a little disappointed that we had already booked ahead for the marina which lies round the peninsula from Dubrovnik in order that we could visit the Old City on Saturday.

Cavtat

We knew it would be busy because this particular marina is a base for many charter companies and the weekend is change over time. We have never seen so many charter boats in one place.  We were guided to what seemed to be only empty berth which unfortunately could not have been in a more public place with the world and his dog passing by either with suitcases leaving, or arriving, and endless trolleys filled with water, beer and coca cola, but apparently little or no food. This started when we arrived on Friday evening and was still going on when we left on Sunday morning. We closed our sunshades and hid behind them while we were on the boat. 

Trolley corner, ACI Marina Dubrovnik

Saturday 13

We left just after 9 a.m. to get the bus into Dubrovnik which terminated at the Old City.  It is really fabulous and at 10 a.m. not too busy.  We elected to start by walking around the city walls which began with a steep climb of steps (as if we hadn't climbed enough steps this week) but it was worth it for the views alone.  The whole walk round, stopping for photographs and getting snarled up with other tourists of all nationalities it seemed, took an hour and then we joined the throng walking inside the walls.  The whole place is full of cafes, restaurants and gift shops but we enjoyed the experience and even more sitting down in a restaurant outside the walls for lunch after fighting our way out through the crowds still trying to get in. 

Dubrovnik from the City Walls

Sunday 14

Despite the fact that we knew fairly strong southerly winds were forecast we decided we had had enough of our little corner and set off for Polace, on the island of Mljet.  For most of the trip the wind was behind us but when we entered the bay of Polace the wind was coming across us and mooring was exciting.  There are restaurants all along the quay here with laid mooring lines and electricity and as we were early there were not many boats.  We picked a restaurant that looked promising but more because there were two men on the pontoon waving at us and they were brilliant.  One even jumped on board to help me with the mooring line.  This involves picking the line up from the back of the boat and moving as fast as possible along the side of the boat to the bow and pulling up a (usually heavy) line to tie round the front cleat.  As the wind was so strong he obviously thought I needed some help as he was yellilng 'faster, lady, faster' and he was right.  Before too long there were other boats moored either side of us and the wind blew strongly off and on for the rest of the afternoon. Polace is on the edge of a National Forest and there are masses of bikes for hire to ride around the park.  We contemplated it for less than a minute and decided we had had enough adventure for one week and to relax. We did watch a little enviously as a whole gang of youngsters headed off. In the evening we were obliged to eat at the restaurant, Bourbon, whose pontoon we were tied to and had the best meal we have had for weeks. The restaurant prices in Croatia are almost double of those in Greece but so far the food has been a huge improvement over endless moussaka and slouvaki.

Polace, Mljet

Monday 15

Now in Korcula marina with another, very pretty old town and we luckily missed all the passengers from the Queen Victoria earlier today.  On the downside the marina, which isn't particularly big, has filled up since we arrived at 12.30 p.m. with many large charter boats, both sailing and motor, many of them full of groups of men on holiday (what is that all about?) who are all very loud and having a lovely time but slightly putting paid to any romantic ideas of a relaxed atmosphere, sitting back and enjoying the amazing views.

Korcula viewed from Sequel in the marina

Out of the Ionian Sea and into the Adriatic

Saturday 06 June

We were very relaxed about our departure from Gouvia Marina, Corfu and finally left at about 9.30 a.m. in a flat, calm sea with little wind.  The northern end of Corfu is close to the mainland which at this point is Albania and it is necessary to be cautious about crossing into the territorial water line.  The Captain had decided against making a stop in Albania and that we would head straight for Bar in Montenegro.  As Montenegro is not a member of the EU it is necessary to check in through Customs and the Police, as we have done before entering and leaving Turkey, and we also had to check out of Greece at the marina.  The first thirteen hours of our trip were lovely.  The sea state remained very calm, the sun shone and we saw dolphins, which almost made up for the anxiety I was feeling with the arrival of the sun setting at 9.06 p.m. and by 10 p.m. darkness.  I took the first watch - we had agreed two hours on, two hours off - and initially I could not see a thing but gradually there were lights, from fishing boats mostly, and far enough away not to be a problem.  The Captain had spent the whole day saying what wonderful conditions for a 24 hour sail, blah, blah, blah and it almost goes without saying that at about 11.30 p.m. (and just before the Captain's watch) the wind picked up. The combination of darkness and wind is not a good one or trying to sleep for two hours with the boat crashing up and down through waves and I did not sleep at all.  At 2 a.m. when it was my turn again the wind settled down a little and the Captain had two hours without interruption. 

The Captain changing the courtesy flag to that of Albania

Sunday 07

We arrived at Bar at 7.30 a.m. and helped ourselves to a spot alongside assisted by a fisherman.  It wasn't long before we were greeted by someone who seemed to be in charge of taking our money and then the Captain went off to check in.  We elected not to go back to bed (which is what I really wanted to do) but to go for a walk and see what was what.  There were a lot of people about already but it took a little while to realise that instead of being two hours ahead of the UK as in Greece we were now only an hour ahead - doesnt sound so bad but it meant yet another hour to stay awake! We did, however, return to the boat and fall asleep in the chairs on deck. Later on we went for another walk around Bar. Really very dispiriting and not somewhere I ever want to return to - a typical Communist era town, very drab, hot, dirty and not particularly friendly.  We were pleased to be leaving the next day.

