Our Route the last week of July took us from Split all the way to Izola Slovenia. We've powered, we've sailed, we've had thunder, lightning, 30+ knots, dead calm and have survived it all.
Trogir from the North Entrance.
An 800 Year old Church in Trogir
Up the bell tower we go, many steps ... don't lean too hard against the railings!
The view from the bell tower .. if you look hard you can see the twin hulls and mast of Gemini.
While it may look pretty smooth here, with 15 knot winds and a 1 foot chop the boys were glad to have blockers in front.
We took the old canal around because it was smoother water .... but the bridges were a tad bit low.
Crew Morale has stayed pretty high throughout and only occasionally do we have disagreements.
Matt serving one of his many `sentences`for uttering profanity ... whistle while you work ....
Ross continues to eat several meals a day more than the rest of us. Based on some deduction we think he is now 5`11`` and who knows how much he weighs ... though he is basically solid muscle.
The boys waiting for the girls outside the showers at the ACI Marina in Milna
On the other side of Brac, a long walk up the hill was the order of the day.
Hard to imagine why anyone would want to walk all the way up here to build a house (apparently it`s a Hermitage). I guess they like their privacy. It was a good half hour at pace to get up the hill -- then the museum was closed .... oh well ... it was a good walk.
Jessie is finding friends everywhere.
This might be Trogir ... but then again it might be another city -- there are a lot of medieval buildings in Croatia.
This is the city of Rovinj (Row-vin-ny) with a big and busy harbour. We anchored outside the city and had a great day swimming and then up and at-em to get to Pula.
Anytime is a good time to check email and voicemail -- especially when you manage to find free Internet.
Ancient Castle in Pula
Pula has one of the best preserved Coliseums in the World. It was built in the first century. Apparently it is the 6th largest remaining amphitheater in the world -- seating some 20,000 people for Gladiator battles and other spectacles. While it is smaller than some, it has much of its structure intact and using Pula, archaeologists have been able to recreate what the original structures look like. Really it`s a lot like going inside GM place or a football stadium.
Pula also sports a castle at the top of the hill ... go figure ... and we could keep an eye on the boat anchored in the harbour from here.
The forum at Pula was impressive too. This is about 1é4 of the original building, but it`s cool to stand on stairs that were raised a couple thousand years ago. The Triumphal arch from the 1st century BC may have also been a golden gate in Roman times
At the museum at the Castle Ross found a way to satisfy that he`s been unable to play Airsoft since we left Vancouver. Go big or go home!
And to close out the photo-essay, we include two pictures of the kids doing what they love the best.
Bouncing in the waves at Sakarun on the island of Dugi Otok.
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