Monday 08

We headed for the Bay of Tivat and Bay of Kotor, a 'must see', very close to the Croatian border.  The Captain elected to spend the night in Porto Montenegro Marina, which is possible the best marina we have ever stayed in. It is a super yacht marina and caters for super yachts in that it is beautifully done.  We have seen 'maids' sweeping along the main walk ways and polishing elecriticty boxes.  We have heard a (super)yacht call up asking for the dustcart to come and take the rubbish. There is a fabulous hotel in the middle of the marina, many restaurants and many over-priced boutiques. In the town is a Henri Lloyd and a Musto charging double the prices we pay in the UK.  It is also in a beautiful setting and amazingly affordable.  We have paid more in Gocek, Turkey. In Montenegro almost everything starts at 8 a.m. which we are really not used to having been in Greece when the day starts when, and if, someone gets up in the morning.

Sequel in Porto Montenegro Marina, Tivat

Tuesday 09

We set off again for Kotor which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and set right at the end of the bay. Again we helped ourselves to a place on a new pontoon right by the Old Town and for the first time ever moored stern to completely without help and picked up the lazy lines - only because there wasn't anyone there to help - and fortunately there was no wind.  We were very pleased with ourselves and then really showed off helping the next three boats in with their ropes and the lazy lines.  We could see from the boat a fortress and a path leading up to it from inside the Old Town but thought maybe we would save this for the next day.  We did venture into the Old Town but were very put off by the passengers from three visiting cruise ships and soon decided we preferred being on the boat. And by that time I was totally put off walking up to the fortress.

Path to the Church and San Giovanni Fortress, Kotor

Sequel in Kotor

Wednesday 10

We had thought we would leave by 10 a.m. Did a little bit of provisioning in particular from a fruit and vegetable market by the pontoon and then the Captain decided we couldnt leave without climbing up to the fortress. By this time it was 10 a.m. but we walked through the Old Town to find the path, initially to a church about a third of the way up, and then to the fortress itself. By the time we got to the church we were dripping - literally - but having recovered from the first climb decided to keep going to the fortress.  We really should have taken the advice from a fellow tourist who told us the view from the church was good enough. It took us 20 minutes to get to the church and double the time from there to the fortress.  The views were amazing but we should have called it a day at the church.  On the way down I counted the steps - I could not have done this on the way up as most of the time I was struggling to breathe, let alone count - and reckoned on approximately 1500. 

View of the Port of Kotor from the San Giovanni Fortress

We made it!

The Bay of Kotor

We have returned to Porto Montenegro marina in Tivat for another night and are recovering from our morning's efforts by catching up with emails etc. Tomorrow we check out of Montenegro and leave for Croatia.  We have had no word from either of our prospective shippers.

Corfu

Tuesday 02 June

Happy Birthday to me! Started off the day with cards which we had picked up when we were at home and then presents over coffee with Sue and Mike.  We then headed into Corfu Town on the bus and strolled down into the old town.  Well, we tried to stroll. It was heaving with tourists, mostly English, and already getting hot.  We spotted a pretty square in which to have lunch and then headed for the sea front, a cold drink and a breeze. Back to the boats after lunch and a siesta by the marina's pool, followed by very sweet cake for tea and dinner out. All go again. 

Corfu Town

By the water's edge - cooling down now

Wednesday 03 June
We had managed to contact Cindy and Ains, sailing on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth, only to find the ship was docking in Corfu Town for the day today.  So we headed into town on the bus again and then yomped to the port which was much further than we anticipated arriving shortly after the agreed time of 10 a.m. very hot and perspiring but really delighted to see Cindy and Ains and their, only slightly, bigger boat. We took them to the same taverna on the water's edge for coffee and then to see Sequel and with Sue and Mike we had lunch in a cafe at the marina before Cindy and Ains went back to their boat for a nice quiet lie down in an air conditioned cabin. Sue and Mike had decided to depart for a small island at the north end of Corfu before heading back across the Adriatic to mainland Italy and then eventually to Sardinia. We were sad to see them go but whereas they want some wind for their trip we don't and had elected to wait until Saturday.

Lunch - (left to right) Mike, Fran, Sue, Bruce, Cindy & Ains

Cindy & Ain's boat - Queen Elizabeth

Lollipop casting off

Farewell to Lollipop

Thursday 04 June

Days in a marina drift past usually filled with a bit of provisioning etc.  We had courtesy flags to buy for Albania, Montenegro and Croatia and other bits and pieces at the chandlery and we spent at least an hour with friends of Sue and Mike who had been to Croatia and Montenegro and they kindly gave us tips and valuable information. The weather here is very warm, 30 degrees, quite humid, and we have had a storm three nights out of the four we have been here. Ate on board and had a bit of a Beach Boys night.

Friday 05 June

Finally gave in and have put the shades up on the back of the boat. Very hot and grumpy. But getting ready for a 20-24 hour passage tomorrow so have washed everything, cooked everything and may now wash the floor inside if I can work up enthusiasm. Marina is very busy as it is change over day tomorrow and we have moved Sequel further up 'L' pontoon to make way for all the charter boats.  We have been warned that it will be very busy and are pleased to be on our way tomorrow, if nothing else but to find a breeze, only a little one. Next stop is Bar, in Montenegro.

Sunset over the marina